02965cam a2200445 i 4500 577406816 TxAuBib 20220711120000.0 210516s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021019817 9780691206394 acid-free paper 0691206392 acid-free paper (OCoLC)1246626803 TxAuBib rda Foner, Nancy, 1945- One quarter of the nation : immigration and the transformation of America / Nancy Foner. Quarter of the nation : immigration and the transformation of America. 1/4 of the nation : immigration and the transformation of America. Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2022] 223 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-212) and index. Introduction. Immigration and the transformation of America -- The racial order -- Changing cities and communities -- The economy -- The territory of culture: immigration, popular culture, and the arts -- Electoral politics -- Conclusion. A nation in flux. "An in-depth look at the many ways immigration has redefined modern America ... This deeply researched book by one of America's leading immigration scholars tells the story of how immigrants are fundamentally changing this country. An astonishing number of immigrants and their children--nearly eighty-six million people--now live in the United States. Together, they have transformed the American experience in profound and far-reaching ways that go to the heart of the country's identity and institutions ... This wide-ranging book demonstrates how immigration has touched virtually every facet of American culture, from the music we dance to and the food we eat to the films we watch and books we read ... [and] opens a new chapter in our understanding of immigration. While many books look at how America changed immigrants, this one examines how they changed us. It reminds us that immigration has long been a part of American society, and shows how immigrants and their families continue to redefine who we are as a nation"-- Provided by publisher. 20220713. Immigrants United States. Ethnicity United States. Emigration & Immigration. Race & Ethnic Relations. United States Emigration and immigration Social aspects. United States Race relations. United States Ethnic relations. Foner, Nancy, 1945-, Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2022]. BTCLS