TY - BOOK ID - 9994043 TI - To be an American : cultural pluralism and the rhetoric of assimilation PY - 1997 SN - 0814744842 0585021783 0814735231 0814736092 9780814744840 9780585021782 9780814735237 PB - New York, NY : New York University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Acculturation -- United States. KW - Cultural pluralism -- United States. KW - Immigrants -- United States. KW - United States -- Ethnic relations. KW - Cultural pluralism KW - Immigrants KW - Acculturation KW - Gender & Ethnic Studies KW - Social Sciences KW - Ethnic & Race Studies KW - United States KW - Ethnic relations. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:9994043 AB - The impetus behind California's Proposition 187 clearly reflects the growing anti-immigrant sentiment in this country. Many Americans regard today's new immigrants as not truly American, as somehow less committed to the ideals on which the country was founded. In clear, precise terms, Bill Ong Hing considers immigration in the context of the global economy, a sluggish national economy, and the hard facts about downsizing. Importantly, he also confronts the emphatic claims of immigrant supporters that immigrants do assimilate, take jobs that native workers don't want, and contribute more to the tax coffers than they take out of the system. A major contribution of Hing's book is its emphasis on such often-overlooked issues as the competition between immigrants and African Americans, inter-group tension, and ethnic separatism, issues constantly brushed aside both by immigrant rights groups and the anti-immigrant right. Drawing on Hing's work as a lawyer deeply involved in the day-to-day life of his immigrant clients, To Be An American is a unique blend of substantive analysis, policy, and personal experience. ER -