Enn O. Koiva
General
+ Banks, James A. and Geneva Gay,
Ethnimity in Contemporary American Society: Toward the Development of a Typology
, Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1978.
Useful for ideas on methodology as related to the teaching of ethnicity; Banks is one of the top researchers in the field.
*** Banks, James A. (ed.),
Teaching Ethnic Studies
, Washington, D.C., National Council for the Social Studies, 1973.
A book of readings, this was a pioneer work at the time. Contains useful concepts but is heavily loaded with undercurrents against the “white establishment.”
+ Banks, Jamwa A. (ed.),
Teaching Strategies for Ethnic Studies
, Boston, Allyn and bacon, 1975.
Strong on conceptual models needed for teaching about ethnicity.
+ Buenker, John D.,
Immigration and Ethnicity: A Guide to Information
Sources, Detroit, Gale Research Co., 1977.
A basic, useable too; up-to-date.
+ Campisi, Paul J.,
Ethnic Family Patterns
, American Journal of Sociology, 8, (1948), 443-48.
A brief but useful overview.
+ Ehrlich, Richard (ed.),
Immigrants in Industrial America. 1850-1920
University of Virginia Press, 1977.
One of the better, up-to-date general works on the subject.
+
Ethnic Heritage Studies Program Catalog
, Social Science Consortium, Boulder, Colorado, 1980.
A description of
all
(over 300) ethnic studies programs that have been funded by the U.S. Office of Education since 1974; also states where to acquire these materials. This work is a must for the serious student of ethnicity.
+ Gollnick, Donna, Frank Klassen and Joost vs,
Multicultural Studies in the United States
, Washington, D.C., American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, 1976.
A basic overview of the state of the art.
+ Kimball, Solon T. (comp.),
Culture and the Educative Process
, New York, Teachers College Press, 1974.
A basic rationale; useful for the relatively uninitiated reader.
*** Koenig, Samuel,
Immigrant Settlements in Connecticut: Their Growth and Characteristics
, Connecticut State Department of Education, 1938.
Dated but useful as a general source.
** Moynihan, Daniel P. and Nathan Glazer,
Beyond the Melting Pot
, Cambridge, Ma., M.I.T. Press, 1963.
A classic in its field; worth reading with care for its unique insights.
*** Novak, Michael,
The Rise of the Unmeltable Ethnics
, New York, MacMillan, 1971.
Hard-hitting, strongly-opinionated, useful insights.
** Soloman, Barbara M.,
Ancestors and Immigrants; A Changing New England Tradition
, New York, John Wiley and Sons, 1956.
Somewhat useful for the reader who is familiar with the basic materials available in the field.
+ Tawney, R. H.,
Religion and the Rise of Capitalism
, The New American Library, New York, 1954.
A classic; must-reading for anyone who is interested in the spiritual and economic basis for modern Western Civilization; a strongly”Protestant‘’ viewpoint.
+ Thernstrom, Stephan (ed.),
Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups
, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Ma., 1980.
Monumental work to be released Fall, 1980.
The Italians.
*** Carlevale, Joseph William,
Who’s Who Among Italian Descent in Connecticut
, Carlevale, 1942.
A useful biographical account; a unique source.
* “Christmas Spirit Shines Across Two Centuries,“
Hartford Courant
, Dec. 3, 1974, p. 27.
A handy classroom source for studying comparative cultures.
+ Moquin, Wayne and Charles Van Doren (eds.),
A Documentary History of the Italian-Americans
, New York, Praeger Press, 1974.
A useful source book; one of the best on the subject.
* Pawlowski, Robert E., et. al.,
How the Other Half Lived: An Ethnic History of the Old east Side and South End of Hartford
, West Hartford, Northwest Catholic High School, 1973.
Very useful case study; excellent for students for comparative purposes.
*** Tomasi, Lydio, F.,
The Italian-American Family
, New York, Center for Migration Studies, 1972.
All inclusive work; important insights about extended and nuclear families, and the changing perceptions among the second and third generation.
** Weibust, Patricia S. with Gennaro Capobianco and Sally Innis Gould, The Italians: In Their Homeland, In America. In
Connecticut
, World Education Project, The University of Connecticut, 1978.
Strongly recommended for secondary students; important resource work; little methodology.
The Jews.
*** Butwin, Francis,
The Jews in America
, Minneapolis, Lerner Publishers Co., 1969.
Good Place to begin research on the topic.
*** Feldman, J. Abraham,
Remember the Days of Old
, Hartford, Congregation Beth Israel, 1943, (Hartford Library).
Interesting if nostalgic overview. Could be included in more detailed research.
+ Glazer, Nathan,
American Judaism,
Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1957.
One of the most authoritative works on the subject.
+ Gordon, Morton L.,
The History of the Jewish Farmer in Eastern Connecticut
, doctoral dissertation, New York: Yeshiva University, 1974.
A unique treatment; may be used with some advanced secondary students.
** Gould, Sally Innis,
The Jews: Their Origins, In America, In Connecticut
, World Education Project, The University of Connecticut, 1977.
Strongly recommended for secondary students; important resource work: little methodology.
*** Silverman, Morris,
Hartford Jews 1659-1970,
Hartford, Connecticut Historical Society, 1970.
Again, a must source because of its uniqueness; may be used in classroom situations.
The Puerto Ricans.
*** Brau, Maria M.,
Island in the Crossroads: The History of Puerto Rico
, Garden City, New Jersey, Doubleday, 1968.
Good place to begin the study of the topic.
** Burdette, Barbara,
The Puerto Ricans: On The Island, On The Mainland, In Connecticut
, World Education Project, The University of Connecticut, 1976.
Strongly recommended for secondary students; important resource work; little methodology.
*** Hamlin, Oscar,
The Newcomers,
Harvard University Press, 1959. A classic; by the country’s leading expert in the field.
*** Mills, C. Wright et. al.,
The Puerto Rican Journal
, New York, Russell and Russell, 1967.
Useful for basic research; presents the total experience.
** Montalvo, David et. al.,
The Puerto Ricans; A Brief Look At Their History,
New York, Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith, 1974.
One of the more useable secondary level sources.
The Estonians.
** Hoffman, Peggy and Selve Maas,
The Sea Wedding and Other Stories From Estonia,
Minneapolis, Dillon Press, 1978.
Richly illustrated, folkloristic; useful for comparative culture s.
** Koiva, Enn O. (ed.),
Using Estonian-American Based Culture Models For Multicultural Studies
, U. S. Office of Education, Ethnic Heritage Branch Publication, 1979.
The only such resource for the secondary level; monoethnic in content, the student activities are crosscultural.
+ Parming, Marju and Tonu Parming,
A Bibliography of English-Language
Sources on Estonia, Mew York, Estonia Learned Society in America Publication, 1974.
A basic, necessary tool for research on the subject; over six hundred entries.
*** Pennar, Jean, et. al.,
The Estonians in America 1627-1975
, Oceana Publications, 1975.
A basic factbook, easily readable, no attempt at analysis.
++ Voobus, Arthur,
Studies in the History of the Estonian People,
5 volumes, Etse, Stockholm, 1968-1979.
A monumental work with a wealth of original documentation; Written partially as a Christian history of Estonia; strongly opinionated.