The new Americans : immigrants and transnationals at work / Enrique (Henry) T. Trueba.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trueba, Enrique T., 1931-

Series:

Immigration and the transnational experience

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrants--United States--Social conditions.

Immigrants.

United States.

Social conditions.

Transnationalism.

Physical Description:

xxi, 271 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2004]

Summary:

American society is changing in front of our eyes with the presence of new Americans, immigrants and transnationals, whose experiences have prepared them to play key leadership roles in our country. The paradox of having the poorest of the new Americans rising to important social, economic, and academic roles is explained in these pages.

Contents:

2 The Social and Cultural Context of Life in the Valley 11

3 Immigration and the Transnational Experience 35

4 Ethnic Idenitty Formation of Immigrants and Transnationals: The Struggle for Liberation in America 71

5 Liberation and Cognitive Development: A Vygotskian Approach to the Empowerment of Immigrants and Transnationals 105

6 A Case Study in Educational Leadership 133

7 Resilience and Educational Leadership 159

8 Building a New America with Immigrants and Transnationals: "With Equity and Justice for All" 189

Appendix Trueba's Life as an Ethnographer 219.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-260) and index.

ISBN:

0742528839

0742528847

OCLC:

52980450