Generations of Joy and Sorrow: The American Dream

Author: Deng Shusheng
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Publish Date: 2001-06-01
Features: The United States is a melting pot of over 100 ethnic and racial groups. In this tumultuous and spectacular history of immigration in America, there are shining chapters of tolerance and resilience, as well as notorious scandals of racial persecution that shame the nation. The intertwined history of glory and shame, justice and injustice in American immigration is highly worth revisiting and studying. Over a decade ago, the author wrote a book titled America and Immigration—History, Reality, and Future, which was one of the earliest specialized works on immigration issues in China. Throughout the 1990s and into the new century, the subjective and objective environments of American immigration have undergone significant changes. The issues of immigration and race relations, immigration policies and the rapid development of high technology, and the interplay between the U.S. immigration situation and the broader international environment have all become more complex. Therefore, the author has added new material from the past decade to the previous book, reexamined several of its viewpoints, and conducted a more in-depth comprehensive study of American immigration and race relations. The author sincerely invites old friends, new acquaintances, and a broad readership, as well as the mid-career and young scholars who have become the backbone of American history research in recent years, to offer their valuable insights.