Reviewed by John McKiernan-Gonzalez | Reviews | Journal of American Ethnic History, 27.3

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Crossing Borders, Challenging Boundaries: Race, Ethnicity, and Migration. By Caroline Brettel. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2007. viii + 334 pp. Map, photos, tables, graphs, notes, bibliography, and index. $80.00 (cloth).

These case studies argue for locating the observations, theories, and methods associated with migration studies more centrally in our understanding of the making of American society—slavery, detention centers, dance halls, job hopping, immigrant assimilation, ethnic identity, and residential segregation. The authors focus on areas dense with recent in-migration: Silicon Valley; Los Angeles; North Carolina; Chicago; Biafra; Washington, D.C.; and New York City. In doing so, the authors refine or undercut established theoretical observations about migration in the United States.

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