Other Immigrants

Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians represent three of every four immigrants who arrived in the United States after 1970. Yet despite their large numbers and long history of movement to America, non-Europeans are conspicuously absent from many books about immigration.
In Other Immigrants, David M. Reimers offers the first comprehensive account of non-European immigration, chronicling the compelling and diverse stories of frequently overlooked Americans. Reimers traces the early history of Black, Hispanic, and Asian immigrants from the fifteenth century through World War II, when racial hostility led to the virtual exclusion of Asians and aggression towards Blacks and Hispanics. He then tells the story of post-1945 immigration, when these groups dominated the immigration statistics and began to reshape American society.
The capstone to a lifetime of groundbreaking work on immigration, Reimers's thoughtful history recognizes the ambiguity and subjectivity of race, noting that individuals often define themselves more complexly than census forms allow. However classified, record numbers of immigrants are streaming to the United States and creating the most diverse society in the world. Other Immigrants is a timely account of their arrival.

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David Reimers

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ContentsPreface Introduction Part I: From beyond Europe, 1492-1940 1 The Beginnings, 1550-1900 2 Asians in Hawaii and the United States 3 North to America, 1900-1940 Part II: The Emergence of a New Multicultural Society, 1940-Present 4 El Norte: Mexicans, 1940-Present 5 Central and South Americans 6 Across the Paci?c Again: East Asian Immigrants 7 Across the Paci?c Again: South Asian Immigrants 8 Middle Easterners 9 The New Black Immigrants 10 The Refugees: Cubans and Asians Epilogue Notes Suggested Reading Index About the Author