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A comprehensive analysis of the processes and consequences of immigration to Philadelphia over time

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Author:   Ayumi Takenaka ,  Mary Johnson Osirim ,  David W. Bartelt
Publisher:   Temple University Press,U.S.
Imprint:   Temple University Press,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9781439900123

ISBN 10:   1439900124
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   05 March 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments  1. Philadelphia’s Immigrant Communities in Historical Perspective – Ayumi Takenaka and Mary Johnson Osirim Part I. Community Formation and Intra- (and Inter-) Ethnic Relations  2. 125 Years of Building Jewish Immigrant Communities in Philadelphia – Rakhmiel Peltz  3. Mapping Memories in Stone: Italians and the Transformation of a Philadelphia Landscape – Joan Saverino  4. Pan-Latino Enclaves in Philadelphia and the Formation of the Puerto Rican Community – Victor Vazquez-Hernandez  5. Opportunity, Conflict, and Communities in Transition: Historical and Contemporary Chinese Immigration to Philadelphia – Lena Sze Part II. The Role of Institutions  6. German Immigration to Philadelphia from the Colonial Period through the Twentieth Century – Birte Pfleger  7. Changes in the Behavior of Immigrants: The Irish in Philadelphia – Noel J. J. Farley and Philip L. Kilbride  8. Healthcare Access for Mexican Immigrants in South Philadelphia – Jennifer Atlas Part III. Identity Formation in a Transnational Context  9. Philadelphia’s Haitian Community: Transnationalism and Unity in the Formation of Identity – Garvey F. Lundy  10. The New African Diaspora: Transnationalism and Transformation in Philadelphia – Mary Johnson Osirim  11. From Kerala to Philadelphia: The Experiences of Malayalee, Hindu Nurses in Philadelphia – Rasika Chakravarthy and Ajay Nair  12. The Other Asians in the Other Philadelphia: Understanding Cambodian Experiences in Neighborhoods, Classrooms, and Workplaces – Ellen Skilton-Sylvester and Keo Chea-Young Contributors  Index

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""The articles are well done...[T]he diverse academic specialties of the authors and editors...inform the content of the articles... [W]ell researched and worth reading. Summing Up: Recommended."" - Choice ""[A]s a book about how changing patterns of international migration have impacted one city and informed the local ethnic composition of the city's mosaic of old and new immigrant communities, it is a worthwhile collection of historical, sociological, and ethnographic vignettes...Global Philadelphia offers a very effective set of case studies, allowing students to explore different issues of ethnicity and urbanization."" Contemporary Sociology

The articles are well done...[T]he diverse academic specialties of the authors and editors...inform the content of the articles... [W]ell researched and worth reading. Summing Up: Recommended. - Choice

The articles are well done...[T]he diverse academic specialties of the authors and editors...inform the content of the articles... [W]ell researched and worth reading. Summing Up: Recommended. - Choice [A]s a book about how changing patterns of international migration have impacted one city and informed the local ethnic composition of the city's mosaic of old and new immigrant communities, it is a worthwhile collection of historical, sociological, and ethnographic vignettes...Global Philadelphia offers a very effective set of case studies, allowing students to explore different issues of ethnicity and urbanization. Contemporary Sociology

One highlight of the volume is the new and nuanced look at populations long associated with Philadelphia... Perhaps the most important contribution of Global Philadelphia is to map more recent--and still largely unstudied--immigrant flows. - Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography

Author Information

Ayumi Takenaka is Associate Professor of Sociology at Bryn Mawr College. Mary Johnson Osirim is Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology and Faculty Diversity Liaison at Bryn Mawr College.

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