Transforming politics, transforming America the political and civic incorporation of immigrants in the United States /
edited by Taeku Lee, S. Karthick Ramakrishnan, and Ricardo Ramírez.
- Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, (c)2006.
- 1 online resource (x, 307 pages) : illustrations.
- Race, ethnicity, and politics .
Based on a conference on "A Nation of Immigrants: Ethnic Identity and Political Incorporation" held in May 2003 in Berkeley, Calif.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction / Immigrants and the changing categories of race / Mobilizing group consciousness : when does ethnicity have political consequences? / Rethinking citizenship : noncitizen voting and immigrant political engagement in the United States / Jus meritum : citizenship for service / The impact of dual nationality on political participation / Transnational politics and civic engagement : do home-country political ties limit Latino immigrant pursuit of U.S. civic engagement and citizenship? / Out of line : immigration and party identification among Latinos and Asian Americans / Nonpartisan Latino and Asian American contactability and voter mobilization / Politics among young adults in New York : the immigrant second generation / Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose? : an examination of the racial attitudes of new immigrants in the United States / The political assimilation of the fourth wave / But do they bowl? : race, immigrant incorporation, and civic voluntarism in the United States / Conclusions / Taeku Lee, S. Karthick Ramakrishnan, and Ricardo Ramírez -- Kenneth Prewitt -- Jane Junn -- Lisa García Bedolla -- Cara Wong and Grace Cho -- Bruce Cain and Brendan Doherty -- Louis DeSipio -- Zoltan Hajnal and Taeku Lee -- Ricardo Ramírez and Janelle Wong -- John Mollenkopf ... [and others -- Tatishe Mavovosi Nteta -- Kathryn Pearson and Jack Citrin -- S. Karthick Ramakrishnan -- Taeku Lee, S. Karthick Ramakrishnan, and Ricardo Ramírez.