TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hing,Bill Ong
TI  - To be an American: cultural pluralism and the rhetoric of assimilation 
T2  - Critical America
SN  - 0585021783
AV  - E184.A1 H54 1997eb
U1  - 305.8/00973 20
PY  - 1997///
CY  - New York
PB  - New York University Press
KW  - Cultural pluralism
KW  - United States
KW  - Immigrants
KW  - Acculturation
KW  - Diversité culturelle
KW  - États-Unis
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Anthropology
KW  - Cultural
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Discrimination & Race Relations
KW  - Minority Studies
KW  - fast
KW  - Ethnic relations
KW  - Multikulturelle Gesellschaft
KW  - gnd
KW  - Akkulturation
KW  - Pluralisme (sciences sociales)
KW  - ram
KW  - Immigrés
KW  - Multiculturalisme
KW  - Etats-Unis
KW  - Relations interethniques
KW  - USA
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-236) and index; A superior multicultural experience -- A nation of immigrants, a history of nativism -- Mi cliente y amigo Rodolfo Martinez Padilla -- Searching for the truth about immigrants and jobs -- How much do immigrants cost? The methodology wars -- Contextualizing immigration -- Low-wage immigrants and African Americans -- Beyond the economic debate : the cultural complaint -- The challenge to cultural pluralists : inter-ethnic group conflict and separatism -- A new way of looking at America -- Back to superior
N2  - 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 the emphatic claims of immigrant supporters that immigrants do assimilate, take jobs that native workers don't want, and contribute more to the tax coffers than they take out of the system. A major contribution of Hing's book is its emphasis on such often-overlooked issues as the competition between immigrants and African Americans, inter-group tension, and ethnic separatism, issues constantly brushed aside both by immigrant rights groups and the anti-immigrant right. Drawing on Hing's work as a lawyer deeply involved in the day-to-day life of his immigrant clients, To Be An American is a unique blend of substantive analysis, policy, and personal experience
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