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Coming of Age in America: The Transition to Adulthood in the Twenty-First Century by Mary C. Waters Publisher Comments What is it like to become an adult in twenty-first-century America? This book takes us to four very different places-New York City, San Diego, rural Iowa, and Saint Paul, Minnesota-to explore the dramatic shifts in coming-of-age experiences across the... (read more) List Price $60.00 Your price: $53.25 Google eBooks - Electronic 
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The Snake Dance of Asian American Activism: Community, Vision, and Power by Michael Liu Publisher Comments This text reinterprets a misunderstood and overlooked epoch of the Asian American experience, the Asian American Movement (AAM). The authors argue that, contrary to the common view of the movement as a passing phase limited to college youth, the Asian... (read more) List Price $32.95 Your price: $31.71 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Shadow Catcher: A U.S. Agent Infiltrates Mexico's Deadly Crime Cartels by Hipolito Acosta Publisher Comments Undercover agent for US I&NS and U.S. Border Patrol reveals his high stakes infiltration of immigrant smuggling rings and Mexican drug cartels.... (read more) Your price: $11.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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American Exodus: The Dust Bowl Migration and Okie Culture in California by James N. Gregory Publisher Comments Fifty years ago, John Steinbeck's now classic novel, The Grapes of Wrath, captured the epic story of an Oklahoma farm family driven west to California by dust storms, drought, and economic hardship. It was a story that generations of Americans have also... (read more) List Price $16.15 Your price: $14.94 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Asian America through the Lens: History, Representations, and Identity by Jun Xing Publisher Comments A guide to Asian identity in film explores the documentary as a medium for social history, the portrayal of Asian American women in movies, and criticism of marginal... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $33.64 Google eBooks - Electronic
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An Economic Sociology of Immigrant Life in Canada by Abdolmohammad Kazemipur Publisher Comments Not long ago, the integration of immigrants in host societies was perceived mostly in terms of assimilation, an overly simplistic scenario, based on which immigrants would learn the language and culture of the native population, and the rest would just... (read more) List Price $69.00 Your price: $63.82 Google eBooks - Electronic
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West of Kabul, East of New York: An Afghan American Story by Tamim Ansary Publisher Comments A passionate personal journey through two cultures in conflict Shortly after militant Islamic terrorists destroyed the World Trade Center, Tamim Ansary of San Francisco sent an e-mail to twenty friends, telling how the threatened U.S. reprisals against... (read more) Your price: $9.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Afro-Colombian Hip-Hop by Christopher Dennis Publisher Comments .cs676C7CC9{text-align: left;text-indent:0pt;padding:12pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt} .csA62DFD6A{color: #000000;background-color: transparent;font-family: Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; } .cs5EFED22F... (read more) List Price $59.99 Your price: $57.74 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Son Preference: Sex Selection, Gender and Culture in South Asia by Navtej K. Purewal Publisher Comments The preference for male children transcends many societies and cultures, making it an issue of local and global dimensions. While son preference is not a new phenomenon and has existed historically in many parts of Asia, its contemporary expressions... (read more) List Price $23.40 Your price: $22.52 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Invented Indian: Cultural Fictions and Government Policies by James A. Clifton Publisher Comments This volume explores how cultural fictions promote divisiveness and translate into policy. Throughout, it reveals a deep and abiding respect for Indians, their histories, and their cultures, saving its critique for jaundiced academics and callow... (read more) List Price $23.96 Your price: $21.26 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Unbound Voices: A Documentary History of Chinese Women in San Francisco by Judy Yung Publisher Comments An invaluable and finely-crafted collection of oral histories, narratives, interviews, essays, photographs, and memoirs, documenting more than half a century of Chinese immigrant women's lives in the San Francisco area.... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $25.69 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Newcomers, Outsiders, and Insiders by Ronald Schmidt Publisher Comments "The authors have done a commendable and impressive job of addressing a topic of long-lasting and increasing significance in U.S. politics." ---F. Chris Garcia, University of New Mexico "This is a path-breaking book that will be read across disciplines... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $22.14 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Getting Immigration Right by David Coates Publisher Comments Getting Immigration Rightfocuses on what is arguably the most important aspect of the current immigration debate: how best to understand and resolve illegal immigration from Mexico. The scale and character of illegal immigration is only one facet of the... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $26.58 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Deportation Is Freedom!: The Orwellian World of Immigration Controls by Steve Cohen Publisher Comments This book is a searing critique of today's immigration systems. Former barrister Steve Cohen declares that these systems are deeply flawed, and takes a fresh look at the ethical and political problems that surround this controversial subject. Cohen... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $24.00 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Theories of Race and Racism by Les Back Publisher Comments This comprehensive Reader brings together foundation work in the study of race and ethnicity and writings from many of the most exciting scholars today. It is divided into the following main sections: origins and transformationssociology, race and social... (read more) Your price: $56.95 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Transplanted by John Bodnar Publisher Comments "... an excellent broad overview... " -- Journal of Social History "... powerfully argued... " -- Moses Rischin "... imaginative and soundly based... " -- Choice "Highly recommended... " -- Library Journal "... an outstanding major contribution to the... (read more) List Price $12.75 Your price: $11.32 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Promised Land: Solms, Castro, & Sam Houston's Colonization Contracts by Jefferson Morgenthaler Publisher Comments In 1842, Sam Houston, president of the new Texas Republic, wanted four things: peace with Mexico, peace with the native population, financing from Europe, and productive settlers for his vast, new country. He issued colonization contracts in an effort to... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $26.58 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Pacific Citizens: Larry and Guyo Tajiri and Japanese American Journalism in the World War II Era by Larry Tajiri Publisher Comments Articles and correspondence of Larry Tajiri with a selection of writings by Guyo Tajiri.... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $26.62 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Discovering the Real America: Toward a More Perfect Union by Lewis W. Diuguid Publisher Comments Discovering the Real America examines the often overlooked history of white privilege, racism and discrimination in the United States. The text explains how the media have played a big part in maintaining the status quo. The book offers solutions to... (read more) List Price $42.46 Your price: $37.68 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Latino Politics in America by John Garcia Publisher Comments .cs95E872D0{text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt} .cs5EFED22F{color:�background-color:transparent;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; } .csA62DFD6A{color:�background-color... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $38.45 Google eBooks - Electronic
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