Orientalism And American Immigration: A Social Work View - Softcover

Varin-mignano, Regina

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1438236301 ISBN 13: 9781438236308

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2008

Synopsis

The United States is a nation comprised of many ethnic, racial, religious, and cultural groups. Yet despite this increased attention to diversity, there are no clear guidelines for moving us from a society that "tolerates" differences to one that "honors them. What has created these differences in society, in part is the immigration policies that the United States had and currently has, and the continuous change of clusters of peoples emigrating from different countries. What this book will examine is the social problem of the cultural sensitivity towards new immigrants by society through the lense of Orientalist theory, and how this understanding can be utilized in making us more culturally sensitive society and useful for social work pratice.

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About the Author

Regina Varin-Mignano has been a New York State licensed clinical social worker for over 17 years and has worked extensively in the autism and health care fields in Queens, New York ( 9 years in a New York City Hospital) . She currently is an Instructor and Coordinator for Students with Disabilities within the City University of New York and is a Doctoral Candidate for her PhD in Social Work at Adelphi University in Garden City, N.Y. She is happily married with two sons and resides in Long Island, N.Y.

Edition details

• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1438236301
• ISBN 13: 9781438236308
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 74