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| Author | : Sofya Aptekar |
| Publisher | : Rutgers University Press |
| Total Pages | : 132 |
| Release | : 2015-03-18 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0813575443 |
Between 2000 and 2011, eight million immigrants became American citizens. In naturalization ceremonies large and small these new Americans pledged an oath of allegiance to the United States, gaining the right to vote, serve on juries, and hold political office; access to certain jobs; and the legal rights of full citizens. In The Road to Citizenship, Sofya Aptekar analyzes what the process of becoming a citizen means for these newly minted Americans and what it means for the United States as a whole. Examining the evolution of the discursive role of immigrants in American society from potential traitors to morally superior “supercitizens,” Aptekar’s in-depth research uncovers considerable contradictions with the way naturalization works today. Census data reveal that citizenship is distributed in ways that increasingly exacerbate existing class and racial inequalities, at the same time that immigrants’ own understandings of naturalization defy accepted stories we tell about assimilation, citizenship, and becoming American. Aptekar contends that debates about immigration must be broadened beyond the current focus on borders and documentation to include larger questions about the definition of citizenship. Aptekar’s work brings into sharp relief key questions about the overall system: does the current naturalization process accurately reflect our priorities as a nation and reflect the values we wish to instill in new residents and citizens? Should barriers to full membership in the American polity be lowered? What are the implications of keeping the process the same or changing it? Using archival research, interviews, analysis of census and survey data, and participant observation of citizenship ceremonies, The Road to Citizenship demonstrates the ways in which naturalization itself reflects the larger operations of social cohesion and democracy in America.
| Author | : Sara Howell |
| Publisher | : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
| Total Pages | : 26 |
| Release | : 2014-07-15 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1477767355 |
Many Americans are citizens because they were born here. But not everyone who lives here is a citizen. Ease into the process of applying for citizenship with help from this informative volume. Accompanying photos and captions familiarize readers with the citizenship test, the character check, and many other facets of the path to citizenship.
| Author | : United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 64 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : Citizenship |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Hiroshi Motomura |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 265 |
| Release | : 2007-09-17 |
| Genre | : Law |
| ISBN | : 0199887438 |
Although America is unquestionably a nation of immigrants, its immigration policies have inspired more questions than consensus on who should be admitted and what the path to citizenship should be. In Americans in Waiting, Hiroshi Motomura looks to a forgotten part of our past to show how, for over 150 years, immigration was assumed to be a transition to citizenship, with immigrants essentially being treated as future citizens--Americans in waiting. Challenging current conceptions, the author deftly uncovers how this view, once so central to law and policy, has all but vanished. Motomura explains how America could create a more unified society by recovering this lost history and by giving immigrants more, but at the same time asking more of them. A timely, panoramic chronicle of immigration and citizenship in the United States, Americans in Waiting offers new ideas and a fresh perspective on current debates.
| Author | : Allan Colbern |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 457 |
| Release | : 2020-10-22 |
| Genre | : Law |
| ISBN | : 110884104X |
States have historically led in rights expansion for marginalized populations and remain leaders today on the rights of undocumented immigrants.
| Author | : United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 96 |
| Release | : 1950 |
| Genre | : Citizenship |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Alysa Ullman |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : Citizenship |
| ISBN | : 9780547078007 |
| Author | : Kremena Spengler |
| Publisher | : Sequence American Government |
| Total Pages | : 32 |
| Release | : 2019-08 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 9781681516707 |
"This book for elementary readers highlights the sequence of events from idea to implementation. Full-color photographs and a timeline support each step in the process, from first arrival in the U.S. through the application, testing and the final oath. A glossary, further resources, and an index are included"--
| Author | : United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 92 |
| Release | : 1952 |
| Genre | : Citizenship |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Sara Saedi |
| Publisher | : Knopf Books for Young Readers |
| Total Pages | : 290 |
| Release | : 2018-02-06 |
| Genre | : Young Adult Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1524717819 |
In development as a television series from Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine production company and ABC Studios! This hilarious, poignant and true story of one teen's experience growing up in America as an undocumented immigrant from the Middle East is an increasingly necessary read in today's divisive world. Perfect for fans of Mindy Kaling and Trevor Noah's books. “Very funny but never flippant, Saedi mixes ‘90s pop culture references, adolescent angst and Iranian history into an intimate, informative narrative.” —The New York Times At thirteen, bright-eyed, straight-A student Sara Saedi uncovered a terrible family secret: she was breaking the law simply by living in the United States. Only two years old when her parents fled Iran, she didn't learn of her undocumented status until her older sister wanted to apply for an after-school job, but couldn't because she didn't have a Social Security number. Fear of deportation kept Sara up at night, but it didn't keep her from being a teenager. She desperately wanted a green card, along with clear skin, her own car, and a boyfriend. Americanized follows Sara's progress toward getting her green card, but that's only a portion of her experiences as an Iranian-"American" teenager. From discovering that her parents secretly divorced to facilitate her mother's green card application to learning how to tame her unibrow, Sara pivots gracefully from the terrifying prospect that she might be kicked out of the country at any time to the almost-as-terrifying possibility that she might be the only one of her friends without a date to the prom. This moving, often hilarious story is for anyone who has ever shared either fear. FEATURED ON NPR'S FRESH AIR A NYPL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST OF THE BEST BOOK SELECTION A SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR FOUR STARRED REVIEWS! “A must-read, vitally important memoir. . . . Poignant and often LOL funny, Americanized is utterly of the moment.”—Bustle “Read Saedi’s memoir to push out the poison.”—Teen Vogue “A funny, poignant must read for the times we are living in today.”—Pop Sugar
