Global Philadelphia: immigrant communities old and new

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Acknowledgments 1. Philadelphia's Immigrant Communities in Historical Perspective - Ayumi Takenaka and Mary Johnson Osirim Part I. Community Formation and Intra- (and Inter-) Ethnic Relations 2. 125 Years of Building Jewish Immigrant Communities in Philadelphia - Rakhmiel Peltz 3. Mapping Memories in Stone: Italians and the Transformation of a Philadelphia Landscape - Joan Saverino 4. Pan-Latino Enclaves in Philadelphia and the Formation of the Puerto Rican Community - Victor Vazquez-Hernandez 5. Opportunity, Conflict, and Communities in Transition: Historical and Contemporary Chinese Immigration to Philadelphia - Lena Sze Part II. The Role of Institutions 6. German Immigration to Philadelphia from the Colonial Period through the Twentieth Century - Birte Pfleger 7. Changes in the Behavior of Immigrants: The Irish in Philadelphia - Noel J. J. Farley and Philip L. Kilbride 8. Healthcare Access for Mexican Immigrants in South Philadelphia - Jennifer Atlas Part III. Identity Formation in a Transnational Context 9. Philadelphia's Haitian Community: Transnationalism and Unity in the Formation of Identity - Garvey F. Lundy 10. The New African Diaspora: Transnationalism and Transformation in Philadelphia - Mary Johnson Osirim 11. From Kerala to Philadelphia: The Experiences of Malayalee, Hindu Nurses in Philadelphia - Rasika Chakravarthy and Ajay Nair 12. The Other Asians in the Other Philadelphia: Understanding Cambodian Experiences in Neighborhoods, Classrooms, and Workplaces - Ellen Skilton-Sylvester and Keo Chea-Young Contributors Index