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Civic Engagements
Caroline Brettell
Deborah Reed-Danahay
其他書名
The Citizenship Practices of Indian and Vietnamese Immigrants
出版
Stanford University Press
, 2011-10-05
主題
Social Science / Anthropology / General
Social Science / General
Social Science / Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies
ISBN
080477529X
9780804775298
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=gAfUiAZoKkMC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
For refugees and immigrants in the United States, expressions of citizenship and belonging emerge not only during the naturalization process but also during more informal, everyday activities in the community. Based on research in the DallasArlingtonFort Worth area of Texas, this book examines the sociocultural spaces in which Vietnamese and Indian immigrants are engaging with the wider civic sphere.
As
Civic Engagements
reveals, religious and ethnic organizations provide arenas in which immigrants develop their own ways of being and becoming "American." Skills honed at a meeting, festival, or banquet have resounding implications for the future political potential of these immigrant populations, both locally and nationally. Employing Lave and Wenger's concept of "communities of practice" as a framework, this book emphasizes the variety of processes by which new citizens acquire the civic and leadership skills that help them to move from peripheral positions to more central roles in American society.