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"Reprinted and revised from the February, 1908, issue of the Monthly bulletin." ; "Read before the American political science association at its annual meeting, Dec. 28, 1907." ; Caption title. ; Bibliographical foot-notes. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Today, South Asians are a rapidly growing demographic in the United States, comprising nearly 2 percent of the population. But there was a time in the not-too-distant past when the United States was far less hospitable to South Asian immigrants. In fact, until 1952, only white immigrants could become naturalized American citizens. Yet in the first half of the twentieth century, many states still had thriving communities of South Asians. In Here to Stay, Geetika Rudra, a second-generation Indian immigrant and American history buff, takes readers on a journey across the country to unearth the little-known histories of earlier generations of South Asian Americans. She visits storied sites such as Oregon's "Hindoo Alley," home to many lumber workers at the turn of the century, and Angel Island, California's immigration hub. She also introduces readers to such inspiring figures as Bhagat Singh Thind, an immigrant who had enlisted in the U.S. Army to serve his adopted country in World War I, but who was later denied citizenship and took his case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. In turns both serious and joyful, this book vividly reveals how South Asians have always been a vital part of the American tapestry

"In 'Native American Women and the Burdens of Southern History,' Daniel Usner gives closer consideration to the experiences of Native American women over time to show how they both complicate and enrich our understanding of southern history and culture. Usner explores the dynamic role that Indigenous women in the South played in confronting sequential waves of colonization, European imperial invasion, plantation encroachment, and post-Civil War racialization, revealing that these events affected them in particular ways, and their means of adaptation and resistance likewise took distinct forms. Though long neglected, Indigenous women's history is increasing and improving, thanks primarily to specialized work on select individuals, places, and periods. While drawing attention to that scholarship, Usner's work uses original research to advance a new line of inquiry that focuses on Native American women's responses and initiatives across centuries. Usner especially emphasizes the deployment of a particular feature of material culture in the Lower Mississippi Valley and Gulf Coastal area of the South. Overall, his work underscores how central Indigenous women have been in struggles for Native American territory and sovereignty throughout southern history"--

Intro -- title page -- copyright page -- The Changing Face of the United States, by Marian L. Smith -- The Changing Face of Canada, by Peter A. Hammerschmidt -- 1. South Americans: The Other Latinos -- 2. South America: From the Amazon to the Andes -- 3. Immigration to North America -- 4. Making a New Life -- 5. A Foot in Each World -- 6. Problems Facing South Americans in North America -- The Future of South Americans in North America -- Famous South Americans -- Series Glossary of Key Terms -- Further Reading -- Internet Resources -- Index -- Contributors -- Untitled -- Blank Page.

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Art and Authority in Late Colonial South American Portraiture -- 1. New Pictorial Practices: Early Official Portraits in Viceregal Peru -- 2. Visualizing Empire's History: Royal Portraits in the Iberoamerican World -- 3. Picturing Viceregal Authority in the Lima City Council -- 4. Municipal Collecting: Viceregal Portraits in Bogotá and Buenos Aires -- 5. Portrayal in a Time of Transition: Early Nineteenth-Century Portraits -- Epilogue: The Afterlife of Official Portraits -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.