To call it home : the new immigrants of southwestern Minnesota

Item

Identifier: 99912-RefShelf-General

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Methodology -- The newcomers -- Counting the newcomers -- Birds of a feather -- To help or to hate? -- Housing and geography -- Marshall -- Tracy -- Lynd -- Worthington -- St. James and Mountain Lake -- Madelia -- Montevideo and Willmar -- Appendix. Aid programs for newcomers and others.

Dates

Creator

Amato, Joseph Anthony (Author, Person)
Meyer, John W. (John William), 1952- (Author, Person)
Radzilowski, John, 1965- (Author, Person)
Bruyckere, Donata de, 1939- (Author, Person)
Amato, Anthony J. (Author, Person)

Conditions Governing Use

There are no restrictions on use of this collection for research purposes. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Extent

1 Volumes : Paperback; 120 pages; illustrations, map; 2 copies

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Information about the newest wave of immigrants to southwestern Minnesota--Africans, Asians, and Hispanics. Responds to such questions as who the newcomers are, why they came, and what they experience upon arrival there. Gives special attention to matters of social services, housing, school, and crime. Seeks a comparative understanding of migration patterns and the different experiences of several food-processing cities in southwestern Minnesota.