Essays on Immigration (Paperback)

"In America, everything was possible," recalls Louis Adamic of Slovenia. "There even the common people were 'citizens, ' not 'subjects' . . . a citizen, or even a non-citizen foreigner, could walk up to the President of the United States and pump his hand. Indeed, that seemed to be a custom in America."
The history and experience of immigration remain central to American culture, past and present. This anthology surveys the recollections of emigrants from around the world who sought new lives in the United States. Their stories range in mood and setting from the misery of an Englishman in colonial Virginia, bound by indentured servitude, to the cultural commentary of an Iranian woman in California. Poignant, eye-opening reflections include those of a Polish sweatshop laborer, a Chinese businessman, an Italian bootblack, and a Ukrainian musician, in addition to observations and reminiscences by Jacob Riis, Edwidge Danticat, Junot Diaz, and other well-known authors.

General

Imprint:	Dover Publications Inc.
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Thrift Editions
Release date:	2014
First published:	December 2013
Editors:	Bob Blaisdell
Dimensions:	210 x 132 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-486-48902-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration Promotions
LSN:	0-486-48902-7
Barcode:	9780486489025

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