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Immigrant Minorities in the United States: Research @Rutgers Libraries: GETTING STARTED

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Background Information

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Knowledge is of two kinds: we know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it. -- Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)

For an introduction to concepts and ideas for research topics, electronic reference sources or subject Encyclopedias can be useful.

Sociology Encyclopedias @ RU Libraries provides a wide variety of encyclopedias for sociological topics

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          Examines the lives of first- and second-generation immigrants with a focus on their journey to America, their search for  identity and the emotions they experienced in a new land. Electronic version of the print resource.

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Triveni Kuchi
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Librarian for Sociology, Criminal Justice, Cinema, South Asian, and Middle Eastern Studies
New Brunswick Libraries,
Rutgers University - New Brunswick,
Carr Library, 75 Avenue E, Piscataway, NJ-08854
848-445-5733

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