Safe Haven A History Of Refugees In America

Author : David W. Haines
Publisher : Kumarian Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781565493957

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Safe Haven?: A History of Refugees in America by David W. Haines Pdf

The notion of America as land of refuge is vital to American civic consciousness yet over the past seventy years the country has had a complicated and sometimes erratic relationship with its refugee populations. Attitudes and actions toward refugees from the government, voluntary organizations, and the general public have ranged from acceptance to rejection; from well-wrought program efforts to botched policy decisions. Drawing on a wide range of contemporary and historical material, and based on the author s three-decade experience in refugee research and policy, "Safe Haven?" provides an integrated portrait of this crucial component of American immigration and of American engagement with the world. Covering seven decades of immigration history, Haines shows how refugees and their American hosts continue to struggle with national and ethnic identities and the effect this struggle has had on American institutions and attitudes.

Author : DAVID. HAINES
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1368216203

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SAFE HAVEN: A HISTORY OF REFUGEES IN AMERICA. by DAVID. HAINES Pdf

Author : Elizabeth McLuhan,Multicultural History Society of Ontario
Publisher : Multicultural Historical Society of
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 0919045677

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Safe Haven by Elizabeth McLuhan,Multicultural History Society of Ontario Pdf

Author : Dennis Gallagher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Political refugees
ISBN : UTEXAS:059172130729630

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Safe Haven by Dennis Gallagher Pdf

Author : Norman H. Finkelstein
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781641603867

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The Shelter and the Fence by Norman H. Finkelstein Pdf

"This chapter in World War II history is a well-kept secret. Make this title a first choice." —School Library Journal STARRED review The story of Holocaust refugees who found shelter in the United States—with unique parallels to today's stories of asylum seekers. In 1944, at the height of World War II, 982 European refugees found a temporary haven at Fort Ontario in Oswego, New York. They were men, women, and children who had spent frightening years one step ahead of Nazi pursuers and death. They spoke nineteen different languages, and, while most of the refugees were Jewish, a number were Catholic, Greek Orthodox, and Protestant Christians. From the time they arrived at the Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter on August 5 they began re-creating their lives and embarked on the road to becoming American citizens. In the history of World War II and the Holocaust, this "token" save by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the War Refugee Board was too little and too late for millions. But for those few who reached Oswego it was life changing. The Shelter and the Fence tells their stories.

Author : Ruth Gruber
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781453206065

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Haven by Ruth Gruber Pdf

Award-winning journalist Ruth Gruber’s powerful account of a top-secret mission to rescue one thousand European refugees in the midst of World War II In 1943, nearly one thousand European Jewish refugees from eighteen different countries were chosen by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s administration to receive asylum in the United States. All they had to do was get there. Ruth Gruber, with the support of Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, volunteered to escort them on their secret route across the Atlantic from a port in Italy to a “safe haven” camp in Oswego, New York. The dangerous endeavor carried the threat of Nazi capture with each passing day. While on the ship, Gruber recorded the refugees’ emotional stories and recounts them here in vivid detail, along with the aftermath of their arrival in the US, which involved a fight for their right to stay after the war ended. The result is a poignant and engrossing true story of suffering under Nazi persecution and incredible courage in the face of overwhelming circumstances.

Author : David W. Haines
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442260115

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Immigration Structures and Immigrant Lives by David W. Haines Pdf

Immigration Structures and Immigrant Lives provides a concise, comprehensive, interdisciplinary introduction to United States immigration and immigrants. The book is presented in two parts. Part I addresses the history, structure, dynamics, and politics of United States immigration from colonial times to the present. Part II focuses on the lives of immigrants with separate chapters examining the immigrant struggle simply to live, the challenges and opportunities of work in America, the different beliefs and commitments that fortify immigrants in their new lives, and the many different ways in which immigrants come to belong in the United States. The introduction and epilogue bracket the United States experience within a broader consideration of human mobility and current global migration trends and issues. Tables, case examples, and a timeline help illuminate both the general shape of immigration and the details of immigrant life. This text is accompanied by an ancillary package of digital tables and illustrations in order to enhance the learning experience of both the instructors and students.

Author : Gary Wiener
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-15
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781534563919

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Refugees Throughout History by Gary Wiener Pdf

Refugees search for safety in new countries after they are forced to leave home, but some people are afraid of them and treat them poorly in the countries they escape to. Learning about the history of refugees increases readers' sense of empathy for those who have been left with no choice but to flee their homes. This sensitive topic is addressed through fact-filled main text and sidebars, annotated quotes, primary sources, and a thorough timeline. Refugee issues are often in the news, and this volume presents readers with the facts they need to think critically about this topic.

Author : Shauna Labman,Geoffrey Cameron
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780228002758

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Strangers to Neighbours by Shauna Labman,Geoffrey Cameron Pdf

As a leading country in global refugee resettlement, Canada operates a unique program that allows private groups and individuals to sponsor refugees. This innovative approach has received growing international attention, but there remains a need for a more expansive understanding of the sponsorship framework and its potential implications within Canada and across the world. Strangers to Neighbours explains the origins and development of refugee sponsorship, paying particular attention to the unintended consequences and ethical dilemmas it produces for refugee policy. The contributors to this collection draw upon law, social science, and philosophy to bring a more robust and objective perspective on Canada's historical experience with sponsorship into wider conversations about the refugee crisis and resettlement. Together, they present recent cases that exemplify how the model has been applied and how it functions, while also analyzing the challenges that emerge in host-sponsor relations. This volume further examines how sponsorship has been implemented differently in countries such as the United States and Australia. The first dedicated study of refugee sponsorship policy, Strangers to Neighbours assembles leading scholars from a range of disciplines to consider whether Canada's system is indeed a sustainable model for the world.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Aliens
ISBN : PSU:000013369880

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Temporary Safe Haven Act of 1987 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law Pdf

Author : Jonathan H. X. Lee
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313384592

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History of Asian Americans by Jonathan H. X. Lee Pdf

A comprehensive, compelling, and clearly written title that provides a rich examination of the history of Asians in the United States, covering well-established Asian American groups as well as emerging ones such as the Burmese, Bhutanese, and Tibetan American communities. History of Asian Americans: Exploring Diverse Roots supplies a concise, easy-to-use, yet comprehensive resource on Asian American history. Chronologically organized, it starts with Chinese immigration to the United States and concludes with coverage of the most recent Asian migrant populations, describing Asian American lives and experiences and documenting them as an essential part of the continuously evolving American experience and mosaic. The book discusses domestic as well as international influencing factors in Asian American history, thereby providing information within a transnational framework. An ideal resource for high school and undergraduate level students as well as general readers interested in learning about the history of Asian Americans, the chapters employ critical racialization and ethnic studies discourses that put Asian and Asian Americans subjects in an insightful comparative perspective. The book also specifically addresses the important roles played by Asian American women across history.

Author : Dennis Gallagher,Susan Martin,Patricia Weiss Fagen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Asylum, Right of
ISBN : OCLC:19365099

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Temporary Safe Haven by Dennis Gallagher,Susan Martin,Patricia Weiss Fagen Pdf

Author : Nancy R. Kingsbury
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Refugees, Central American
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173026978698

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Refugees and U.S. Asylum Seekers from Central America by Nancy R. Kingsbury Pdf

Author : James Ciment,John Radzilowski
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1272 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781317477174

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American Immigration: An Encyclopedia of Political, Social, and Cultural Change by James Ciment,John Radzilowski Pdf

Thoroughly revised and expanded, this is the definitive reference on American immigration from both historic and contemporary perspectives. It traces the scope and sweep of U.S. immigration from the earliest settlements to the present, providing a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to all aspects of this critically important subject. Every major immigrant group and every era in U.S. history are fully documented and examined through detailed analysis of social, legal, political, economic, and demographic factors. Hot-topic issues and controversies - from Amnesty to the U.S.-Mexican Border - are covered in-depth. Archival and contemporary photographs and illustrations further illuminate the information provided. And dozens of charts and tables provide valuable statistics and comparative data, both historic and current. A special feature of this edition is the inclusion of more than 80 full-text primary documents from 1787 to 2013 - laws and treaties, referenda, Supreme Court cases, historical articles, and letters.

Author : Volkan Deli
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783031387937

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Iraqi Refugees in the United States by Volkan Deli Pdf

In the literature on forced migration, little is known about the experiences of Iraqi refugees resettled in the United States through the US Refugee Admissions, Reception and Placement Program. As part of its longstanding refugee resettlement policy, the United States has accepted and provided safe haven to thousands of refugees. Focusing primarily on the situation of Iraqis resettled in Arizona since the 1990s, this research uses interview findings and first-hand data to examine various aspects of their post-resettlement experiences through a meta-theoretical approach that includes aspects of humanitarian governance, adaptation, acculturation and integration. Building on this theoretical understanding, this book examines the process from the first moment of resettlement to integration as a multi-layered social reality and reveals the fundamental impact of forced migration on the 'politics of refugee life'. By examining the US resettlement program in relation to the role and functions of resettlement agencies and non-profit organizations in collaboration with the government, this book highlights the fundamental difference between refugee integration and migrant integration, introduces new concepts of integration, discusses the US refugee admissions, reception and placement program and refugee integration in relation to the organization of humanitarian governance globally, and offers recommendations for improving resettlement and integration processes.