Author: Deborah Clements BlanksPublisher:
ISBN: 9780970095107
Category : Multiculturalism
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Weaving Diversity Into the Fabric of America
Author: Deborah Clements BlanksPublisher:
ISBN: 9780970095107
Category : Multiculturalism
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
The Road to Citizenship
Author: Sofya AptekarPublisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 0813575443
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Between 2000 and 2011, eight million immigrants became American citizens. In naturalization ceremonies large and small these new Americans pledged an oath of allegiance to the United States, gaining the right to vote, serve on juries, and hold political office; access to certain jobs; and the legal rights of full citizens. In The Road to Citizenship, Sofya Aptekar analyzes what the process of becoming a citizen means for these newly minted Americans and what it means for the United States as a whole. Examining the evolution of the discursive role of immigrants in American society from potential traitors to morally superior “supercitizens,” Aptekar’s in-depth research uncovers considerable contradictions with the way naturalization works today. Census data reveal that citizenship is distributed in ways that increasingly exacerbate existing class and racial inequalities, at the same time that immigrants’ own understandings of naturalization defy accepted stories we tell about assimilation, citizenship, and becoming American. Aptekar contends that debates about immigration must be broadened beyond the current focus on borders and documentation to include larger questions about the definition of citizenship. Aptekar’s work brings into sharp relief key questions about the overall system: does the current naturalization process accurately reflect our priorities as a nation and reflect the values we wish to instill in new residents and citizens? Should barriers to full membership in the American polity be lowered? What are the implications of keeping the process the same or changing it? Using archival research, interviews, analysis of census and survey data, and participant observation of citizenship ceremonies, The Road to Citizenship demonstrates the ways in which naturalization itself reflects the larger operations of social cohesion and democracy in America.
The Textile American
Author: Wallless Cities
Author: Shen HouPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9819778271
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
America's Textile Reporter
Author: Weaving Work and Motherhood
Author: Anita Ilta GareyPublisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 9781566397001
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Emanating from a thesis, presents the outcome of interviews carried out in 1991-92 among women working in a private hospital in California. Covers the effects of night, shift and part-time work on child rearing and family life.
Prehistoric Textile Fabrics of the United States
Author: William H. HolmesPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752310286
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: Prehistoric Textile Fabrics of the United States by William H. Holmes
The Woven Figure
Author: George F. WillPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684864584
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Swatches From The Century's End ...I cannot deny my past to which my self is wed, the woven figure cannot undo its thread. Louis MacNeice, "Valediction" These words express a truth of conservatism that has discomfited conservatives in the years covered by this volume. This collection of columns shows how, in the mid-1990s, conservatives fancied themselves poised to conduct a revolution, a radical reorientation of politics and governance. But in the late 1990s, they have discovered how resistant a complex nation is to being undone and rewoven. In this volume, George F. Will, distinguished political columnist and cultural critic, examines many episodes of the conservative tribulations and the liberal accommodations to the new political landscape. These writings present a map of the landscape, a guide for people perplexed by the gap between contemporary political theories and practices. With his customary linguistic flair and acerbic wit, Mr. Will tackles a wide range of subjects, including political correctness on college campuses; extreme fighting; the 1996 presidential campaign; judicial activism; ESPN; and Corvettes. These writings are history written on deadline, and together they constitute a richly woven tapestry of our era.
Creating Community
Author: Karl E. WesthauserPublisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817314636
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Together, the essays present viewpoints that reflect the diverse ethnic, cultural, and academic backgrounds of the contributors and of the university." "Creating Community is informed by the awareness that Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have responded in significant ways to social changes of the past generation, and it addresses questions about the role of the black university in contemporary society. In this way, it offers readers the opportunity to understand how issues of diversity, identity, multiculturalism, and race impact Alabama State University in particular and HBCUs in general."--Jacket.
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