Bernadette Ludwig
Biographic Data
| ID | 288360 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bernadette Ludwig |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bernadette |
| FAMILY NAME | Ludwig |
| SIGNATURE | LUDWIG B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wagner College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 53 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Belonging and Becoming in a Multicultural World: Refugee Youth and the Pursuit of Identity
It is tough to be a Liberian refugee in Staten Island, NY: The importance of context for second generation African immigrant youth
This long-term ethnographic study about the Liberian refugee community in Staten Island, NY shows that their integration and identity formation are not only influenced by race, but also by the context of reception [Portes, Alejandro, and Rubén G. Rumbaut. 1996. Immigrant America: A Portrait. 2nd ed. Berkeley: University of California Press]. Second generation Liberian Americans have to deal with a number of sources of stigma, leading them to dist…
Naher Und Mittlerer Osten / Near and Middle East
La transformación
A Black Republic: Citizenship and naturalisation requirements in Liberia
In 1822 Liberia was founded as a place where free(d) enslaved African Americans could find freedom and liberty. While many of them did, the indigenous African population was, for a long time, excluded from citizenry despite fulfilling one of the essential criteria to be eligible for Liberians citizenship: Being Black. This prerequisite remains part of Liberian law today, rendering non-Blacks ineligible for Liberian citizenship. Today, this mostly…
Contesting “the” immigrant experience—diverse refugee and immigrant communities in the US
Present-day immigration in the USA is most frequently analyzed through the experiences of Mexican (and other Hispanic) migrants. These three books provide a refreshing perspective on immigration in the USA by shedding light on communities that are often overlooked. The communities discussed in the reviewed books include both refugees and immigrants that are generally much smaller populations in the USA. By surveying the experiences of Cambodian a…
Safe Haven? A History of Refugees in America
Book Review| April 01 2014 Safe Haven? A History of Refugees in America Safe Haven? A History of Refugees in America. By David W. Haines. Sterling, VA: Kumarian Press, 2010. xvi + 214 pp. Tables, index, and bibliography. $75 (cloth); $27.50 (paper). Bernadette Ludwig Bernadette Ludwig Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of American Ethnic History (2014) 33 (3): 113–115. https://doi.org/10.5406/jamerethnhist.33.3.011…
Wiping the Refugee Dust from My Feet”: Advantages and Burdens of Refugee Status and the Refugee Label
There are two dominant contrasting images of refugees in scholarship and popular discourse: refugees as powerless victims or beneficiaries of generous welfare packages. While it is true that an individual who enters the United States with legal refugee status has – at least at first glance – many advantages over those arriving as immigrants. Unlike immigrants, refugees are entitled to numerous government benefits, thus putting her or him in a pri…
Wiping the Refugee Dust from My Feet”: Advantages and Burdens of Refugee Status and the Refugee Label
There are two dominant contrasting images of refugees in scholarship and popular discourse: refugees as powerless victims or beneficiaries of generous welfare packages. While it is true that an individual who enters the United States with legal refugee status has – at least at first glance – many advantages over those arriving as immigrants. Unlike immigrants, refugees are entitled to numerous government benefits, thus putting her or him in a pri…
It is tough to be a Liberian refugee in Staten Island, NY: The importance of context for second generation African immigrant youth
This long-term ethnographic study about the Liberian refugee community in Staten Island, NY shows that their integration and identity formation are not only influenced by race, but also by the context of reception [Portes, Alejandro, and Rubén G. Rumbaut. 1996. Immigrant America: A Portrait. 2nd ed. Berkeley: University of California Press]. Second generation Liberian Americans have to deal with a number of sources of stigma, leading them to dist…
Wiping the Refugee Dust from My Feet”: Advantages and Burdens of Refugee Status and the Refugee Label
There are two dominant contrasting images of refugees in scholarship and popular discourse: refugees as powerless victims or beneficiaries of generous welfare packages. While it is true that an individual who enters the United States with legal refugee status has – at least at first glance – many advantages over those arriving as immigrants. Unlike immigrants, refugees are entitled to numerous government benefits, thus putting her or him in a pri…
Safe Haven? A History of Refugees in America
Book Review| April 01 2014 Safe Haven? A History of Refugees in America Safe Haven? A History of Refugees in America. By David W. Haines. Sterling, VA: Kumarian Press, 2010. xvi + 214 pp. Tables, index, and bibliography. $75 (cloth); $27.50 (paper). Bernadette Ludwig Bernadette Ludwig Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of American Ethnic History (2014) 33 (3): 113–115. https://doi.org/10.5406/jamerethnhist.33.3.011…
Naher Und Mittlerer Osten / Near and Middle East
La transformación
A Black Republic: Citizenship and naturalisation requirements in Liberia
In 1822 Liberia was founded as a place where free(d) enslaved African Americans could find freedom and liberty. While many of them did, the indigenous African population was, for a long time, excluded from citizenry despite fulfilling one of the essential criteria to be eligible for Liberians citizenship: Being Black. This prerequisite remains part of Liberian law today, rendering non-Blacks ineligible for Liberian citizenship. Today, this mostly…
Contesting “the” immigrant experience—diverse refugee and immigrant communities in the US
Present-day immigration in the USA is most frequently analyzed through the experiences of Mexican (and other Hispanic) migrants. These three books provide a refreshing perspective on immigration in the USA by shedding light on communities that are often overlooked. The communities discussed in the reviewed books include both refugees and immigrants that are generally much smaller populations in the USA. By surveying the experiences of Cambodian a…
It is tough to be a Liberian refugee in Staten Island, NY: The importance of context for second generation African immigrant youth
This long-term ethnographic study about the Liberian refugee community in Staten Island, NY shows that their integration and identity formation are not only influenced by race, but also by the context of reception [Portes, Alejandro, and Rubén G. Rumbaut. 1996. Immigrant America: A Portrait. 2nd ed. Berkeley: University of California Press]. Second generation Liberian Americans have to deal with a number of sources of stigma, leading them to dist…
Belonging and Becoming in a Multicultural World: Refugee Youth and the Pursuit of Identity
Political science (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Refugee (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Criminology (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Immigration (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Migration, Refugees, and Integration (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works)