assimilation (sociology)

This authoritative guide offers readers a comprehensive look into the world of anthropology and its related sciences. The book covers the essential areas of the field, including its history. The major branches of the field are also discussed, including cultural and social anthropology as well as archaeology. It also explores the study of the discipline around the world through urban, medical, and applied anthropology. This is a perfect resource for anyone interested in world cultures and the history of different peoples.

Three children from other countries (Somalia, Guatemala, and Korea) struggle to adjust to their new home and school in the United States.

A collection of linked stories which follow Luba Vovkovych as she tries to join the world of American college students.

The recollections of twelve people who immigrated to the United States during the period of the Great Migration between 1900 and 1930.

Examines immigration in the United States, including the history of U.S. immigration and the debate over immigration reforms, laws, and policies.

The recollections of twelve people who immigrated to the United States during the period of the Great Migration between 1900 and 1930.

Explores the cultural conflicts that can occur within families when children of immigrants have to cope with parents having different morals and values.

Fifteen-year-old Jeeto spends her early teenage years in Oak Grove, California, during the 1970s, but finds herself torn between freeing American opportunities and the restrictions of her own Indian culture.

A chance encounter between two families--the Donaldsons, and the Iranian-born Yasdans--at the Baltimore airport prompts an examination about what it means to be an American.