Today's Immigrants, Their Stories

A New Look at the Newest Americans

By: Thomas Kessner, Betty Boyd Caroli

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Paperback | 1 May 1983

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"These are powerful and stirring tales about ordinary people who are surmounting extraordinary obstacles to gain access to a better life, to liberty, and to the pursuit of happiness."--Daniel Patrick Moynihan "Excellent."--Linda C. Johnson, Monterey Institute of International Studies "Provides an excellent firsthand account of the saga of these people."--Journal of American History "Engaging and exciting A wonderful work!"--Larry D. Eldridge, Widener University

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Non-Fiction Society & Culture Social Issues & Processes Migration, Immigration & Emigration History Regional & National History History of the Americas Earliest Times to Present Day 20th Century History from 1900 to 2000 Post War 20th Century History after 1945 Politics & Government Political Structure & Processes

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Preface	p. vii
Introduction Reopening the Doors	p. 3
I Get Homesick Every Day Refugees from Indochina	p. 31
Don't Have My Papers Yet Undocumented Aliens	p. 71
Ten Years is a Long Time: A Woman from Rural Peru	p. 105
I Don't Know Where They Came From: Greengrocers, Doctors, and Other Koreans	p. 123
Someplace Else If Not America: Irish Women's Journey	p. 144
It's Good for the Important Things: to Leave Russia as a Jew	p. 160
I Was Afraid but More I Was Hungry: Brooklyn's West Indians	p. 185
I Didn't Choose America, I Chose New York: Varying Italian Perspectives	p. 205
Separate but Friends: Chinatown's New Chinese	p. 233
Their Children's Country: Modern Greek Odyssey	p. 261
Dr. Martinez's Daughter: A Honduran in Manhattan	p. 282
Epilogue	p. 299
Appendix: Tables and Figures	p. 300
Bibliography	p. 313
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