Buddha Is Hiding: Refugees, Citizenship, the New America (California Series in Public Anthropology) (Volume 5)

Aihwa Ong gives a new depth to citizenship study through illustrations of the struggles of refugees in a new country. After being forced to leave their homes, these refugees are faced with a new world of cosmopolitan ideas. Ong explains that the United States is a place where ethnic succession rules (only being considered "American" after a number of generations). It's a great book and essential to anyone studying citizenship, cultural Anthropology, or the San Francisco Bay Area.