America Classifies the Immigrants

America Classifies the Immigrants
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 465
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ISBN-10 : 9780674425057
ISBN-13 : 0674425057
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Book Synopsis America Classifies the Immigrants by : Joel Perlmann

Download or read book America Classifies the Immigrants written by Joel Perlmann and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2018-03-26 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joel Perlmann traces the history of U.S. classification of immigrants, from Ellis Island to the present day, showing how slippery and contested ideas about racial, national, and ethnic difference have been. His focus ranges from the 1897 List of Races and Peoples, through changes in the civil rights era, to proposals for reform of the 2020 Census.


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