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"A heavily researched and thoughtful read. Highly recommended as a balanced perspective on a complex social issue."
--The Midwest Book Review

"As the US again confronts large numbers of new arrivals, this historic study of assimilation contributes to the knowledge base that can help contemporary Americans respond to the nation's latest immigrant influx."
--Choice

"Christina A. Ziegler-McPherson challenges her readers to rethink what they know about Americanization efforts in the first third of the twentieth century." "Those who read it will come away with new insights about immigration and Americanization not only in the first three decades of the twentieth century but in the twenty-first century as well."
--Journal of American History

Places Americanization in the broader context of Progressive era reforms and interprets the concept broadly, considering a wide range of initiatives involving labor conditions, housing, and services from immigrants as well as diverse educational efforts.
--Journal of Social History

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