Temple University Press

Temple University Press - Immigrant crossroads: globalization, incorporation, and placemaking in queens, new york, paperback/tarry hum

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3 million residents of Queens, New York are foreign-born.

Immigrants in Queens hail from more than 120 countries and speak more than 135 languages.

As an epicenter of immigrant diversity, Queens is an urban gateway that exemplifies opportunities and challenges in shaping a multi-racial democracy.

The editors and contributors to Immigrant Crossroads examine the social, spatial, economic, and political dynamics that stem from this fast-growing urbanization.

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