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Fictive kinship

Lee, Catherine.

Fictive kinship family reunification and the meaning of race and nation in American migration / [electronic resource] : Catherine Lee. - New York : Russell Sage Foundation, 2013. - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Note on terminology -- Introduction -- The fabric of our civilization as we know it : family in research and policy -- I have kept my blood pure : gender propriety, class privilege, and racial purity in family reunification during the exclusion era -- Reason of elemental humanity : the urgency of uniting families in the post-war era on the road to immigration reform -- Our nation's efforts to protect families has fallen far short : pluralist ideals and vulnerable families -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Appendix: Data and methods -- References -- Index.

9781610448123 161044812X


Family reunification.
Racism--United States.
Refugees--Family relationships--United States.
Family policy--United States.
Family social work


United States--Emigration and immigration.


Electronic books.

HV699 / .L43944 2013

325.73