Catherine Simpson Bueker ’00 AM, ’03 PhD writes: “In September I published Beyond White Picket Fences: Evolution of an American Town with the Russell Sage Foundation. The book examines the changing demographics of Wellesley, Massachusetts, over the past 100+ years. Drawing on interviews, archival data, and participant observations, I examine how Italian, Jewish, and Chinese newcomers influenced and were influenced by the established community. I examine the ways in which immigrant groups assimilate, retain their cultural backgrounds, and respond to discrimination, sometimes simultaneously, and, in doing so, alter the mainstream.”
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