Mexican New York: Transnational Lives of New Immigrants (Book Review)
Robert Courtney Smith (Ph.D. Columbia), the author of Mexican New York: Transnational Lives of New Immigrants, is a Professor of Sociology, Immigration Studies and Public Affair at the School of Public Affairs at Baruch College and the Graduate Center in the City University of New York (CUNY). Smith may specializations include Ethnography, Globalization, Ethnicity, and Migration. His foremost book, Mexican New York: Transnational Lives of New Immigrants won a Presidential award from CUNY and the American Sociological Association in 2008 as the overall Distinguished Book as well as many other prizes. His book is an analysis of “local-level” transnationalism impact in politics in the first …show more content…
Although his research is not fully based in the Mexican immigrants, it is rather based in a small community of immigrants from Tucuani, this is a work that helps people to understand the transnational life of migrants in general. In fact, being an international student and coming from a country market by immigration, this book also provides an explanation of some for some of my experience. For example, when he notices how the first generation and second generation is treated differently when returning home. The first generation is well received and praised when the second generation is treated as arrogant. I could notice similar behaviors when I return home for visit. Moreover, my country was also greatly impacted by civil war which forced a number of people to immigrate. This book analysis presented several explanations for the reason why first generation keeps the image of their country of origin as “home” and the second not so much. In fact, these views may influence how both generations are treated when returning to their home
Robert Courtney Smith (Ph.D. Columbia), the author of Mexican New York: Transnational Lives of New Immigrants, is a Professor of Sociology, Immigration Studies and Public Affair at the School of Public Affairs at Baruch College and the Graduate Center in the City University of New York (CUNY). Smith may specializations include Ethnography, Globalization, Ethnicity, and Migration. His foremost book, Mexican New York: Transnational Lives of New Immigrants won a Presidential award from CUNY and the American Sociological Association in 2008 as the overall Distinguished Book as well as many other prizes. His book is an analysis of “local-level” transnationalism impact in politics in the first …show more content…
Although his research is not fully based in the Mexican immigrants, it is rather based in a small community of immigrants from Tucuani, this is a work that helps people to understand the transnational life of migrants in general. In fact, being an international student and coming from a country market by immigration, this book also provides an explanation of some for some of my experience. For example, when he notices how the first generation and second generation is treated differently when returning home. The first generation is well received and praised when the second generation is treated as arrogant. I could notice similar behaviors when I return home for visit. Moreover, my country was also greatly impacted by civil war which forced a number of people to immigrate. This book analysis presented several explanations for the reason why first generation keeps the image of their country of origin as “home” and the second not so much. In fact, these views may influence how both generations are treated when returning to their home