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This Land Is Our Land: Immigrants and Power in Miami | 
 enlarge | Authors: Alex Stepick, Guillermo Grenier, Max Castro, Marvin Dunn
Publisher: University of California Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 446975
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 208
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 0520233980
Dewey Decimal Number: 305.8009759381
EAN: 9780520233980
ASIN: 0520233980
Publication Date: May 26, 2003
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Product Description
For those opposed to immigration, Miami is a nightmare. Miami is the de facto capital of Latin America; it is a city where immigrants dominate, Spanish is ubiquitous, and Denny's is an ethnic restaurant. Are Miami's immigrants representative of a trend that is undermining American culture and identity?
Drawing from in-depth fieldwork in the city and looking closely at recent events such as the Elian Gonzalez case, This Land Is Our Land examines interactions between immigrants and established Americans in Miami to address fundamental questions of American identity and multiculturalism. Rather than focusing on questions of assimilation, as many other studies have, this book concentrates on interethnic relations to provide an entirely new perspective on the changes wrought by immigration in the United States. A balanced analysis of Miami's evolution over the last forty years, This Land Is Our Land is also a powerful demonstration that immigration in America is not simply an "us versus them" phenomenon.
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Warped portrayal of Cuban-American community October 16, 2008
BM (South Florida)
In general this is an interesting book and it provides a partially accurate picture of many socio-cultural patterns in Miami-Dade. However, the book presents a lop-sided, biased and unfair characterization of Cuban-Americans and CANF supporters and a shallow overview of the complexities and the tragedy of the Elian Gonzolez case. The child's mother gave her life so that he could know freedom and have a better life with his Miami relatives, who sincerely loved him and cared for him as did many members of the local community. The authors chose to be selective in what facts they presented in order to portray the Cuban-American community in negative light.
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