Download or read book Civic Inequalitites written by Subramanian Karthick Ramakrishnan and published by Public Policy Instit. of CA. This book was released on 2006 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Immigrants and Community Organizations in California written by Public Policy Institute of California and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an overview of: S. Karthick Ramakrishnan. Civic inequalitites : immigrant volunteerism and community organizations in California.
Download or read book Civic Hopes and Political Realities written by S. Karthick Ramakrishnan and published by Russell Sage Foundation. This book was released on 2008-07-10 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many Americans, participation in community organizations lays the groundwork for future political engagement. But how does this traditional model of civic life relate to the experiences of today's immigrants? Do community organizations help immigrants gain political influence in their neighborhoods and cities? In Civic Hopes and Political Realities, experts from a wide range of disciplines explore the way civic groups across the country and around the world are shaping immigrants' quest for political effectiveness. Civic Hopes and Political Realities shows that while immigrant organizations play an important role in the lives of members, their impact is often compromised by political marginalization and a severe lack of resources. S. Karthick Ramakrishnan and Irene Bloemraad examine community organizations in six cities in California and find that even in areas with high rates of immigrant organizing, policymakers remain unaware of local ethnic organizations. Looking at new immigrant destinations, Kristi Andersen finds that community organizations often serve as the primary vehicle for political incorporation—a role once played by the major political parties. Floris Vermeulen and Maria Berger show how policies in two European cities lead to very different outcomes for ethnic organizations. Amsterdam's more welcoming multicultural policies help immigrant community groups attain a level of political clout that similar organizations in Berlin lack. Janelle Wong, Kathy Rim, and Haven Perez report on a study of Latino and Asian American evangelical churches. While the church shapes members' political views on issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage, church members may also question the evangelical movement's position on such issues as civil rights and immigration. Els de Graauw finds that many non-profit organizations without explicitly political agendas nonetheless play a crucial role in advancing the political interests of their immigrant members. Recent cuts in funding for such organizations, she argues, block not only the provision of key social services, but also an important avenue for political voice. Looking at community organizing in a suburban community, Sofya Aptekar finds that even when immigrant organizations have considerable resources and highly educated members, they tend to be excluded from town politics. Some observers worry that America's increasing diversity is detrimental to civic life and political engagement. Civic Hopes and Political Realities boldly advances an alternative understanding of the ways in which immigrants are enriching America's civic and political realms—even in the face of often challenging circumstances.
Download or read book California Immigration and Housing Bulletin written by California. Commission of Immigration and Housing and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Asian and Latino Immigrants in a Restructuring Economy written by Marta López-Garza and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2002-06-01 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experiencing both the enormous benefits and the serious detriments of globalization and economic restructuring, Southern California serves as a magnet for immigrants from many parts of the world. This volume advances an emerging body of work that centers this region's future on the links between the two fastest-growing racial groups in California, Asians and Latinos, and the economic and social mainstream of this important sector of the global economy. The contributors to the anthology—scholars and community leaders with social science, urban planning, and legal backgrounds—provide a multi-faceted analysis of gender, class, and race relations. They also examine various forms of immigrant economic participation, from low-wage workers to entrepreneurs and capital investors. Asian and Latino Immigrants in a Restructuring Economy documents the entrenchment of various immigrant communities in the socio-political and economic fabric of United States society and these communities' role in transforming the Los Angeles region.
Download or read book Immigrant California written by David Scott FitzGerald and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2021-01-26 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If California were its own country, it would have the world's fifth largest immigrant population. The way these newcomers are integrated into the state will shape California's schools, workforce, businesses, public health, politics, and culture. In Immigrant California, leading experts in U.S. migration provide cutting-edge research on the incorporation of immigrants and their descendants in this bellwether state. California, unique for its diverse population, powerful economy, and progressive politics, provides important lessons for what to expect as demographic change comes to most states across the country. Contributors to this volume cover topics ranging from education systems to healthcare initiatives and unravel the sometimes-contradictory details of California's immigration history. By examining the past and present of immigration policy in California, the volume shows how a state that was once the national leader in anti-immigrant policies quickly became a standard-bearer of greater accommodation. California's successes, and its failures, provide an essential road map for the future prosperity of immigrants and natives alike.
Download or read book Making Immigrant Rights Real written by Els de Graauw and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than half of the 41 million foreign-born individuals in the United States today are noncitizens, half have difficulty with English, a quarter are undocumented, and many are poor. As a result, most immigrants have few opportunities to make their voices heard in the political process. Nonprofits in many cities have stepped into this gap to promote the integration of disadvantaged immigrants. They have done so despite notable constraints on their political activities, including limits on their lobbying and partisan electioneering, limited organizational resources, and dependence on government funding. Immigrant rights advocates also operate in a national context focused on immigration enforcement rather than immigrant integration. In Making Immigrant Rights Real, Els de Graauw examines how immigrant-serving nonprofits can make impressive policy gains despite these limitations. Drawing on three case studies of immigrant rights policies—language access, labor rights, and municipal ID cards—in San Francisco, de Graauw develops a tripartite model of advocacy strategies that nonprofits have used to propose, enact, and implement immigrant-friendly policies: administrative advocacy, cross-sectoral and cross-organizational collaborations, and strategic issue framing. The inventive development and deployment of these strategies enabled immigrant-serving nonprofits in San Francisco to secure some remarkable new immigrant rights victories, and de Graauw explores how other cities can learn from their experiences.
Download or read book Dynamic Mosaic written by Isao Fujimoto and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What's in focus here is how marginalized, unrecognized and diverse groups of immigrants within a setting of great contradictions can be energized to develop their communities The setting is the Central Valley of California, the richest agricultural region in the world stretching 450 miles in the heartland of the state. Within this productive region lie 58 incorporated cities of California, with the majority of them ranking among the poorest cities of nearly 500 in the state. The communities in question are very diverse and made up of refugees, immigrants, migrant farm laborers, low income workers from all over the world. They speak numerous indigenous languages from the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, the mountainous pockets of Laos, countries from other regions such as Armenia in the former Soviet Union, Liberia in West Africa and El Salvador in Central America. The Central Valley Partnership for Citizenship (CVP), formed by melding community based organizations who had worked independently on various issues facing Central Valley communities, led to numerous creative collaborations. These included the creation of the Civic Action Network, involving 149 emerging immigrant and low income worker organizations, developing a leadership training program for immigrant communities, training youth in research resulting in action and organizing the Tamejavi festival that celebrates the creative contributions immigrants can make to . the Central Valley. How these collaborative efforts were brought about is discussed in the ensuing chapters. The CVP was designed as a l0 year project which accomplished much in mobilizing communities but fell short of developing into a sustainable organization to continue the creative approaches to community development. The final chapter summarizes the lessons in community organizing and development offered by the CVP experience. The concluding analysis revolves around questions concerning clarity of goals, dependence and sustainability pertaining to community development approaches. . (Abstract).
Download or read book Immigrants in California written by Hans P. Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Making Los Angeles Home written by Rafael Alarcon and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making Los Angeles Home examines the different integration strategies implemented by Mexican immigrants in the Los Angeles region. Relying on statistical data and ethnographic information, the authors analyze four different dimensions of the immigrant integration process (economic, social, cultural, and political) and show that there is no single path for its achievement, but instead an array of strategies that yield different results. However, their analysis also shows that immigrants' successful integration essentially depends upon their legal status and long residence in the region. The book shows that, despite this finding, immigrants nevertheless decide to settle in Los Angeles, the place where they have made their homes.
Download or read book The Structure and Role of Ethic Community Organizations in Social Adjustment and the Development of Social Capital in Chinese and Vietnamese Immigrant Communities written by Winston Tseng and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chinese Ethnic Organizations in California written by Shirley Wang and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Handbook of Community based Organizations Serving Latinos in Selected Sites in California written by Federico A. Subervi-Vélez and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Immigrants and Local Governance written by Subramanian Karthick Ramakrishnan and published by Public Policy Instit. of CA. This book was released on 2005-05-01 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Community Survey Made in Los Angeles City written by California. Commission of Immigration and Housing and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book We the People written by Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Immigrant Agency written by Yang Sao Xiong and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2022-03-18 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although political incorporation is often seen as something that states do, immigrants exert agency in incorporating themselves. Through a sociological analysis of Hmong former refugees' grassroots movements in the United States between the 1990s and 2000s, Immigrant Agency uncovers the dynamic interactions between immigrant agency and state racialization that generate racialized incorporation.
