Pyong Gap Min, Queens College of the City University of New York

This new book studies Korean immigrants in New York and how they have maintained traditional family values since coming to the U.S. and the ways in which these values have changed. The increased economic role of women is discussed in-depth, as well as how this new role has affected marital relations, the socialization of children, and family ties.

©1998  5-1/2 x 8-1/2  paperbound  160 pp  ISBN: 0-205-27455-2

Jo Ann Koltyk, University of Wisconsin--Rock County

This study examines one of our newest immigrant groups in America: the Hmong refugees from Laos. In ethnographic fashion, the author gives the reader an intimate portrait of Hmong family life in Wisconsin. The book first traces the stages of the Hmong refugee experience and then looks at how Hmong families are adjusting and adapting to their new lives in America. The primary focus is on daily life routines. From this perspective one gains an appreciation of Hmong kinship networks and community. Women's activities are woven throughout this study to highlight the roles they play in their family's social and economic adaptation. From a family centered focus, the reader gains an appreciation for how the Hmong see their own adaptational process and how they represent and define their Hmongness in America.

©1998  5-1/2 x 8-1/2  paperbound  146 pp  ISBN: 0-205-27412-9

Maxine L. Margolis, University of Florida

This book challenges the common American stereotype of the "illegal alien" as a young uneducated male who comes from an impoverished village in rural Mexico. Brazilian immigrants in New York City‹perhaps half of whom are undocumented‹have little in common with this archetypical illegal. Here we see that Brazilian immigrants are fleeing neither dire poverty nor political repression back home. Rather, they are from middle and lower-middle class families and many are well-educated. They come to the United States seeking at least temporary relief from their homeland's chaotic economic situation, with the hope of finding jobs and working and saving for the day they return to Brazil. This book has two major themes: (1) social class and immigration and (2) the role of the immigrant in the U.S. economy. These themes are highlighted with data on Brazilian immigrants in New York City and touch on the following issues: the nature of contemporary immigrant communities and the economic niche filled by undocumented immigrants in the United States.

©1998  5-1/2 x 8-1/2  paperbound  141 pp  ISBN: 0-205-26687-8

Alex Stepick, Florida International University

This book describes the struggle of Haitians in the United States, the strain between pride in their Haitian roots and prejudice against Haitians, and its causes and consequences for approximately 500,000 Haitians in the U.S. The book examines the problems of prejudice, economics and immigration Haitians confront, along with their pride and resources of family, community and culture. Haitians reflect continuing difficulties in America concerning race, ethnicity, and nationality.

©1998  5-1/2 x 8-1/2  paperbound  134 pp  ISBN: 0-205-16817-5

Bernard Wong, San Francisco State University

Taking an "actor-oriented" approach which portrays the new Chinese immigrants as problem solvers and decision makers who shape their own destinies, this book focuses on how the new Chinese immigrants use their ethnic and personal resources to make economic adaptations in their new country. The book discusses the ways in which the new Chinese immigrants have responded to the economic challenges of today's modern world by concentrating on obtaining jobs in the established ethnic niche composed of typical Chinese businesses, by obtaining employment within the white establishment, and by pursuing a global strategy, such as seeking employment or starting a business abroad.

©1998  5-1/2 x 8-1/2  paperbound  120 pp  ISBN: 0-205-16672-5

James M. Freeman, San Jose State University

©1996  5-1/2 x 8-1/2  paperbound  100 pp  ISBN: 0-205-17082-X

Steven J. Gold, Michigan State University

©1996  5-1/2 x 8-1/2  paperbound  100 pp  ISBN: 0-205-16702-0

Johanna Lessinger, Columbia University

©1996  5-1/2 x 8-1/2  paperbound  100 pp  ISBN: 0-205-16701-2

Sarah J. Mahler, University of Vermont

©1996  5-1/2 x 8-1/2  paperbound  100 pp  ISBN: 0-205-16737-3

Patricia Pessar, Yale University

©1996  5-1/2 x 8-1/2  paperbound  100 pp  ISBN: 0-205-16675-X