Awards

• Commended for IndieFab awards (Social Science) 2014

Overview

Major racial and ethnic changes are sweeping the United States, monumental shifts that will leave deep footprints for years. An aging white population is juxtaposed with new minority groups showing robust growth, as Hispanic and Asian groups now account for all the growth in the nation's youth population. As this younger multi-ethnic generation grows up, the nation's labor force and electorate will be transformed. In Diversity Explosion eminent demographer William Frey combines user-friendly graphics and maps with authoritative yet accessible analysis to paint a detailed and illuminating picture of where America's racial demography is headed and what it means for the nation's future. Traditional patterns have largely reversed. The Great Migration northward has been replaced with a southward shift so significant that several northern and western states are experiencing net losses in African American population, while that group's presence in the suburbs grows as never before. The south, then, is becoming more multi-ethnic as are America's suburbs. While great change is afoot, however, it would be overly simplistic to characterize the United States as a ""melting pot in waiting.""Although some racial lines are blurring, other race-and-space divisions persist. For example, there exists a clear distinction between large, primarily coastal metropolitan regions that have been mainstay communities for Hispanics and Asians and more recent destinations where these groups are receiving a mixed reception. Another important demographic subset is those slow-growing, aging, largely white areas in the middle of the country where new minority presence remains small. Drawing from these generational and geographic shifts, the book examines other dimensions of race relations in America including neighborhood segregation, mixedrace marriages, and the political ramifications in different parts of the country.

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Bill Frey has mapped the contours of the emerging Next America more powerfully and presciently than anyone else. With Diversity Explosion, he gives us nothing less than a field guide to the American future. Frey has looked deep into the data and emerged with a book that is not only comprehensive and compelling but also ultimately hopeful in his faith that Americans will come together to seize the enormous opportunities generated by our kaleidoscopic demographic change. --Ronald Brownstein, editorial director, Atlantic Media and author of The Second Civil War: How Extreme Partisanship Has Paralyzed Washington and Polarized America

"What happened to the country I grew up in?"" As a journalist I hear that question all over America, especially from older white people. Blacks and all but the most recent immigrants say it too. Let Bill Frey expertly explain the change and why it is good for everyone. A great read! --Juan Williams, Fox News political analyst, The Hill columnist, and author of Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years Diversity Explosion is a smart but not daunting exposition of the demographic revolution already under way. William Frey breaks down the intriguing ways we'll watch America change: at work, at school, in the voting booth, and in the culture at large. He shows us the next America and then tells us all the reasons he's concluded we can handle it. --Ray Suarez, host of Al Jazeera America's Inside Story and author of Latino Americans: The 500-Year Legacy That Shaped a Nation Bill Frey has mapped the contours of the emerging Next America more powerfully and presciently than anyone else. With Diversity Explosion, he gives us nothing less than a field guide to the American future. Frey has looked deep into the data and emerged with a book that is not only comprehensive and compelling but also ultimately hopeful in his faith that Americans will come together to seize the enormous opportunities generated by our kaleidoscopic demographic change. --Ronald Brownstein, editorial director, Atlantic Media, and author of The Second Civil War: How Extreme Partisanship Has Paralyzed Washington and Polarized America Bill Frey is widely acknowledged as America's leading demographer. In Diversity Explosion he extrapolates from current trends and paints a picture of how America will change demographically over the next 40 years. --Michael Barone, resident fellow at American Enterprise Institute, senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner, and coauthor of The Almanac of American Politics In a definitive guide to America's demographic transformation, Frey gives us the facts and figures needed to understand how we got to where we are as a people and the even greater changes still ahead. Some books speculate about the future; this one calculates certainties. --Roberto Suro, professor of journalism and public policy at the University of Southern California"

What happened to the country I grew up in? As a journalist I hear that question all over America, especially from older white people. Blacks and all but the most recent immigrants say it too. Let Bill Frey expertly explain the change and why it is good for everyone. A great read! --Juan Williams, Fox News political analyst, The Hill columnist, and author of Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years In a definitive guide to America's demographic transformation, Frey gives us the facts and figures needed to understand how we got to where we are as a people and the even greater changes still ahead. Some books speculate about the future; this one calculates certainties. --Roberto Suro, professor of journalism and public policy at the University of Southern California Diversity Explosion is a smart but not daunting exposition of the demographic revolution already under way. William Frey breaks down the intriguing ways we'll watch America change: at work, at school, in the voting booth, and in the culture at large. He shows us the next America and then tells us all the reasons he's concluded we can handle it. --Ray Suarez, host of Al Jazeera America's Inside Story and author of Latino Americans: The 500-Year Legacy That Shaped a Nation Bill Frey is widely acknowledged as America's leading demographer. In Diversity Explosion he extrapolates from current trends and paints a picture of how America will change demographically over the next 40 years. --Michael Barone, resident fellow at American Enterprise Institute, senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner, and coauthor of The Almanac of American Politics Bill Frey has mapped the contours of the emerging Next America more powerfully and presciently than anyone else. With Diversity Explosion, he gives us nothing less than a field guide to the American future. Frey has looked deep into the data and emerged with a book that is not only comprehensive and compelling but also ultimately hopeful in his faith that Americans will come together to seize the enormous opportunities generated by our kaleidoscopic demographic change. --Ronald Brownstein, editorial director, Atlantic Media, and author of The Second Civil War: How Extreme Partisanship Has Paralyzed Washington and Polarized America

In a definitive guide to America's demographic transformation, Frey gives us the facts and figures needed to understand how we got to where we are as a people and the even greater changes still ahead. Some books speculate about the future, this one calculates certainties. --Roberto Suro, professor of journalism and public policy at the University of Southern California

What happened to the country I grew up in? As a journalist I hear that question all over America, especially from older white people. Blacks and all but the most recent immigrants say it too. Let Bill Frey expertly explain the change and why it is good for everyone. A great read! --Juan Williams, Fox News political analyst, The Hill columnist, and author of Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years Bill Frey has mapped the contours of the emerging Next America more powerfully and presciently than anyone else. With Diversity Explosion, he gives us nothing less than a field guide to the American future. Frey has looked deep into the data and emerged with a book that is not only comprehensive and compelling but also ultimately hopeful in his faith that Americans will come together to seize the enormous opportunities generated by our kaleidoscopic demographic change. --Ronald Brownstein, editorial director, Atlantic Media, and author of The Second Civil War: How Extreme Partisanship Has Paralyzed Washington and Polarized America In a definitive guide to America's demographic transformation, Frey gives us the facts and figures needed to understand how we got to where we are as a people and the even greater changes still ahead. Some books speculate about the future; this one calculates certainties. --Roberto Suro, professor of journalism and public policy at the University of Southern California Diversity Explosion is a smart but not daunting exposition of the demographic revolution already under way. William Frey breaks down the intriguing ways we'll watch America change: at work, at school, in the voting booth, and in the culture at large. He shows us the next America and then tells us all the reasons he's concluded we can handle it. --Ray Suarez, host of Al Jazeera America's Inside Story and author of Latino Americans: The 500-Year Legacy That Shaped a Nation Bill Frey is widely acknowledged as America's leading demographer. In Diversity Explosion he extrapolates from current trends and paints a picture of how America will change demographically over the next 40 years. --Michael Barone, resident fellow at American Enterprise Institute, senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner, and coauthor of The Almanac of American Politics Few people understand the impact of the sweeping racial and ethnic changes in the United States more than William Frey. Frey, a senior fellow and demographer at the Metropolitan Policy Institute of the Brookings Institution, is out with a new book: The Diversity Explosion. He writes in the book of the growing cultural divide between older, white people and younger, more racially and ethnically diverse Americans. William Frey of the Brookings Institution explores the future in his newly published book, Diversity Explosion. He is one of the nation's most astute demographers and has long been a reliable guide to the population shifts remaking America and to the longer-term cultural and political implications of those changes. In a definitive guide to America's demographic transformation, Frey gives us the facts and figures needed to understand how we got to where we are as a people and the even greater changes still ahead. Some books speculate about the future, this one calculates certainties. --Roberto Suro, professor of journalism and public policy at the University of Southern California What happened to the country I grew up in? As a journalist I hear that question all over America, especially from older white people. Blacks and all but the most recent immigrants say it too. Let Bill Frey expertly explain the change and why it is good for everyone. A great read! --Juan Williams, Fox News political analyst, Hill columnist and author of Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years William Frey is a numbers guy. Diversity Explosion is a smart, but not daunting exposition of the demographic revolution already under way. Frey breaks down the intriguing ways we'll watch America change: at work, at school, in the voting booth and in the culture at large. He shows us the next America and then tells us all the reasons he's concluded we can handle it. --Ray Suarez, Al Jazeera America's Inside Story, and author Latino Americans: The 500-Year Legacy That Shaped a Nation Bill Frey has mapped the contours of the emerging Next America more powerfully and presciently than anyone else. With Diversity Explosion, he gives us nothing less than a field guide to the American future. Frey has looked deep into the data and emerged with a book that is not only comprehensive and compelling but also ultimately hopeful in his faith that Americans will come together to seize the enormous opportunities generated by our kaleidoscopic demographic change. --Ronald Brownstein, editorial director, Atlantic Media and author of The Second Civil War: How Extreme Partisanship Has Paralyzed Washington and Polarized America Bill Frey is widely acknowledged as America's leading demographer. In Diversity Explosion he extrapolates from current trends and paints a picture of how America will change demographically over the next 40 years. --Michael Barone, Enterprise Institute, Washington Examiner, and co-author, The Almanac of American Politics

Bill Frey has mapped the contours of the emerging Next America more powerfully and presciently than anyone else. With Diversity Explosion, he gives us nothing less than a field guide to the American future. Frey has looked deep into the data and emerged with a book that is not only comprehensive and compelling but also ultimately hopeful in his faith that Americans will come together to seize the enormous opportunities generated by our kaleidoscopic demographic change. --Ronald Brownstein, editorial director, Atlantic Media, and author of The Second Civil War: How Extreme Partisanship Has Paralyzed Washington and Polarized America Diversity Explosion is a smart but not daunting exposition of the demographic revolution already under way. William Frey breaks down the intriguing ways we'll watch America change: at work, at school, in the voting booth, and in the culture at large. He shows us the next America and then tells us all the reasons he's concluded we can handle it. --Ray Suarez, host of Al Jazeera America's Inside Story and author of Latino Americans: The 500-Year Legacy That Shaped a Nation What happened to the country I grew up in? As a journalist I hear that question all over America, especially from older white people. Blacks and all but the most recent immigrants say it too. Let Bill Frey expertly explain the change and why it is good for everyone. A great read! --Juan Williams, Fox News political analyst, The Hill columnist, and author of Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years In a definitive guide to America's demographic transformation, Frey gives us the facts and figures needed to understand how we got to where we are as a people and the even greater changes still ahead. Some books speculate about the future; this one calculates certainties. --Roberto Suro, professor of journalism and public policy at the University of Southern California Bill Frey is widely acknowledged as America's leading demographer. In Diversity Explosion he extrapolates from current trends and paints a picture of how America will change demographically over the next 40 years. --Michael Barone, resident fellow at American Enterprise Institute, senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner, and coauthor of The Almanac of American Politics

Bill Frey has mapped the contours of the emerging Next America more powerfully and presciently than anyone else. With Diversity Explosion, he gives us nothing less than a field guide to the American future. Frey has looked deep into the data and emerged with a book that is not only comprehensive and compelling but also ultimately hopeful in his faith that Americans will come together to seize the enormous opportunities generated by our kaleidoscopic demographic change. --Ronald Brownstein, editorial director, Atlantic Media, and author of The Second Civil War: How Extreme Partisanship Has Paralyzed Washington and Polarized America In a definitive guide to America's demographic transformation, Frey gives us the facts and figures needed to understand how we got to where we are as a people and the even greater changes still ahead. Some books speculate about the future; this one calculates certainties. --Roberto Suro, professor of journalism and public policy at the University of Southern California Bill Frey is widely acknowledged as America's leading demographer. In Diversity Explosion he extrapolates from current trends and paints a picture of how America will change demographically over the next 40 years. --Michael Barone, resident fellow at American Enterprise Institute, senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner, and coauthor of The Almanac of American Politics What happened to the country I grew up in? As a journalist I hear that question all over America, especially from older white people. Blacks and all but the most recent immigrants say it too. Let Bill Frey expertly explain the change and why it is good for everyone. A great read! --Juan Williams, Fox News political analyst, The Hill columnist, and author of Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years Diversity Explosion is a smart but not daunting exposition of the demographic revolution already under way. William Frey breaks down the intriguing ways we'll watch America change: at work, at school, in the voting booth, and in the culture at large. He shows us the next America and then tells us all the reasons he's concluded we can handle it. --Ray Suarez, host of Al Jazeera America's Inside Story and author of Latino Americans: The 500-Year Legacy That Shaped a Nation

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William H. Frey is a senior fellow in the Metropolitan Policy program at the Brookings Institution and Research Professor in Population Studies at the University of Michigan. An internationally regarded demographer, his research has been written about in The Economist, New Yorker, and New York Times Magazine, and he is a frequent commentator on broadcast media.

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