Beyond the Gateway: Immigrants in a Changing America

by Susan F. Martin

Book Overview

A small but growing number of immigrants today are moving into new settlement areas, such as Winchester, Va., Greensboro, N.C., and Salt Lake City, Utah, that lack a tradition of accepting newcomers. Just as the process is difficult and distressing for the immigrants, it is likewise a significant cause of stress for the regions in which they settle. Long homogeneous communities experience overnight changes in their populations and in the demands placed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739106368
• ISBN13: 9780739106365
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"