Civic Engagements : the Citizenship Practices of Indian and Vietnamese Immigrants.

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brettell, Caroline
Otros Autores: Reed-Danahay, Deborah
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2011.
Temas:
East Indian Americans > Political activity > Texas.
Vietnamese Americans > Political activity > Texas.
East Indian Americans > Texas > Societies, etc.
Vietnamese Americans > Texas > Societies, etc.
Immigrants > Political activity > United States > Case studies.
Immigrants > United States > Societies, etc. > Case studies.
Américains d'origine indienne > Activité politique > Texas.
Américains d'origine vietnamienne > Activité politique > Texas.
Américains d'origine indienne > Texas > Associations.
Américains d'origine vietnamienne > Texas > Associations.
Immigrants > Political activity
Immigrants > Societies, etc.
Texas
United States
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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, o.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (292 pages)
ISBN:9780804778985
0804778981
0804775281
9780804775281

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