Fictive kinship : family reunification and the meaning of race and nation in American migration /
Catherine Lee.
- 1 online resource (200 pages)
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 (e-book)
Family social work. Family policy--United States. Refugees--Family relationships--United States. Racism--United States. Family reunification.