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Americans first Chinese Americans and the Second World War / by Wong, Kevin Scott

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Americans first Chinese Americans and the Second World War / by Wong, Kevin Scott

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Cuban Americans and the Miami media / by Lohmeier, Christine, 1978-

Table of Contents: “…Place and space: Miami; Havana, USA -- Spanish and English-language newspapers in Miami -- Miami's Cuban American radio scene -- Spanish-language television, Cuban Americans and hispanic audiences -- The internet: an emerging transnational sphere -- The politics of memory: pre-revolutionary Cuba -- Conclusion.…”
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Cuban Americans and the Miami media / by Lohmeier, Christine, 1978-

Table of Contents: “…Place and space: Miami; Havana, USA -- Spanish and English-language newspapers in Miami -- Miami's Cuban American radio scene -- Spanish-language television, Cuban Americans and hispanic audiences -- The internet: an emerging transnational sphere -- The politics of memory: pre-revolutionary Cuba -- Conclusion.…”
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Indian voices listening to Native Americans / by Owings, Alison

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Conversations with remarkable Native Americans

Table of Contents: “…Madsen -- From the forgotten American to indigenous rights / Joëlle Rostkowski -- Conversation with series editor Gerald Vizenor -- Scott Momaday, poet, novelist, painter, and UNESCO artist for peace -- Suzan Harjo, policy advocate, journalist, and poet -- Richard West, lawyer and founding director of the National Museum of the American Indian -- Emil Her Many Horses, curator, National Museum of the American Indian -- Sven Haakanson, director of the Alutiiq Museum, Kodiak, Alaska -- Veronical Tiller, historian, consultant, and writer -- Erma Vizenor, tribal chair, White Earth Reservation, Minnesota -- Louisita Warren, elder of Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico -- Tony Abeyta, painter and sculptor -- David Bradley, painter and sculptor -- Darren Vigil Gray, painter and musician -- Jill Momaday, actress, model, and chief of protocol, State of New Mexico -- Rulen Tangen, dancer and choreographer -- Robert Tim Coulter, laywer, founder and director of the Indian Law Resource Center -- Kenneth Deer, journalist, educator, and UN indigenous representative -- Text from U.N. document: Declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples.…”
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Indian voices listening to Native Americans / by Owings, Alison

An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Conversations with remarkable Native Americans

Table of Contents: “…Madsen -- From the forgotten American to indigenous rights / Joëlle Rostkowski -- Conversation with series editor Gerald Vizenor -- Scott Momaday, poet, novelist, painter, and UNESCO artist for peace -- Suzan Harjo, policy advocate, journalist, and poet -- Richard West, lawyer and founding director of the National Museum of the American Indian -- Emil Her Many Horses, curator, National Museum of the American Indian -- Sven Haakanson, director of the Alutiiq Museum, Kodiak, Alaska -- Veronical Tiller, historian, consultant, and writer -- Erma Vizenor, tribal chair, White Earth Reservation, Minnesota -- Louisita Warren, elder of Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico -- Tony Abeyta, painter and sculptor -- David Bradley, painter and sculptor -- Darren Vigil Gray, painter and musician -- Jill Momaday, actress, model, and chief of protocol, State of New Mexico -- Rulen Tangen, dancer and choreographer -- Robert Tim Coulter, laywer, founder and director of the Indian Law Resource Center -- Kenneth Deer, journalist, educator, and UN indigenous representative -- Text from U.N. document: Declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples.…”
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The Search for the First Americans : Science, Power, Politics / by Davis, Robert V., 1947-

Table of Contents: “…American Indian creation myths -- Euro-American theories -- Clovis-first -- Pre-Clovis: Monte Verde and Meadowcroft -- Case studies: Atlantis and Chinese bestiary -- Anthropology and archaeology -- Bioanthropology -- The other sciences: genetics, linguistics, and physics -- Laboratories and museums -- Identity and heritage preservation -- Native American graves protection and Repatriation Act -- Case studies: Kennewick Man and Tarim Basin.…”
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The Search for the First Americans : Science, Power, Politics / by Davis, Robert V., 1947-

Table of Contents: “…American Indian creation myths -- Euro-American theories -- Clovis-first -- Pre-Clovis: Monte Verde and Meadowcroft -- Case studies: Atlantis and Chinese bestiary -- Anthropology and archaeology -- Bioanthropology -- The other sciences: genetics, linguistics, and physics -- Laboratories and museums -- Identity and heritage preservation -- Native American graves protection and Repatriation Act -- Case studies: Kennewick Man and Tarim Basin.…”
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American karma race, culture, and identity in the Indian diaspora / by Bhatia, Sunil

Subjects: “…East Indian Americans Social conditions.…”
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Welsh Americans a history of assimilation in the coalfields / by Lewis, Ronald L., 1940-

Table of Contents: “…Emigration, immigration -- Superintendents, networks, and Welsh settlement patterns -- Community, republicanism, and social mobility -- Welsh American cultural institutions -- Professional inspectors for a disaster-prone industry -- Ethnic conflict : the Welsh and Irish in anthracite country -- The Slav "invasion" and the Welsh "exodus" -- Welsh American union leadership -- From Nantymoel to Hollywood : the incredible journey of Mary Thomas -- Epilogue: Americanization and Welsh identity.…”
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True American language, identity, and the education of immigrant children / by Salomone, Rosemary C.

Table of Contents: “…The symbolic and the salient -- Americanization past -- The new immigrants -- Language, identity, and belonging -- Rights, ambivalence, and ambiguities -- Backlash -- More wrongs than rights -- Setting the record straight -- Looking both ways -- A meaningful education.…”
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Becoming American? the forging of Arab and Muslim identity in pluralist America / by Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck, 1935-

Subjects: “…Arab Americans Ethnic identity.…”
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True American language, identity, and the education of immigrant children / by Salomone, Rosemary C.

Table of Contents: “…The symbolic and the salient -- Americanization past -- The new immigrants -- Language, identity, and belonging -- Rights, ambivalence, and ambiguities -- Backlash -- More wrongs than rights -- Setting the record straight -- Looking both ways -- A meaningful education.…”
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Becoming American? the forging of Arab and Muslim identity in pluralist America / by Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck, 1935-

Subjects: “…Arab Americans Ethnic identity.…”
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American karma race, culture, and identity in the Indian diaspora / by Bhatia, Sunil

Subjects: “…East Indian Americans Social conditions.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Welsh Americans a history of assimilation in the coalfields / by Lewis, Ronald L., 1940-

Table of Contents: “…Emigration, immigration -- Superintendents, networks, and Welsh settlement patterns -- Community, republicanism, and social mobility -- Welsh American cultural institutions -- Professional inspectors for a disaster-prone industry -- Ethnic conflict : the Welsh and Irish in anthracite country -- The Slav "invasion" and the Welsh "exodus" -- Welsh American union leadership -- From Nantymoel to Hollywood : the incredible journey of Mary Thomas -- Epilogue: Americanization and Welsh identity.…”
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Emerging voices experiences of underrepresented Asian Americans /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : emerging voices of underrepresented Asian Americans / Huping Ling -- From Laos to America : the Hmong community in the United States / Franklin Ng -- Cultural transition and adjustment : the experiences of the Mong in the United States / Paoze Thao -- The role of ethnic leaders in the refugee community : a case study of the lowland Lao in the American midwest / Pamela A. …”
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Asian Americans in New England culture and community /

Subjects: “…Asian Americans New England History.…”
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