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From Ellis Island to JFK: New York`s Two Great Waves of Immigration
by Nancy Foner (Yale University Press, 2002.)

A synthesis of what we know about immigration during both mass migration periods. more info...

Murder in New York City
by Eric H. Monkkonen (The University of California Press, 2001.)

Murder in New York City is a demographic and historical analysis. more info...

 

Population History of New York City
by Ira Rosenwaike (Syracuse University Press, 1972.)

It is amazing that this out of date book is still in print. It does cover the first wave of immigration in depth and detail. more info...

Still the Promised City? : Afro-Americans and New Immigrants in Postindustrial New York
by Roger Waldinger (Harvard University Press, 1996.)

An interesting account of how Afro-Americans are faring compared to the immigrants in New York City more info...

The New Race Question: How the Census Counts Multiracial Individuals
by Joel Perlmann and Mary Waters, editors (Russell Sage Foundation, 2002.)

An examination of what we know about racial enumeration, the likely effects of the census change, and possible policy implications for the future. more info...

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