Immigrant Agency
Author | : Yang Sao Xiong |
Publisher | : Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages | : 199 |
Release | : 2022-03-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781978824041 |
ISBN-13 | : 1978824041 |
Rating | : 4/5 (041 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Immigrant Agency by : Yang Sao Xiong
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.