The other Americans : how immigrants renew our country, our economy, and our values / Joel Millman.
The other Americans : how immigrants renew our country, our economy, and our values / Joel Millman.
The other Americans : how immigrants renew our country, our economy, and our values / Joel Millman.
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Publisher
New York, N.Y., U.S.A.: Viking, 1997.
Date
1997.
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N305.90691/2
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 369 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. New York: The Critical Mass -- 2. The City Without Immigrants -- 3. Brownsville, Brooklyn: Mass Plus Energy Equals Upward Mobility -- 4. California: "Land and Liberty" -- 5. Interstate Commerce -- 6. Boubous over Broadway: The New African Americans -- 7. Typicalness: Massachusetts and Minas Gerai...
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Publisher
New York, N.Y., U.S.A.: Viking, 1997.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1997.
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Summary
The Other Americans reveals a starkly different America from the image of mainstream success or crippled dependency. The immigrants Millman profiles here - Indian motel owners, Mexican entrepreneurs, Chinese farmers, and Caribbean real estate developers - live in an America of their own making. Exploiting their determination, their family connectio...
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The other Americans : how immigrants renew our country, our economy, and our values / Joel Millman.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-355) and index.
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N305.90691/2
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0670858447 (alk. paper)
9780670858446 (alk. paper)
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305.90691
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