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Show MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2001 THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE s ? f ') I If il !y f . V i c: ! o. it 1 1 ; or? U "" no iByH U U Id U M W fa M Vra fc U Considerations on the Status of the American Society Immigration an f 'V n imencan society - Alejandro Fortes Ph.D. - X Professor of Socioiogy Princeton Uni- versity Director of the Center for Migration and Development Princeton University Past President of the American Alejandro Fortes Ph.D. Professor Portes will review the evolution of immigration to the United States, its geographical concentration, and its diversity. He will present a typology of contemporary immigrants as a prelude to Socio- logical Association Member of the National Academy of Sciences ; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Author of numerous articles and books on patterns and effects of immigration including: Immigrant America: A Portrait legacies: The Story of the Immigrant Second Generation The Economic Sociology of immigration City on the Edge of Miami - The Transformation For more information about the Rocco C. Siciliano Forum: Considerations on the Status of the American Society. Please contact: J. Steven Ott, Desn College of Social and Behavioral Science .260 S? Centra! Campus Drive, .Room 205 University of Uteh Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-915- 0 Phone: (301)581-862- Fax: (801) 585-503- o 0 1 jsottcsbs.utah.edu vvvvvv.csbs.utah.edu f l : introducing the second generation. He will argue that it is the second generation, not the first, that is effects of most likely to determine the long-term contemporary immigration on American society. Professor Portes will examine the growth and composition of the new immigrant generation, the obstacles that its members confront on the way to successful integration, and the resources that immigrant families and communities bring to bear to produce successful outcomes among their offspring. He will introduce the concept of "segmented assimilation" as a useful way of thinking about these differences and highlight its significance for future policies dealing with immigration and schools. Monday, October 15, 2001 Moon Gould Auditorium, Marriott Library University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah , j. C , Free and Open to the Public OFr fe. 9 |