Reporting on Ethnic Communities: General Resources

In Queens, NY, the area's two-decade experience of multiracial diversity offers us an early look at the future of urban America. The book examines the ways in which residents have forged and tested alliances across lines of race, ethnicity, and language.

Binder and Reimers trace the shifting tides of New York's ethnic past, from its beginnings as a Dutch trading outpost to the present age where Third World immigration has given the population a truly global character.

One of the most influential books of the 1960s (2nd edition, new introduction), it covers the rise of militant black demands; the decline of Catholic power and the rise in power of Jews and WASPs; the growth of a black middle class and the economic and political difficulties of the Puerto Ricans.

Comprehensive analysis of how media produced by and for ethnic communities affect identity and perceived lines of division between "us" and "others," as well as how the production and consumption of ethnic media affect the character of the larger media and societal landscapes.

Thoroughly updated to reflect changes in the composition of New York City's immigrant population, this book brings together contributions from leaders in their respective fields to show how new immigrants are transforming the city--and how New York, in turn, has affected the newcomers' lives. The contributors consider the four largest groups--Dominicans, former Soviets, Chinese, and Jamaicans--as well as Mexicans, Koreans, and West Africans. An introduction highlights the groups' commonalities and differences. The book also includes an analysis of the city's altered demographic structure and its labor market.

More than half of New Yorkers under the age of 18 are the children of immigrants. This second generation shares with previous waves of immigrant youth the experience of attempting to reconcile their cultural heritage with American society. This book brings together in-depth ethnographies of some of New York s largest immigrant populations to assess the experience of the new second generation and looks at the experience of specific immigrant groups, with regard to education, jobs, and community life.