SOCI 440 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Postville, Iowa
11 Sep 2018
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New york website highlight the i(cid:373)(cid:373)igra(cid:374)t s settlement rate in particular areas in america. Comfort moving to a place where people are similar to you. They relied on the areas of familiarity- china stores. The pool of knowing people, you would already someone who is familiar to you- leads to a creation of little italy and chinatown. Cultural resilience- immigrants do not have to assimilate as they may have the same tradition, religion. They provide the lure for the entrepreneurially inclined, as well as those seeking wage work in ethnic firms, less educated people more likely to go to ethnic concentrated areas. Breton)- got what you needed in particular area such as a doctor, dentist and type of food that individuals are familiar with. Areas of settlement (2010)- california, new york and texas (top three) Historically, immigration has been very concentrated in certain parts of the country.
