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Ethnicity and the Immigrant Experience in the US: SOC / GUS 0835

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International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences by N. J. Smelser (Editor-In-Chief); P. B. Baltes (Editor-In-Chief)
Call Number: Online

ISBN: 0080430767

Publication Date: 2001-11-22

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American Immigration by James Ciment; John Radzilowski
Call Number: Online

ISBN: 0765682125

Publication Date: 2013-11-30
America's Changing Neighborhoods by Reed Ueda (Editor)
Call Number: Online

ISBN: 9781440828645

Publication Date: 2017-09-21
Ancestry in America : a comparative city-by-city guide to over 200 ethnic backgrounds -- with rankings by David Garoogian (General Editor)
Call Number: E184.A1 A644x 2003

ISBN: 1592370292

Publication Date: 2012-03-01

Encyclopedia of American Studies
Encyclopedia of American Studies provides information on history and cultures of the United States, from pre-colonial days to the present.

Encyclopedia of Diasporas by Carol R. Ember (Editor); Melvin Ember (Editor); Ian A. Skoggard (Editor)
Call Number: Online

ISBN: 0306483211

Publication Date: 2004-11-30
Ethnic Groups of the World by James B. Minahan
Call Number: Online

ISBN: 9781610691642

Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Immigrants in American History by Elliott Robert Barkan (Editor)
Call Number: Online

ISBN: 9781598842203

Publication Date: 2012-11-01

This encyclopedia is a unique collection of entries covering the arrival, adaptation, and integration of immigrants into American culture from the 1500s to 2010. * Recent immigration and naturalization data from the 2010 U.S. Census * Excerpts from American laws and customs * A chronology of migration to the United States between 1500 to 2010
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America by Gale Editors (Editor)
Call Number: Online

ISBN: 0787675504

Publication Date: 2014-04-11

African Americans

Encyclopedia of African American Society by Gerald D. Jaynes (Editor)
Call Number: Online

ISBN: 0761927646

Publication Date: 2005-02-01

Asian Americans

Asian American Society An Encyclopedia by Mary Yu Danico (Editor)
Call Number: Online

ISBN: 1452281904

Publication Date: 2014-09-05
Asian Databook by David Garoogian (General Editor)
Call Number: E184 .A75 2005

ISBN: 1592370446

Publication Date: 2004-09-04

Hispanic-Americans

The Hispanic Databook by David Garoogian (General Editor)
Call Number: E184.S75 H567x 2004

ISBN: 159237008X

Publication Date: 2012-09-01
Encyclopedia of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement by Margo Gutiérrez; Matt S. Meier
Call Number: Online

ISBN: 0313304254

Publication Date: 2000-05-30
Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States by Suzanne Oboler
Call Number: Online

ISBN: 019518842X

Publication Date: 2005

Native Americans

Encyclopedia of North American Indians by Frederick E. Hoxie (Editor)
Call Number: Online

ISBN: 0395669219

Publication Date: 1996-11-20

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Frequently requested statistics on immigrants and immigration in the United States

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