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Ethnic Relations   

Ethnic communities in the United States today still struggle with the tension between preserving an ethnic identity and assimilating into the larger community. Immigrants generally try to preserve a sense of their native homeland and ethnic heritage, but in order to advance economically and socially, they often need to assimilate into the American community. The process of assimilation is not always smooth, as evidenced by tension between different ethnic groups and those who consider themselves Americans.

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Ethnicity has been the root of conflict in many societies, but it has also been a source of enrichment. Most scholars define an ethnic group as a subgroup within a larger population that is set apart by common language, customs, religion, national origin, or race. But scholars do not agree…>> (read more)

 

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It is widely known in the literature that many immigrants in Western countries are at a disadvantage in the labor market (Borjas 1994; Chiswick 1978; Portes…>> (read more)

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