Immigrant Geographies of North American Cities is unique in that most chapters are written by both an American and a Canadian scholar, drawn from among the top scholars in both countries. This textbook gives students access to a wide variety of scholarly perspectives, to help create a foundation for their study and research. This book also fills a gap in scholarly literature on immigrant geographies, by providing a text book that compares and contrasts immigrant experiences in the Unites States those experiences in Canada.

Part I examines the history of immigration in both countries, and the current immigration situation in the major receiving centres in both countries.

Part II examines the imprint of immigration on North American cities and suburbs by looking at the barriers and opportunities immigrants face in obtaining accessing housing, achieving socioeconomic and economic parity with the native-born population, access to quality health care, and improving rates of political incorporation. Part II also looks at the settlement patterns of newly arrived immigrants, compares current patterns to historical trends, and evaluates the role that gender plays in forming these patterns.

Part III examines the specific patterns of immigration for four non-European immigrant groups. The first three chapters in Part III look at the experiences of Asian, Latin American, and Black immigrants by comparing and contrasting specific countries of origin and specific receiving centres for each group in both Canada and the United States. The last chapter focuses on cross border migration between Canada and the United States and the impact that these immigrants have on their new countries.

 

 

Audrey Kobayashi, Wei Li and Carlos Teixeira - Introduction: Immigrant geographies: Issues and debates

 

Part I: The internationalization of North American cities and suburbs:

Helga Leitner and Valerie Preston - Going local: Canadian and American immigration policy in the new century

Dirk Hoerder and Scott Walker - Immigration trends in teh United States and Canada: A historical perspective

 

Part II: The imprint of immigration in North American cities and suburbs:

Robert A. Murdie and Emily Skop - Immigration and urban and suburban settlements

Joe Darden and Eric Fong - The spatial segregation and socio-economic inequality of immigrant groups

Thomas Carter and Domenic Vitiello - Immigrants, refugees, and housing

Lucia Lo and Wei Li - Economic experiences of immigrants

Damaris Rose and Brian Ray - How gender matters to immigration and settlement in Canadian and US cities

Lu Wang, Elizabeth Chacko and Lindsay Withers - Immigration, health, and health care

Els de Graauw and Caroline Andrew - Immigrant political incorporation in American and Canadian cities

 

Part III: Immigrant groups in North American cities and suburbs:

Shuguang Wang and Qingfang Wang - Contemporary Asian immigrants in the United States and Canada

Thomas Boswell and Brian Ray - Contemporary profiles of black immigrants in the United States and Canada

Luisa Veronis and Heather Smith - Latin American immigrants: Parallel and diverging geographies

Susan Hardwick and Heather Smith - Crossing the 49th Parallel: American immigrants in Canada and Canadians in the US

James Allen and Carlos Teixeira - Conclusion: A review and some significant findings

 

Carlos Teixeira is Associate Professor of Geography in the Department of Community, Culture and Global Studies at the University of British Columbia.

Audrey Kobayashi is Professor in the Department of Geography at Queens' University Canada.

Wei Li is Professor in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at Arizona State University.

 

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