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Through case studies of immigrant gateway metro areas, this book examines evolving immigrant integration and receptivity processes in established and previously overlooked regions in the United States, and provides a resource to contextualize ongoing changes in new destination metropolitan regions.
List of contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction: Twenty-First Century Immigration Geography in the United States, by Paul N. McDaniel and Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez
Chapter 1: Detroit, Michigan: Revitalizing the Rust Belt by Welcoming Immigrants in a Former Gateway, by Xi Huang and Alexis P. Tsoukalas
Chapter 2: Washington, DC: Reception and Integration of Immigrants and Refugees in the National Capital Region, by Elizabeth Chacko
Chapter 3: Miami, Florida: Immigrant Settlement and Impact in the Gateway to the Americas, by Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez, Eric Manley, and Nilofer K. Bharwani
Chapter 4: Atlanta, Georgia: How Institutionalized Reception and Representation of Refugees Changed Immigrant Receptivity in a Major-Emerging Gateway, by Sarah Ryniker
Chapter 5: Charlotte, North Carolina: Multiple Scales of Receptivity in the Queen City, by Paul N. McDaniel and Heather A. Smith
Chapter 6: Greensboro, North Carolina: Immigration and the Spatial Dynamics of Neighborhood Change in the Piedmont Triad, by Nabeela Farhat and Selima Sultana
Chapter 7: Nashville, Tennessee: Immigrant Integration and Rent Burden in the Music City, by Madhuri Sharma and Mikhail Samarin
Chapter 8: Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota: The Success of Somali Elected Officials in the Twin Cities, by Stefanie Chambers and Annika Davies
Chapter 9: Burlington, Vermont: Refugee Resettlement in the Green Mountain State, by Pablo Bose
Chapter 10: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Welcoming Newcomers to the City of Bridges During Times of Crisis, by Jennie L. Schulze
Chapter 11: Louisville, Kentucky: Adaptive Municipal Responses to a Growing Immigrant Community in the Age of COVID-19, by Andrew Lim, Nan Wu, and Karen Aho
Chapter 12: Birmingham, Alabama: Immigrant Integration, Place Branding, and Geographies of Care in the Ridge and Valley, by Paul N. McDaniel
Chapter 13: Des Moines, Iowa: Refugee Resettlement Ecosystems and the Uneven Geographies of Immigrant Incorporation in the Heartland, by Emily Frazier
Chapter 14: Reno, Nevada: "I Just Feel Out of Place There" - Punjabi-Sikh Socio-Spatialities in the Biggest Little City in the World, by Heather L. Benson and Kate A. Berry
Conclusion: Future Trajectories, by Paul N. McDaniel and Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez
About the Contributors
About the author
Edited by Paul N. McDaniel and Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez - Contributions by Karen Aho; Heather L. Benson; Kate A. Berry; Nilofer K. Bharwani; Pablo Bose; Elizabeth Chacko; Stefanie Chambers; Annika Davies; Nabeela Farhat; Emily Frazier; Xi Huang; Andrew L
Summary
Through case studies of immigrant gateway metro areas, this book examines evolving immigrant integration and receptivity processes in established and previously overlooked regions in the United States, and provides a resource to contextualize ongoing changes in new destination metropolitan regions.
