Over the course of the twentieth century, sequential waves of
immigrants from Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Africa settled in
the cities of the Canadian Prairies. In Immigrants in Prairie
Cities, Royden Loewen and Gerald Friesen analyze the processes of
cultural interaction and adaptation that unfolded in these urban
centres and describe how this model of diversity has changed over
time. The authors argue that intimate Prairie cities fostered a
form of social diversity characterized by vibrant ethnic networks,
continuously evolving ethnic identities, and boundary zones that
facilitated intercultural contact and hybridity.
Impressive in scope, Immigrants in Prairie Cities spans the
entire twentieth century, and encompasses personal testimonies,
government perspectives, and even fictional narratives. This
engaging work will appeal to both historians of the Canadian
Prairies and those with a general interest in migration,
cross-cultural exchange, and urban history.
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