Homesick

Race and Exclusion in Rural New England

Emily Walton

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Stanford University Press
25 November 2025

Social discrimination; Migration, immigration & emigration; Social classes; Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies

A racial demographic transition has come to rural northern New England. White population losses sit alongside racial and ethnic minority population gains in nearly all of the small towns of the Upper Valley region spanning New Hampshire and Vermont. Homesick considers these trends in a part of the country widely considered to be progressive, offering new insights on the ways white residents maintain racial hierarchies even there.

Walton focuses on the experiences of mostly well-educated migrants of color moving to the area to take well-paid jobs – in this case in health care, higher education, software development, and engineering. Walton shows that white residents maintain their social position through misrecognition—a failure or unwillingness to see people of color as legitimate, welcome, and valuable members of the community. The ultimate impact of such misrecognition is a profound sense of homesickness, a deep longing for a place in which one can feel safe, wanted, and accepted.

Tightly and sensitively argued, this book helps us better understand how to recognize and unsettle such processes of exclusion in diversifying spaces in general.

By: Emily Walton
Imprint: Stanford University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781503643932
ISBN 10: 150364393X
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 25 November 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Emily Walton is Associate Professor of Sociology at Dartmouth College.

Reviews for Homesick: Race and Exclusion in Rural New England

""A beautifully written and engaging manuscript that fills a conspicuous void in the academic literature on rural America and specifically immigration and demographic change in the rural United States. This book marks an important contribution to the sociological literature on race and on rurality."" —Leah Schmalzbauer, Amherst College "" A well-argued book, using multiple data sources to build the case that despite its progressive identity, the Upper Valley is not particularly inclusive or welcoming to people of color. Well-written, and with a clear story and sharp analysis, Homesick is a great book for the classroom and beyond."" —Sarah Mayorga, Brandeis University