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Postwar immigrant America

Name: Postwar immigrant America
Author: Reed Ueda
ISBN: 9780312102791

by Reed Ueda

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Overview

Postwar Immigrant America examines the changing patterns of immigration to the United States since World War II, providing a synthesis of elements often scattered in interpretive and documentary works. An introduction summarizes the history of immigration to the United States before World War II, and the six chapters that follow discuss major themes such as the development of immigration patterns, the changes in American immigration and naturalization policies, and the image of the "melting pot" versus the concept of pluralism. Charts, tables, maps, boxes featuring the human element in immigration, a chronology of immigration policy, and an index are also included.

About the Author, Reed Ueda

Reed Ueda, associate professor of history at Tufts University, has taught at Brandeis University and Harvard University. Ueda has received fellowship awards from the American Council of Learned Societies, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and has been on the advisory boards of the University of Chicago School Review, the Harvard Educational Review, American Quarterly, and the Journal of Interdisciplinary History. He has explored the social history of education, urbanization, and immigration in West End House (1981) and Avenues to Adulthood (1987) and has served as research editor of the award-winning Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups (1980).

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Ueda (history, Tufts U.) interprets the changing patterns of immigration to the US since WWII, discussing themes such as shifts from restrictive to liberal immigration laws, naturalization policies, refugees, and ethnic relations. He charts patterns of social mobility among groups including West Indians and Latin Americans, and allows immigrants to speak for themselves on their experiences. Includes b&w maps and charts, a chronology of immigration policy, and a summary of immigration before WWII. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)