Contemporary conversations on immigration in the United States : the view from Prince George's County, Maryland

Author(s)

• Freidenberg, Judith

Bibliographic Information

Contemporary conversations on immigration in the United States : the view from Prince George's County, Maryland

Judith Freidenberg

（Anthropology of well-being : individual, community, society）

Lexington Books, c2016

• : cloth

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-187) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Contemporary Conversations on Immigration in the United States: The View from Prince George's County, Maryland contextualizes the narratives of international migrants arriving to Prince George's County, Maryland from 1968 to 2009. The life course trajectories of seventy individuals and their networks, organized chronologically to include life in the country of origin, the journey, and settlement in the county, frame migration as social issue rather than social problem. Having internalized the American dream, immigrants toil to achieve upward social mobility while constructing an immigrant space that nurtures well-being. This book demonstrates that an immigrant's experience is grounded in personal, social, economic, and political spheres of influence, and reflects the complexity of migrants' stories to help demystify homogenous categorization.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Understanding the United States through the Immigrant Life Course Part I: Contexts of Immigrant Experience Chapter 1: The People of Prince George's County Chapter 2: Conversations about County Identity Part II: Testimonies of Immigrant Experience Chapter 3: Growing Up, Making an Exit Decision, and Leaving Chapter 4: Immigrant Journeys Chapter 5: Life Changes in New Destinations Part III: Globalizing the Immigrant Experience Chapter 6: Ideology of the "Good Life" Chapter 7: Imagined and Empirical Frontiers Epilogue: To Continue the Conversations Appendix 1: Immigrant Experience Interview Schedule Appendix 2: Video Links

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Details

• NCID: BC15614999
• ISBN:
  • 9780739182628
• LCCN: 2016010290
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Lanham, Md.
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 197 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : JV6997.P75
  • DC23 : 305.9/069120975251
  • DC : 325.752
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Prince George's County (Md.) -- Emigration and immigration
  • LCSH : Immigrants -- Maryland -- Prince George's County
  • LCSH : United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB28713238