The Ethnic Dimension in American History

The Ethnic Dimension in American History is a thorough survey of the role that ethnicity has played in shaping the history of the United States. Considering ethnicity in terms of race, language, religion and national origin, this important text examines its effects on social relations, public policy and economic development. A thorough survey of the role that ethnicity has played in shaping the history of the United States, including the effects of ethnicity on social relations, public policy and economic development Includes histories of a wide range of ethnic groups including African Americans, Native Americans, Jews, Chinese, Europeans, Japanese, Muslims, Koreans, and Latinos Examines the interaction of ethnic groups with one another and the dynamic processes of acculturation, modernization, and assimilation; as well as the history of immigration Revised and updated material in the fourth edition reflects current thinking and recent history, bringing the story up to the present and including the impact of 9/11

Introduction 1 Part I Worlds Collide: Indian People, Africans, and Europeans in Colonial America 7 1 The First Americans 17 2 The European Migrations 29 3 Ethnicity and Manifest Destiny 58 4 African Americans in the Early Years 92 Conclusion: Ethnic America in 1890 113 Part II Ethnic America in Transition, 1890–1945 121 5 The Age of the New Immigrants 128 6 American Jews 151 7 Asian America, 1882–1945 165 8 The Nativist Reaction 179 9 Native Americans: The Assault on Tribalism 191 10 Jim Crow and Ghettos: African Americans 205 11 Mexican Americans 218 Conclusion: Ethnic America in 1945 230 Part III Change and Continuity in Ethnic America, 1945 to the Present 241 12 The African Americans 246 13 The Latino Mosaic 263 14 Asian Americans in the Modern World 282 15 The Newest Arrivals 298 16 Native Americans in the Modern World 314 17 White Ethnics in Modern America 329 Conclusion: Ethnic America in 2010 345 Selected Readings 357 Index 364