Art in the Lives of Immigrant Communities in the United States is the first book to provide a comprehensive and lively analysis of the contributions of artists from Americas newest immigrant communities--Africa; the Middle East; China; India; Southeast Asia; Central America; and Mexico. Adding significantly to our understanding of both the arts and immigration; multidisciplinary scholars explore tensions that artists face in forging careers in a new world and navigating between their home communities and the larger society. They address the art forms that these modern settlers bring with them; show how poets; musicians; playwrights; and visual artists adapt traditional forms to new environments; and consider the ways in which the communities young people integrate their own traditions and concerns into contemporary expression.
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