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A nation of nations, a great American immigration story, Tom Gjelten

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A nation of nations, a great American immigration story, Tom Gjelten
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eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-385) and index
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contains biographical information
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index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
A nation of nations
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bibliography
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Tom Gjelten
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a great American immigration story
Summary
Chronicles the changes in immigration in America over the past half-century by examining the dramatically shifting demographics of a single county in Virginia, which now includes large populations of Asians, Latin Americans, and Middle Easterners
Table Of Contents
Prologue -- Part I -- 1. Two Families from Korea -- 2. A Family from Bolivia -- 3. Out of Korea -- 4. Bolivia to America -- 5. A Family from Libya -- 6. Crossroads -- 7. A Libyan Boy in America -- Part II -- 8. Good Immigrants, Bad Immigrants -- 9. JFK -- 10. The 1965 Reform -- Part III -- 11. Turning Point -- 12. Minorities -- 13. Diversity -- 14. Muslim Americans -- 15. Integration -- 16. Initiative -- Part IV -- 17. Backlash -- 18 After 9-11 -- 19. Second Generation -- 20. Politics -- 21. Americanization
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