Almost All Aliens : Immigration, Race, and Colonialism in American History and Identity

Almost All Aliens offers a unique reinterpretation of immigration in the history of the United States. Leaving behind the traditional melting-pot model of immigrant assimilation, Paul Spickard puts forward a fresh and provocative reconceptualization that embraces the multicultural reality of immigration that has always existed in the United States. His astute study illustrates the complex relationship between ethnic identity and race, slavery, and colonial expansion. Examining not only the lives of those who crossed the Atlantic, but also those who crossed the Pacific, the Caribbean, and the North American Borderlands, Almost All Aliens provides a distinct, inclusive analysis of immigration and identity in the United States from 1600 until the present. For additional information and classroom resources please visit the Almost All Aliens companion website at (http://www.routledge.com/textbooks/almostallaliens) www.routledge.com/textbooks/almostall... . Almost All Aliens Is A Complete Reinterpretation Of The Shape And Meaning Of Immigration In The History Of The United States. It Leaves The Traditional Ellis Island Model Of Immigrant Assimilation As It Embraces The Multicultural Reality Of Immigration That Has Always Existed In The United States. Almost All Aliens Operates From The Point Of View Of Ethnic Studies As Much As History And Shows That Migration To America Has Always Been Linked To Colonialism, Slavery, And Racial Oppression.--publishers Description. Immigration, Race, Ethnicity, Colonialism -- Colliding Peoples In Eastern North America, 1600-1780 -- An Anglo-american Republic? Racial Citizenship, 1760-1860 -- The Border Crossed Us: Euro-americans Take The Continent, 1830-1900 -- The Great Wave, 1870-1930 -- Cementing Hierarchy: Issues And Interpretations, 1870-1930 -- White People's America, 1924-1965 -- New Migrants From New Places Since 1965 -- Redefining Membership Amid Multiplicity Since 1965 -- Epilogue: Future Uncertain Race, Ethnicity, And Immigration At The Dawn Of The Twenty-first Century. Paul Spickard. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 519-666) And Index. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 14 Preface......Page 18 Chapter 1 Immigration, Race, Ethnicity, Colonialism......Page 22 Chapter 2 Colliding Peoples in Eastern North America, 1600–1780......Page 50 Chapter 3 An Anglo-American Republic? Racial Citizenship, 1760–1860......Page 100 Chapter 4 The Border Crossed Us: Euro-Americans Take the Continent, 1830–1900......Page 150 Chapter 5 The Great Wave, 1870–1930......Page 192 Chapter 6 Cementing Hierarchy: Issues and Interpretations, 1870–1930......Page 248 Chapter 7 White People’s America, 1924–1965......Page 312 Chapter 8 New Migrants from New Places Since 1965......Page 362 Chapter 9 Redefining Membership Amid Multiplicity Since 1965......Page 412 Chapter 10 Epilogue: Future Uncertain Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century......Page 450 Appendices......Page 486 Notes......Page 540 Illustration Permission Acknowledgments......Page 688 Also by Paul Spickard......Page 692 Index......Page 694 Humanities Book Cover 1 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 10 Acknowledgments 14 Preface 18 Chapter 1 Immigration, Race, Ethnicity, Colonialism 22 Chapter 2 Colliding Peoples in Eastern North America, 1600–1780 50 Chapter 3 An Anglo-American Republic? Racial Citizenship, 1760–1860 100 Chapter 4 The Border Crossed Us: Euro-Americans Take the Continent, 1830–1900 150 Chapter 5 The Great Wave, 1870–1930 192 Chapter 6 Cementing Hierarchy: Issues and Interpretations, 1870–1930 248 Chapter 7 White People’s America, 1924–1965 312 Chapter 8 New Migrants from New Places Since 1965 362 Chapter 9 Redefining Membership Amid Multiplicity Since 1965 412 Chapter 10 Epilogue: Future Uncertain Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century 450 Appendices 486 Notes 540 Illustration Permission Acknowledgments 688 Also by Paul Spickard 692 Index 694 Paul Spickard provides a fresh and provocative reinterpretation of immigration that embraces the multicultural reality that has always existed in the United States. This astute study illustrates the complex relationship between immigration, ethnic identity and race, slavery, and colonial expansion