Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Preface VII
4. 1. Introduction: New Immigrants in a New New York 1
5. 2. Immigration to New York: Policy, Population, and Patterns 33
6. 3. Immigrants, the Native-Born, and the Changing Division of Labor in New York City 81
7. 4. Soviet Jews: The City's Newest Immigrants Transform New York Jewish Life 111
8. 5. Chinese: Divergent Destinies in Immigrant New York 141
9. 6. Koreans: An "Institutionally Complete Community" in New York 173
10. 7. Jamaicans: Balancing Race and Ethnicity 201
11. 8. West Africans: Trading Places in New York 229
12. 9. Dominicans: Transnational Identities and Local Politics 251
13. 10. Mexicans: Social, Educational, Economic, and Political Problems and Prospects in New York 275
14. About the Contributors 301
15. Index 305