Why read America for Americans?

Book cover of America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States

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This definitive history of American xenophobia is "essential reading for anyone who wants to build a more inclusive society" (Ibram X. Kendi, New York Times-bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist).

The United States is known as a nation of immigrants. But it is also a nation of xenophobia.…

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1 author picked America for Americans as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Laura Hooton, Paul Spickard, and Francisco Beltrán

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This book offers a great introduction to readers on the connection between race and immigration in the United States. Erika Lee shows how race has shaped understandings of identity, citizenship, and belonging from the colonial era to the present. She argues there is an often racialized definition of America and Americanness, which has led to the marginalization and exclusion of immigrants from all corners of the globe throughout United States history.

From Laura, Paul, and Francisco's list on the history of race, ethnicity, and colonialism in the US.