Defining America: Through Immigration Policy (Maping Racisms)

Hing, Bill Ong

ISBN 10: 1592132332 / ISBN 13: 9781592132331

Published by Temple University Press, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Defining America: Through Immigration Policy (Maping Racisms)
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1592132332
• ISBN 13: 9781592132331
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Acceptable

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Synopsis

From the earliest days of nationhood, the US has determined who might enter the country and who might be naturalized. In this sweeping review of US immigration policies, Bill Ong Hing points to the racial, ethnic and social struggles over who should be welcomed into the community of citizens.

About the Author

Bill Ong Hing is Professor of Law and Asian American Studies at the University of California, Davis. His previous books include To Be an American: Cultural Pluralism and the Rhetoric of Assimilation and Making and Remaking Asian America through Immigration Policy.