Immigration

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Hopelessly Alien

An in-depth sociological investigation of "hope" as it applies to the Italian immigrant experience in the blue-collar suburb of Chicago Heights between 1910 and 1950.

Catholics across Borders

Illuminates the cross-border migration and settlement of Catholics from Canada to northern New York.

A Postcolonial Relationship

Offers an Asian immigrant perspective on US racial relations and explores the unique situations and challenges facing Asian immigrants in the United States.

Fearless

Biography of the early years of A. Bartlett Giamatti, who would become Yale University’s first non-Anglo-Saxon Protestant president and commissioner of Major League Baseball.

Facing toward the Dawn

Examines the history of the Italian anarchist movement in New London, Connecticut.

Help (Not) Wanted

Shows how Japan’s immigration policy is shaped by the nature of Japan’s economy and elite debates about the country’s national identity.

Understanding Immigration

Undergraduate-level textbook introducing students to the factors which define immigration politics in the United States and Europe.

From Italy to the North End

Documents the arc of the Italian American immigrant experience on both sides of the Atlantic.

Immigrant Protest

Explores how political activism, art, and popular culture challenge the discrimination and injustice faced by “illegal” and displaced peoples.

Farms, Factories, and Families

Documents the rich history of Italian American working women in Connecticut, including the crucial role they played in union organizing.

The Anarchist Bastard

A tribute to the Italian American family and its trying bonds of love.

Antipodal England

Examines Victorian conceptions of home and identity by looking at portrayals and accounts of middle-class emigration to Australia.

The African Diaspora in the United States and Canada at the Dawn of the 21st Century

Offers important new perspectives on the African Diaspora in North America.

Latinos in Dixie

A look at the Latino experience in the American South using data from Richmond, Virginia.

Who Speaks for Hispanics?

Examines the policy stances of two major Hispanic interest groups.

Constructing the Nation

Philosophers and social theorists of color examine how racism can creep into defensive forms of nationalism.