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Accidental Immigrants and the Search for Home : Women, Cultural Identity, and Community /

The effect of immigration on individual lives is not short lived. Those who stay in an adopted country permanently go through a continual process of adjustment and learning both about their new country - and about themselves. The four women profiled in this book challenge immigrant stereotypes as th...

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Autor principal: Kelley, Carol E., 1959-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia PA : Temple University Press, 2013
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Introduction : Approaching Home -- Accidental Immigrants : From Roots to Routes -- Transitions : Negotiating Identity in a New Culture -- Turning Points : Realization, Transformation, and Commitment -- Lejanía Cercana : Living "Closely Far" from Home. 
520 |a The effect of immigration on individual lives is not short lived. Those who stay in an adopted country permanently go through a continual process of adjustment and learning both about their new country - and about themselves. The four women profiled in this book challenge immigrant stereotypes as their lives are transformed by moving to new countries for reasons of marriage, education, or career - not economics or politics. The intimate stories of these "accidental" immigrants broaden conventional notions of home. 
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