Immigrant Experiences in North America

Harald Bauder is a Professor in the Graduate Program in Immigration and Settlement Studies and the Department of Geography at Ryerson University.John Shields is a Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration and a faculty member of the Graduate Program in Immigration and Settlement Studies at Ryerson University.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsHow to Use This BookContributorsIntroduction: Understanding Immigration, Settlement, and Integration in North America, John Shields and Harald BauderChapter 1: Two Centuries of Immigration to North America, Robert VinebergChapter 2: The Transformation of US Immigration Policy, Philip KretsedemasChapter 3: Continuity and Change in Canadian Immigration Policy, Myer SiemiatyckiChapter 4: Security and Its Impact on Migrants and Refugees, Tariq Amin-KhanChapter 5: Illegalized Migrants, Charity-Ann HannanChapter 6: Finding Work: The Experience of Immigrants in North America, Michael Samers and Mitchell SniderChapter 7: Experiences of Highly Educated Immigrants, Maria Adamuti-TracheChapter 8: Immigration Status and the Legalization of Inequality, Nandita SharmaChapter 9: Ethnic Retailing, Zhixi Cecilia Zhuang, Tony Hernandez, and Shuguang WangChapter 10: Immigrant Women in Canada and the United States, Leslie Nichols and Vappu TyyskäChapter 11: The Schooling of Children of Immigrants, Mehrunnisa Ahmad AliChapter 12: Newcomer Food Security and Safety, Mustafa Koc, Kristen Soo, and Lichun Willa LiuChapter 13: The Health of Immigrants and Refugees, Morton BeiserChapter 14: Immigrant Health Services and Healthcare, Lu WangChapter 15: Ethnic Media: On the Margins No More, April LindgrenChapter 16: Changing Immigrant Settlement Patterns in North America's Gateway Cities, Sutama Ghosh and Raymond M. GarrisonGlossary of Key ConceptsCopyright Acknowledgements

Whether in the classroom or as an on-the-shelf resource, Immigrant Experiences in North America is a welcome addition to the settlement and integration literature, providing a wide range of ‘state of the art’ chapters that will be informative for students and faculty, as well as practitioners in the field, alike. . . . With a multidisciplinary approach that moves beyond national perspectives to incorporate both local and sectional policy responses, the text encourages us to challenge the intellectual and experiential barriers that often affect those who study and work in the fields of settlement and integration. - Chris Anderson, Department of Political Science, Wilfrid Laurier University""Students studying immigration are always interested in comparative analysis. . . . Because all the topics are central to any debate over immigration (they range from skilled migration, labour market incorporation, security, illegality, gender, schooling, and health), the text will draw in readers from across the social sciences.""—Richard A. Wright, Department of Geography, Dartmouth College