Art in the lives of immigrant communities in the United States / edited by Paul DiMaggio and Patricia Fernández-Kelly.

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TextSeries: Rutgers series on the public life of the artsPublication details: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2010.Description: 1 online resource (vii, 292 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9780813550411
0813550416
1283369982
9781283369985

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Art in the lives of immigrant communities in the United States.DDC classification:

700.86/9120973 22

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NX180.S6 A73 2010eb

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Contents:

Introduction: The diversity and mobility of immigrant arts / Paul DiMaggio and Patricia Fernández-Kelly -- Migrants and the transformation of Philadelphia's cultural sector / Mark J. Stern, Susan C. Seifert, and Domenic Vitiello -- A howl to the heavens: art in the life of first- and second-generation Cuban Americans / Patricia Fernández-Kelly -- Inside and outside the box: the politics of Arab American identity and artistic representations / Amaney Jamal -- Desis in and out of the house: South Asian youth culture in the United States before and after 9/11 / Sunaina Maira -- The intimate circle: finding common ground in mariachi and norteña music / Clifford R. Murphy -- GenerAsians learn Chinese: the Asian American youth generation and new class formations / Deborah Wong -- Unfinished journey: Mexican migration through the visual arts / Gilberto Cárdenas -- Immigrant art as liminal expression: the case of Central Americans / Cecilia Menjívar -- Negotiating memories of war: arts in Vietnamese American communities / Yen Le Espiritu -- Miracles on the border: the votive art of Mexican migrants to the United States / Jorge Durand and Douglas S. Massey -- Visual culture and visual piety in Little Haiti: the sea, the tree, and the refugee / Terry Rey and Alex Stepick.

Summary: Art in the Lives of Immigrant Communities in the United States is the first book to provide a comprehensive and lively analysis of the contributions of artists from America's newest immigrant communities-Africa, the Middle East, China, India, Southeast Asia, Central America, and Mexico. Adding significantly to our understanding of both the arts and immigration, multidisciplinary scholars explore tensions that artists face in forging careers in a new world and navigating between their home communities and the larger society.

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Art in the Lives of Immigrant Communities in the United States is the first book to provide a comprehensive and lively analysis of the contributions of artists from America's newest immigrant communities-Africa, the Middle East, China, India, Southeast Asia, Central America, and Mexico. Adding significantly to our understanding of both the arts and immigration, multidisciplinary scholars explore tensions that artists face in forging careers in a new world and navigating between their home communities and the larger society.

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