To be an American
Cultural Pluralism and Rhetoric of Assimilation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11380937 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nathan Glazer (corresponding author), Bill Ong Hing (0000-0002-2070-6209) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1076 |
| Publication date | 1998-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Migration Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0197-9183 • E-ISSN: 1747-7379 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2547677 |
| OpenAlex | W1985516993 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
The impetus behind California's Proposition 187 clearly reflects the growing anti-immigrant sentiment in this country. Many Americans regard today's new immigrants as not truly American, as somehow less committed to the ideals on which the country was founded. In clear, precise terms, Bill Ong Hing considers immigration in the context of the global economy, a sluggish national economy, and the hard facts about downsizing. Importantly, he also confronts the emphatic claims of immigrant supporters that immigrants do assimilate, take jobs that native workers don't want, and contribute more to the tax coffers than they take out of the system. A major contribution of Hing's book is its emphasis on such often-overlooked issues as the competition between immigrants and African Americans, inter-group tension, and ethnic separatism, issues constantly brushed aside both by immigrant rights groups and the anti-immigrant right. Drawing on Hing's work as a lawyer deeply involved in the day-to-day life of his immigrant clients, To Be An American is a unique blend of substantive analysis, policy, and personal experience
Assimilation (phonology · Cultural diversity · Cultural pluralism · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Linguistics · Pluralism (philosophy · Political science · Rhetoric · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Philosophy
Violence against immigrants in a context of crisis
A Critical Introduction to Law and Literature
Crossing the immigration and race border
Economic Vulnerability and Anti‐Immigrant Attitudes
The Rights of Noncitizens in the United States
Excepting/accepting the South
The Balkanization Metaphor in the Analysis of U.S. Immigration
When Eurosceptics become Europhiles
Whom Should We Serve? A Discourse Analysis of Social Workers’ Commentary on Undocumented Immigrants
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,32 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2020 (23) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |