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To Be an American: Immigration, Hyphenation, and Incorporation.
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Journal of Social Issues . Dec2008, Vol. 64 Issue 4, p925-943. 19p. 1 Diagram, 1 Chart. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Central to many immigration debates in the United States, past and present, are questions about what it means to be an American. In this article, I address three forms of this question: (a) What is an immigrant? (b) What is an American? and (c) What is a hyphenated American. Answers to these questions can vary, depending upon whether one is taking the perspective of the observer/host or of the immigrant himself or herself. Data suggest that neither unidimensionality nor simple dichotomy are appropriate frames for analyzing national identity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *IMMIGRANTS
*AMERICANS
*NATIONALISM
*EMIGRATION & immigration
*SOCIOLOGICAL research
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00224537
- Volume :
- 64
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Social Issues
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35415490
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-4560.2008.00596.x