Daily Life of the New Americans: Immigration since 1965 (Daily Life Through History Series)

by Christoph Strobel

Overview

A detailed and engaging historical examination that provides an intimate understanding of the daily life of the new immigrants in the United States.

In the last decades, a growing number of immigrants from around the world have arrived in the United States. Daily Life of the New Americans: Immigration since 1965 provides a thematic overview of their everyday lives and underscores the diversity and complexity of the newcomer experience.

Organized into six thematic chapters, the book examines how immigrants from Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe are changing the face of the American nation, and, at the same time, are themselves being changed by living in America. The stories told here are enhanced through the use of oral histories that bring immigrant experiences vividly to life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313363139
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/02/2010
Series:	Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

Christoph Strobel teaches classes in world, non-Western, and Native American history at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA.

Editorial Reviews

This narrative reference text thematically explores the daily life experiences of immigrants to the United States arriving since the passage of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. Aiming to make the work accessible to high school students and a general readership, Strobel (U. of Massachusetts) offers chapters on the diversity of immigrant communities and their migration stories; the economic positions and activities of immigrant communities; identity, family relations, intergenerational issues, and other issues of family life; the community life and culture of immigrants and interactions with the rest of society; issues of stereotyping and discrimination; and the impact of politics and policy on the daily life of immigrants.” —Reference & Research Book News

“This insightful work is a suitable addition for schools with AP or other college preparatory programs.” —School Library Jourbanal

From the Publisher

Gr 11 Up—Strobel highlights different aspects of immigrant life over the past 45 years, including modes of coming to the U.S., employment, culture and family units, discrimination, and involvement in politics, while carefully noting that immigrants, even those from the same culture, may not share the same experiences. Students doing research will find thought-provoking statements and similarities among people of the past and today. The chapter on politics and policy includes laws and a brief commentary on the effects they have on immigrants and nonimmigrants alike. Endnotes follow each chapter, and the bibliography reflects the author's use of a variety of sources ranging from personal interviews to monographs and websites. By inserting statements from the personal interviews, the author personalizes the subject. Though the book is somewhat repetitive at times, Strobel's passion for his subject comes through without being overbearing. Despite the availability of other titles about the topic, the focus of this one sets it apart from those that have a more global perspective. Black-and-white photographs, relevant and appropriately captioned, are sprinkled throughout. This insightful work is a suitable addition for schools with AP or other college preparatory programs.—Hilary Writt, Sullivan University, Lexington, KY

School Library Journal