This encyclopedia contains 50 thorough profiles of the most numerically significant immigrant groups now making their homes in the United States, telling the story of our newest immigrants and introducing them to their fellow Americans. One of the main reasons the United States has evolved so quickly and radically in the last 100 years is the large number of ethnically diverse immigrants that have become part of its population. People from every area of the world have come to America in an effort to realize their dreams of more opportunity and better lives, either for themselves or for their children. This book provides a fascinating picture of the lives of immigrants from 50 countries who have contributed substantially to the diversity of the United States, exploring all aspects of the immigrants' lives in the old world as well as the new. Each essay explains why these people have come to the United States, how they have adjusted to and integrated into American society, and what portends for their future. Accounts of the experiences of the second generation and the effects of relations between the United States and the sending country round out these unusually rich and demographically detailed portraits.

Table of Contents:
Preface, Introduction, Chronology, Afghan Immigrants, Ceri Oeppen Argentinian Immigrants, Judith Ann Warner Bahamian Immigrants, Kathryn Beard Bangladeshi Immigrants, Ahrar Ahmad Brazilian Immigrants, Franklin Goza Cambodian Immigrants, Justin Corfield Chilean Immigrants, Cristián Doña-Reveco Chinese Immigrants, Jonathan H. X. Lee Colombian Immigrants, Enrique S. Pumar Costa Rican Immigrants, Thea S. Alvarado Cuban Immigrants, Guillermo J. Grenier Dominican Immigrants, Ramona Hernández and Anthony Stevens-Acevedo Ecuadorian Immigrants, Kenneth Kincaid Egyptian Immigrants, Caroline Nagel Eritrean Immigrants, Tricia Redeker Hepner Ethiopian Immigrants, Solomon Addis Getahun Filipino Immigrants, Maria Paz Gutierrez Esguerra Ghanaian Immigrants, Baffour K. Takyi Guatemalan Immigrants, Timothy Steigenga and Sandra Lazo de la Vega Guyanese (Indo-Guyanese) Immigrants, Stephen J. Sills and Natassaja Chowthi Haitian Immigrants, Bertin M. Louis Jr. Honduran Immigrants, Suyapa G. Portillo Villeda Indian (Asian Indian) Immigrants, Karen Isaksen Leonard Indonesian Immigrants, Jennifer Cho Iranian Immigrants, Maboud Ansari Iraqi Immigrants, Mary C. Sengstock Israeli Jewish Immigrants, Steven J. Gold Jamaican Immigrants, Alwyn D. Gilkes Japanese Immigrants, Eiichiro Azuma Kenyan Immigrants, Nicole C. D'Errico and Scott G. Feinstein Korean Immigrants, Won Moo Hurh Laotian Immigrants, Helen K. Kim Lebanese Immigrants, Stephen J. Sills Liberian Immigrants, Hana Brown Mexican Immigrants, Alma M. Garcia Nicaraguan Immigrants, Lisa Konczal Nigerian Immigrants, Mojúbàolú Olúfúnké Okome Pakistani Immigrants, Kathleen M. Moore Palestinian and Jordanian Immigrants, Randa Bassem Serhan Panamanian Immigrants, Joanna Doran and Anulkah Thomas Peruvian Immigrants, Erika Busse-Cárdenas and Rodrigo Lovatón Dávila Puerto Ricans, María E. Pérez y González Salvadoran Immigrants, Carlos B. Cordova Somalian Immigrants, Franklin Goza Sudanese Immigrants, Deidre Ann Tyler Taiwanese Immigrants, Franklin Ng Thai Immigrants, Jenjira Yahirun Trinidadian and Tobagonian Immigrants, Teruyuki Tsuji Venezuelan Immigrants, Magaly Sanchez-R. Vietnamese Immigrants, Hien Duc Do Selected Bibliography, About the Editor and Contributors, Index,