And Still They Come Immigrants and American Society 1920 to the 1990s [Paperback]

In this distinctive study of the impact of immigration and ethnicity on twentieth-century America, Barkan thoughtfully examines the changing composition of our immigrant populations, highlighting the ways in which certain facets of the struggle to adapt to American society have persisted from the 1920s until the 1990s. Going beyond the immigrant experience, Barkan considers the ways in which second- and third-generation Americans stress integration, even as they cling to important components of their ethnicity, not only adapting to American culture but shaping it. Featuring a moving photographic essay and coming alive with first-person accounts, And Still They Come is certain to provide important food for thought as Americans once more consider the narrowing gateways to the nation.

Foreword V

List of Tables and Figures X

Acknowledgments XII

Introduction 1

PART ONE 7

From Postwar to the Eve of World War: 1920-1940 8

Chapter One: The 1920s: Halting the Immigrant Floodtide 9

Adopting Quotas and National Origins 9

The Struggle Over American Citizenship 15

Chapter Two: Adapting to America: The Interwar Years 18

The Not-So-Roaring Twenties 18

Earning a Living 24

Ties that Bind: Homelands and Ethnic Institutions 32

Language, Culture, and the Second Generation 36

Leadership, Citizenship, and Ethnic Politics 40

Chapter Three: The Thirties in Crisis: Repatriation, Refugees, and the New Deal 44

Repatriation: Mexicans and Filipinos 45

Culture, Politics, and the Labor Movement 48

Anti-Semitism and the Refugee Question 50<l¥