The New Immigrant WhitenessExplores the racialization of immigrants from post Soviet states and the nuances of citizenship for this new diaspora. Mapping representations of post 1980s immigration from the former Soviet Union to the United States in interviews, reality TV shows, fiction, and memoirs, Claudia Sadowski Smith shows how this nationally and ethnically diverse group is associated with idealized accounts of the assimilation and upward mobility of early twentieth