Immigrant Adaptation in Multi-Ethnic Societies: Canada, Taiwan, and the United States [1 ed.] 9781136209642, 9780415628549

As a result of international immigration, ethnic diversity has increased rapidly in many countries, not only in major ci

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Immigrant Adaptation in Multi-Ethnic Societies: Canada, Taiwan, and the United States [1 ed.]
9781136209642, 9780415628549

Immigrant Faith examines trends and patterns relating to religion in the lives of immigrants. The volume moves beyond sp

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Looks at scientific societies in the United States such as the American Philosophical Society, the American Academy of A

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Across Canada and the United States, immigrant workers face important obstacles at work and in the broader society, whet

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This volume explains how economic rights are realized—or violated—in Canada and the United States. Contributors analyze

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Among the thousands of political refugees who flooded into the United States during the late-eighteenth and early-ninete

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While the Yankees and the Confederates fought a ruthless civil war in the United States, Britain and the northern states

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Poitras probes the transformation of North America in the contemporary era, especially the movement of Canada, Mexico, a

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Recent national elections in Canada and the United States have been exciting, consequential contests. In the 2004 federa

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The carpenter ant is one of the most common and destructive pests affecting homes and businesses. However, in natural ar

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Among the thousands of political refugees who flooded into the United States during the late-eighteenth and early-ninete

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