The Refugee Intellectual: The Americanization of the Immigrants of 1933-1951

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Foreword vii
• Acknowledgments xi
• Contents xv
• Tables xvii
• 1 - Background 3
• 2 - Social and Demographic Characteristics 11
• 3 - Becoming a Citizen 24
• 4 - Learning the Language 41
• 5 - Making Friends in America 59
• 6 - Earning a Living 72
• 7 - Occupational Adjustment 111
• 8 - Social Adjustment 148
• 9 - From the Refugee's Standpoint 188
• 10 - Personal Factors in Assimilation 207
• 11 - Social Factors Influencing Assimilation 221

• Title Page iii
• Foreword vii
• Acknowledgments xi
• Contents xv
• Tables xvii
• 1 - Background 3
• 2 - Social and Demographic Characteristics 11
• 3 - Becoming a Citizen 24
• 4 - Learning the Language 41
• 5 - Making Friends in America 59
• 6 - Earning a Living 72
• 7 - Occupational Adjustment 111
• 8 - Social Adjustment 148
• 9 - From the Refugee's Standpoint 188
• 10 - Personal Factors in Assimilation 207
• 11 - Social Factors Influencing Assimilation 221
• 12 - Summary and Conclusions 239
• Appendix A - Supplementary Statistical Tables 245
• Appendix B - Study Forms 267
• Appendix C - Methodological Note 277
• Appendix D - Letters from Refugees Describing Work Experiences in the United States 287
• Appendix E - Adjusted Estimates of Refugee Integration 299
• Bibliography 303
• Index 309