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2. Worlds Apart and Together: From Italian American Girlhood to Historian of Immigration
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Virginia Yans
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- 1. Introduction 1
- 2. Worlds Apart and Together: From Italian American Girlhood to Historian of Immigration 17
- 3. Sidewalk Histories 32
- 4. Coal Town Chronicles and Scholarly Books 46
- 5. Ethnic and Racial Identities: A Polish Filipina’s Progress in Chicago and the Profession 66
- 6. From Back of the Yards to the College Classroom 80
- 7. Why Irish? Writing Irish American History 94
- 8. In Our Own Words: Reclaiming Chinese American Women’s History 111
- 9. Ordinary People 128
- 10. Americana 145
- 11. Meddling in the American Dilemma: Race, Migrations, and Identities from an Africana Transnational Perspective 157
- 12. From Uncle Mustafa to Auntie Rana: Journeys to Mexico, the United States, and Lebanon 175
- Coda 189
- Notes on Contributors 205
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- 1. Introduction 1
- 2. Worlds Apart and Together: From Italian American Girlhood to Historian of Immigration 17
- 3. Sidewalk Histories 32
- 4. Coal Town Chronicles and Scholarly Books 46
- 5. Ethnic and Racial Identities: A Polish Filipina’s Progress in Chicago and the Profession 66
- 6. From Back of the Yards to the College Classroom 80
- 7. Why Irish? Writing Irish American History 94
- 8. In Our Own Words: Reclaiming Chinese American Women’s History 111
- 9. Ordinary People 128
- 10. Americana 145
- 11. Meddling in the American Dilemma: Race, Migrations, and Identities from an Africana Transnational Perspective 157
- 12. From Uncle Mustafa to Auntie Rana: Journeys to Mexico, the United States, and Lebanon 175
- Coda 189
- Notes on Contributors 205
