1. Adult Children of Professional and Entrepreneurial Immigrants: Second-Generation Iranians in the United States

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables and Figures ix
4. Foreword xi
5. Acknowledgments xvii
6. Introduction 1
7. Part I: Ethnic Identity and Challenges of Integration
8. Introduction 19
9. 1. Adult Children of Professional and Entrepreneurial Immigrants: Second-Generation Iranians in the United States 25
10. 2. Host Discrimination, Bounded Mobility, and Bounded Belonging: Iranians in Germany 50
11. 3. Challenges of Integration and Belonging: Iranians in the Netherlands 74
12. 4. Integration, Cultural Production, and Challenges of Identity Construction: Iranians in Great Britain 93
13. 5. Transmigration, Proximity, and Sociopolitical Disconnection: Iranians in the United Arab Emirates 125
14. Part II: Creative Cultural Activities and (Re)construction of Culture and Ethnic Identity
15. Introduction 151
16. 6. Construction of National Identity through Ethnic Poetry, Film, and Play: Iranians in Australia 157
17. 7. Diaspora and Literary Production: Iranians in France 178
18. 8. Diaspora and Ethnic Identity Construction and Negotiation through Literary Production: Iranians in Italy 196
19. Conclusion: Prospect for Integration of Iranians and Questions for Future Research 219
20. Bibliography 231
21. Contributors 250
22. Index 255