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Title Global Philadelphia : immigrant communities old and new / edited by Ayumi Takenaka and Mary Johnson Osirim.

Publication Info. Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2010.

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Description 1 online resource (x, 310 pages) : illustrations, maps.
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Physical Medium polychrome
Series Philadelphia voices, Philadelphia visions
Philadelphia voices, Philadelphia visions.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Philadelphia's immigrant communities in historical perspective / Ayumi Takenaka and Mary Johnson Osirim -- pt. I. Community formation and intra- (and inter- ) ethnic relations. 125 years of building Jewish immigrant communities in Philadelphia / Rakhmiel Peltz -- Mapping memories in stone : Italians and the transformation of a Philadelphia landscape / Joan Saverino -- Pan-Latino enclaves in Philadelphia and the formation of the Puerto Rican community / Victor Vazquez-Hernandez -- Opportunity, conflict, and communities in transition : historical and contemporary Chinese immigration to Philadelphia / Lena Sze -- pt. II. The role of institutions. German immigration to Philadelphia from the colonial period through the twentieth century / Birte Pfleger -- Changes in the behavior of immigrants : the Irish in Philadelphia / Noel J.J. Farley and Philip L. Kilbride -- Healthcare access for Mexican immigrants in South Philadelphia / Jennifer Atlas -- pt. III. Identity formation in a transnational context. Philadelphia's Haitian community : transnationalism and unity in the formation of identity / Garvey F. Lundy -- The new African diaspora : transnationalism and transformation in Philadelphia / Mary Johnson Osirim -- From Kerala to Philadelphia : the experiences of Malayalee, Hindu nurses in Philadelphia / Rasika Chakravarthy and Ajay Nair -- The other Asians in the other Philadelphia : understanding Cambodian experiences in neighborhoods, classrooms, and workplaces / Ellen Skilton-Sylvester and Keo Chea-Young.
Summary The racial and ethnic composition of Philadelphia continues to diversify as a new wave of immigrants-largely from Asia and Latin America-reshape the city's demographic landscape. Moreover, in a globalized economy, immigration is the key to a city's survival and competitiveness. The contributors to Global Philadelphia examine how Philadelphia has affected its immigrants' lives, and how these immigrants, in turn, have shaped Philadelphia. Providing a detailed historical, ethnographic, and sociological look at Philadelphia's immigrant communities, this volume examine.
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Language English.
Subject Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Ethnic relations.
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Emigration and immigration.
Immigrants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History.
Immigrants.
Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
History.
Minorities -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History.
Minorities.
Immigrants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Social conditions.
Social conditions.
Minorities -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Social conditions.
Community life -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Community life.
Ethnicity -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Transnationalism.
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social conditions.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
Ethnicity.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
Transnationalism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Emigration and immigration.
Ethnic relations.
Immigrants -- Social conditions.
Minorities -- Social conditions.
United States Local History.
Regions & Countries -- Americas.
History & Archaeology.
Genre/Form History.
Added Author Takenaka, Ayumi.
Osirim, Mary Johnson.
Other Form: Print version: Global Philadelphia. Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2010 9781439900123 (DLC) 2009052960 (OCoLC)441165419
ISBN 9781439900147 (electronic book)
1439900140 (electronic book)
1439900124
9781439900123
1439900132
9781439900130