New immigrants in New York /

Foner has brought together an impressive collection of essays on the experiences of the ``new immigrants'' (those who arrived after 1965) in New York City. The separate chapters on Dominicans, Haitians, Vincentians and Grenadians, Jamaicans, Koreans, Chinese, and Soviet Jews add important new studies to the already well-documented mosaic of ethnic life in New York. Although this collection adds material on groups previously little studied, its major contribution is its treatment of the differences inherent in this most recent wave of immigration. Post-1965 immigration is characterized by the Third World origins of the vast majority of the new arrivals, and by the fact that New York City is no longer the principal destination for immigrants. The authors of the various essays focus on the interaction of newly arrived immigrants with existing elements in the population, and on the struggle of the new immigrants to contend with economic, social, and racial realities as they adapt to life in New York. Of great value are the first three essays, especially the one by Ellen Percy Kraly, which provide an overview of the impact of the new immigration. These essays analyze the relation between immigration law and the social patterns of immigration, an often neglected topic in immigration studies. A valuable contribution to ethnic studies in the US. Upper-division undergraduates and above.-C.D. Wintz, Texas Southern University