One Mighty and Irresistible Tide
The Epic Struggle Over American Immigration, 1924-1965
Jia Lynn Yang
Explore America's complex history of immigration restrictions in "One Mighty and Irresistible Tide" by Jia Lynn Yang. This book delves into the discriminatory 1924 ethnic quota system that limited large-scale immigration from southern and eastern Europe and nearly all of Asia, and the unyielding lawmakers, activists, and presidents who fought tirelessly to abolish it. Through a poignant narrative that weaves in the author's own family's story of immigration, Yang's work paints a vivid picture of how the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act transformed America and opened the door to nonwhite migration.
Publish Date
2020-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
2020-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.14
ISBN
9780393635843
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2020-07-30T20:33:43.000Z
Learn all about the mid-'60s immigration reforms that changed America but have gone largely unanalyzed. With @nytimes' @jialynnyang, whose book One Mighty and Irresistible Tide is a masterpiece. Podcast. @reason – source