{"product_id":"the-housing-and-economic-experiences-of-immigrants-in-u-s-and-canadian-cities-paperback-softback-9781442628380","title":"The Housing and Economic Experiences of Immigrants in U.S. and Canadian Cities (Paperback \/ softback) 9781442628380","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Housing and Economic Experiences of Immigrants in U.S. and Canadian Cities\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCarlos Teixeira (Edited by), Wei Li (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781442628380\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 24 February 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e408 pages, 15 figures, 13 maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.3 x 2.5 cm, 0.6 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘This book is an excellent resource to learn about past and current understandings of the processes through which immigrants integrate into the housing markets and economies of the cities in the US and Canada.’\u003c\/p\u003e - Craig E. Jones (Canadian Journal of Urban Research vol 24:01:2015) \u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;#x2018;This compilation is an example of how comparative research can further advance our knowledge and understanding of structural inequality in place making.\u0026amp;#x2019;\u003c\/p\u003e - Regina Serpa (Housing Studies vol 31:02:2016)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the 1960s, new and more diverse waves of immigrants have changed the demographic composition and the landscapes of North American cities and their suburbs. \u003cem\u003eThe Housing and Economic Experiences of Immigrants in U.S. and Canadian Cities\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of essays examining how recent immigrants have fared in getting access to jobs and housing in urban centres across the continent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing a variety of methodologies, contributors from both countries present original research on a range of issues connected to housing and economic experiences. They offer both a broad overview and a series of detailed case studies that highlight the experiences of particular communities. This volume demonstrates that, while the United States and Canada have much in common when it comes to urban development, there are important structural and historical differences between the immigrant experiences in these two countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface (Audrey Kobayashi)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Housing and Economic Experiences of Immigrants in Canada and the United States (Wei Li and Carlos Teixeira)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart One: The Housing Experiences of Immigrants\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part One: The Housing Experiences of Immigrants (Carlos Teixeira)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Home Ownership among Immigrants in Canada and the United States: Similarities and Differences (Joe T. Darden)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Cohort Progress toward Household Formation and Homeownership: A Comparison of Immigrant Racialized Minority Groups in Canada and the United States (Michael Haan and Zhou Yu)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. How Are Sri Lankan Tamils Doing in Toronto’s Housing Markets? A Comparative Study of the Refugee Claimants and the Family Class Migrants (Sutama Ghosh)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. A Two-Sided Question: The Negative and Positive Impacts of Gentrification on Portuguese Residents in West-Central Toronto (Robert A. Murdie and Carlos Teixeira)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Good, the Bad and the Suburban: Tracing North American Theoretical Debates about Ethnic Enclaves, Ethnic Suburbs \u0026amp; Housing Preference (Virpal Kataure and Margaret Walton-Roberts)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Housing Experiences and Trajectories among Ethnoburban Chinese in Los Angeles: Achieving Chinese Immigrants’ American Dream (Wan Yu)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart Two: The Economic Experiences of Immigrants\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part Two: Economic Experiences of Immigrants in Canada and the United States (John Miron)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. The Colour of Money Redux: Immigrant\/Ethnic Earnings Disparity in Canada 1991–2006 (Krishna Pendakur and Ravi Pendakur)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Immigrant Underemployment in the US Urban Labor Markets (Tetiana Lysenko and Qingfang Wang)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. The Latino Commercial Landscape and Evolving Hispanic Immigrant Population in Two Midwestern Metropolitan Areas (Alex Oberle)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Immigrant Entrepreneurship in the Washington Metropolitan Area: Opportunities and Challenges Facing Ethnic Minorities (Elizabeth Chacko and Marie Price)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Financing Immigrant Small Businesses in the US and Canada (Wei Li and Lucia Lo)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Immigrant Experiences and Integration Trajectories in North American Cities: An Overview and Commentary on Themes and Concepts (John W. 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