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001 96035678
003 DLC
005 20080618083750.0
008 960909s1997 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 96035678
020 $a0814735231 (alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
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050 00 $aE184.A1$bH54 1997
082 00 $a305.8/00973$220
100 1 $aHing, Bill Ong.
245 10 $aTo be an American :$bcultural pluralism and the rhetoric of assimilation /$cBill Ong Hing.
260 $aNew York :$bNew York University Press,$cc1997.
300 $axi, 243 p. ;$c24 cm.
440 0 $aCritical America
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 192-236) and index.
505 0 $aA superior multicultural experience -- A nation of immigrants, a history of nativism -- Mi cliente y amigo Rodolfo Martinez Padilla -- Searching for the truth about immigrants and jobs -- How much do immigrants cost? The methodology wars -- Contextualizing immigration -- Low-wage immigrants and African Americans -- Beyond the economic debate : the cultural complaint -- The challenge to cultural pluralists : inter-ethnic group conflict and separatism -- A new way of looking at America -- Back to superior.
650 0 $aCultural pluralism$zUnited States.
650 0 $aImmigrants$zUnited States.
650 0 $aAcculturation$zUnited States.
651 0 $aUnited States$xEthnic relations.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0808/96035678-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0808/96035678-d.html