Natives and strangers : a history of ethnic Americans

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Natives and strangers : a history of ethnic Americans

Leonard Dinnerstein, Roger L. Nichols, David M. Reimers

Oxford University Press, c2015

6th ed

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-298) and index

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"Who is an American?" "How does a person who is not an American become one?"Now in its sixth edition, Natives and Strangers: A History of Ethnic Americans addresses these and many other vital questions. Comprehensive and accessible, this unique volume explores various aspects of American minority group history. Examining the impact that America has had on minority peoples and cultures--and vice versa--authors Leonard Dinnerstein, Roger L. Nichols, and David M. Reimers provide insights into the different conditions, conflicts, and contradictions that members of American minority groups experienced. They integrate the experiences of various racial, religious, and national minorities from around the globe--including American Indians, African Americans, and immigrants from Europe, Asia, Latin America, and other parts of the world--explaining how their histories intertwined with the emergence of modern America. The authors conclude with reflections on where the nation stands today as an ethnically and racially diverse society.

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Preface 1. Colonial Foundations (1600-1780s) Coming of the Spanish Coming of the English Indians and Anglo-Americans Attracting Settlers Development of Slavery and Racism European Minorities Colonial Economic and Social Structure Minorities and the Revolution 2. Forging a New Nation (1776-1840s) A New Situation Indian Relations Southern Antislavery Falters Free Blacks Slavery in the Old South New People in an Emerging Nation Crisis over Immigration in the 1790s National Territorial Growth Beyond the Appalachians Urban and Industrial Growth Renewal of Immigration Manifest Destiny 3. Civil War and Immigration (1840-1880s) Settlement patterns The Germans and the Irish Finding Employment Immigrant Life and Society The Mining Frontier The Chinese Indians Animosity Toward Foreigners Anti-Catholicism Political Nativism The Coming of the Civil War Blacks and the Domestic Crisis The Mormons Postwar Immigration The Railroads 4. Burgeoning Industrialism and a Massive Movement of Peoples (1880s-1930s) Industrial Expansion Uprooted Peoples Immigrant Settlement The New European Immigrants Ranching Framers The Japanese The Koreans and Asian Indians The Mexicans The Filipinos Black Migration North 5. The Process of Adjustment (1880s-1930s) Wages and Working Conditions The Tenement Districts Voluntary Associations Black Associations Cultural and Recreational Activities The Churches and Parochial Education Public Education Indian Experiences The Minority Press Maintaining Old World Ties Politics Social Mobility Assimilation 6. Ethnic Tensions and Conflicts (1880s-1945) Pseudoscientific Racism Triumph of Jim Crowism Treatment of Indians Attitudes Toward Asians Attitudes Toward Europeans Interethnic Conflict Religious Bigotry World War I Immigration Restriction Economic Depression and Increased Tensions "Concentration Camps U.S.A." 7. Movement, Mobility, and Cultural Adaptation (1941-2014) The Impact of World War II Southerners Move North Suburbs and the Rise of the Sun Belt and the West American Indian Migration Renewed European Immigration Prosperity and Mobility Retaining Ethnic Ties Ethnic Groups and Politics 8. The Struggle for Equality (1945-2014) The Deprived Minorities Toward civil Rights The Movement for Black Power The Post-Civil Rights Era The Hispanics The Asians The Indians The White Ethnic Groups 9. A New Global Immigration Beyond Europe: The Global Immigrants Mexicans Cubans Other Latinos New Asian Immigrants Middle Easterners Other Immigrants from the Caribbean New African Immigrants Renewed Anxiety over Immigration Afterword Selected Bibliography Index

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