" From Anchorage, Alaska to Miami, Florida, millions of immigrants and their supporters took
to the streets to rally for immigrant rights in the spring of 2006. The size and scope of their …

Scholars have long argued that civic organizations play a vital role in developing members'
civic capacity. Yet few empirical studies examine how and the extent to which civic skills …

This article reports the findings of a study of volunteering to organizations among native-
born and immigrant African Americans, Asians, Hispanics, and Whites in the United States …

This article considers how well the existing sociological literature on immigrant integration
and assimilation responds to public fears over multiculturalism. The current backlash against …

This study reviews and evaluates the motives and incentives behind immigrants' religiosity,
focusing on the two sides of the Atlantic–Europe and the United States. The contribution of …

Collective action has been examined in studies of worker insurgency, homeless protest, the
Civil Rights movement and white backlash against racial minorities. Relatively few studies …

Despite the worldwide dramatic spread of religious-based discriminations, persecutions,
and conflicts, both official data and academic literature have underestimated their role as a …

We examine the official scope and actual coverage of immigrant civil society in seven
California cities using a widely employed 501 (c) 3 database. First, we code immigrant …

Since the beginning of the new millennium, violent conflicts around the world have
contributed to a significant increase in the number of international migrants, reaching nearly …

The study of civic participation and social capital in the United States has, until recently,
been silent on the role of immigrant‐serving organizations. There is a new line of …