New Blacks, New Whites, and the New Day

Landmark legislation in the 1960's diversified andrevitalized migration flows into the US by allowingpreviously excluded Asian and African peoples. Muchhas been made of the massive recent migrations fromLatin America and Asia, but the presence of smallerBlack African, Black Caribbean, and White Europeanimmigrant groups in the contemporary US provides fora unique natural experiment. By comparing theachievements of the latter three groups and their US-born children, we can assess the impact of US racialdynamics on Black and White peoples not saddled withthe history and psychology of US racism. Are Whiteimmigrants the beneficiaries of unearned Whiteprivilege? Are Black immigrants subjected tosegregation and exclusion? Are such advantages anddisadvantages more or less pronounced as the US-bornchildren of these immigrants reach adulthood? Inshort, to what extent is the US willing or able toincorporate Black people into its social fabric inthe wake of the Civil Rights Movement? These andother pressing questions are systematicallyaddressed in this book.

Autorentext

Amon Emeka is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles where he continues to teach and conduct research regarding the experiences of immigrants and racial minorities in the US.

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Landmark legislation in the 1960's diversified and revitalized migration flows into the US by allowing previously excluded Asian and African peoples. Much has been made of the massive recent migrations from Latin America and Asia, but the presence of smaller Black African, Black Caribbean, and White European immigrant groups in the contemporary US provides for a unique natural experiment. By comparing the achievements of the latter three groups and their US- born children, we can assess the impact of US racial dynamics on Black and White peoples not saddled with the history and psychology of US racism. Are White immigrants the beneficiaries of unearned White privilege? Are Black immigrants subjected to segregation and exclusion? Are such advantages and disadvantages more or less pronounced as the US-born children of these immigrants reach adulthood? In short, to what extent is the US willing or able to incorporate Black people into its social fabric in the wake of the Civil Rights Movement? These and other pressing questions are systematically addressed in this book.