Legacies: The Story Of The Immigrant Second Generation,New
Legacies: The Story Of The Immigrant Second Generation,New
Legacies: The Story Of The Immigrant Second Generation,New

Legacies: The Story Of The Immigrant Second Generation,New

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One Out Of Five Americans, More Than 55 Million People, Are Firstor Secondgeneration Immigrants. This Landmark Study, The Most Comprehensive To Date, Probes All Aspects Of The New Immigrant Second Generation'S Lives, Exploring Their Immense Potential To Transform American Society For Better Or Worse. Whether This New Generation Reinvigorates The Nation Or Deepens Its Social Problems Depends On The Social And Economic Trajectories Of This Still Young Population. In Legacies, Alejandro Portes And Rubn G. Rumbauttwo Of The Leading Figures In The Fieldprovide A Close Look At This Rising Second Generation, Including Their Patterns Of Acculturation, Family And School Life, Language, Identity, Experiences Of Discrimination, Selfesteem, Ambition, And Achievement.Based On The Largest Research Study Of Its Kind, Legacies Combines Vivid Vignettes With A Wealth Of Survey And School Data. Accessible, Engaging, And Indispensable For Any Consideration Of The Changing Face Of American Society, This Book Presents A Wide Range Of Reallife Stories Of Immigrant Familiesfrom Mexico, Cuba, Nicaragua, Colombia, The Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad, The Philippines, China, Laos, Cambodia, And Vietnamnow Living In Miami And San Diego, Two Of The Areas Most Heavily Affected By The New Immigration. The Authors Explore The World Of Secondgeneration Youth, Looking At Patterns Of Parentchild Conflict And Cohesion Within Immigrant Families, The Role Of Peer Groups And School Subcultures, The Factors That Affect The Children'S Academic Achievement, And Much More.A Companion Volume To Legacies, Entitled Ethnicities: Children Of Immigrants In America, Was Published By California In Fall 2001. Edited By The Authors Of Legacies, This Book Will Bring Together Some Of The Country'S Leading Scholars Of Immigration And Ethnicity To Provide A Close Look At This Rising Second Generation.A Copublication With The Russell Sage Foundation

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