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For refugees and immigrants in the United States, expressions of
citizenship and belonging emerge not only during the naturalization
process, but also during more informal, everyday activities in the
community. Based on research in the Dallas-Arlington-Fort Worth
area of Texas, this book examines the sociocultural spaces in which
Vietnamese and Indian immigrants are engaging with the wider civic
sphere.
As "Civic Engagements" reveals, religious and ethnic organizations
provide arenas in which immigrants develop their own ways of being
and becoming "American." Skills honed at a meeting, festival, or
banquet have resounding implications for the future political
potential of these immigrant populations, both locally and
nationally. Employing Lave and Wenger's concept of "communities of
practice" as a framework, this book emphasizes the variety of
processes by which new citizens acquire the civic and leadership
skills that help them to move from peripheral positions to more
central roles in American society.
For refugees and immigrants in the United States, expressions of
citizenship and belonging emerge not only during the naturalization
process, but also during more informal, everyday activities in the
community. Based on research in the Dallas-Arlington-Fort Worth
area of Texas, this book examines the sociocultural spaces in which
Vietnamese and Indian immigrants are engaging with the wider civic
sphere.
As "Civic Engagements" reveals, religious and ethnic organizations
provide arenas in which immigrants develop their own ways of being
and becoming "American." Skills honed at a meeting, festival, or
banquet have resounding implications for the future political
potential of these immigrant populations, both locally and
nationally. Employing Lave and Wenger's concept of "communities of
practice" as a framework, this book emphasizes the variety of
processes by which new citizens acquire the civic and leadership
skills that help them to move from peripheral positions to more
central roles in American society.
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