New Perspectives on Immigrant Contexts of Reception: 'The cultural armature of cities'
We argue that important, overlooked differences in what we call the ‘cultural armature’ of Portland, Maine, and Danbury, Connecticut help explain the variation in how each city received new immigrants in recent years. Portland has a long history of contact with the outside world and used its cosmopo...
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| author | Bernadette Nadya Jaworsky Peggy Levitt Wendy Cadge Jessica Hejtmanek Sara R. Curran |
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| description | We argue that important, overlooked differences in what we call the ‘cultural armature’ of Portland, Maine, and Danbury, Connecticut help explain the variation in how each city received new immigrants in recent years. Portland has a long history of contact with the outside world and used its cosmopolitan character to promote urban redevelopment and welcome immigrants from a range of countries of origin. Danbury’s small-town, insular outlook, and the fact that most of its newcomers came from a single country of origin – some without legal documents – made immigrants’ welcome more fragmented. While leaders in both cities speak of multiculturalism and tolerance, the ‘cultural armature’ of each led city leaders to put that talk into action differently. We describe how we see this ‘cultural armature’ at work and argue that it – in combination with demographic realities – led immigrants to be more warmly welcomed in Portland than in Danbury. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-532adb4f9441400fbe529c19e071be0f2022-12-22T00:28:40ZengHelsinki University PressNordic Journal of Migration Research1799-649X2012-03-0121788810.2478/v10202-011-0029-652New Perspectives on Immigrant Contexts of Reception: 'The cultural armature of cities'Bernadette Nadya Jaworsky0Peggy Levitt1Wendy Cadge2Jessica Hejtmanek3Sara R. Curran4Department of Sociology, Masaryk University, BrnoDepartment of Sociology, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA; The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs/The Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Harvard University, Cambridge, MADepartment of Sociology, Brandeis University, Waltham, MAIndependent Scholar, Brooklyn, NYEvans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle, WAWe argue that important, overlooked differences in what we call the ‘cultural armature’ of Portland, Maine, and Danbury, Connecticut help explain the variation in how each city received new immigrants in recent years. Portland has a long history of contact with the outside world and used its cosmopolitan character to promote urban redevelopment and welcome immigrants from a range of countries of origin. Danbury’s small-town, insular outlook, and the fact that most of its newcomers came from a single country of origin – some without legal documents – made immigrants’ welcome more fragmented. While leaders in both cities speak of multiculturalism and tolerance, the ‘cultural armature’ of each led city leaders to put that talk into action differently. We describe how we see this ‘cultural armature’ at work and argue that it – in combination with demographic realities – led immigrants to be more warmly welcomed in Portland than in Danbury.https://journal-njmr.org/articles/56immigrationnew destinationsimmigrant incorporationcultural contextunited states |
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| title | New Perspectives on Immigrant Contexts of Reception: 'The cultural armature of cities' |
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