To Be an American: Cultural Pluralism and the Rhetoric of Assimilation

by Bill Ong Hing

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The impetus behind California's Proposition 187 clearly reflects the growing anti-immigrant sentiment in this country. Many Americans regard today's new immigrants as not truly American, as somehow less committed to the ideals on which the country was founded. In clear, precise terms, Bill Ong Hing considers immigration in the context of the global economy, a sluggish national economy, and the hard facts about downsizing. Importantly, he also confronts...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0814736092

ISBN13:9780814736098

Release Date:January 2000

Publisher:New York University Press

Length:256 Pages

Weight:0.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.8" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Administrative Law Anthropology Cultural Discrimination & Racism Education & Reference Emigration & Immigration Law Minority Studies Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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