Refugees in America in the 1990s: A Reference Handbook

by David W. Haines

Book Overview

This volume introduces the reader to an important set of newcomers to America. Two overview chapters introduce the U.S. refugee program and the general patterns in resettlement and adaptation. The chapters cover the origins of the program, its development through successive waves of refugees and layers of legislation, the life experiences that refugees bring with them, the problems they must confront, and the ways they rebuild their lives. The...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313293449
• ISBN13: 9780313293443
• Release Date: July 1996
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"