Identity and the second generation : how children of immigrants find their space / Faith Nibbs and Caroline B. Brettell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nibbs, Faith G., editor.

Brettell, Caroline, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children of immigrants--Social conditions.

Children of immigrants.

Children of immigrants--Cultural assimilation.

Identity (Psychology) in youth.

Social integration.

Group identity.

Assimilation (Sociology).

Physical Description:

vii, 228 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, [2016]

Summary:

"This book explores the social worlds and spaces of experience of the children of immigrants. The driving question of the volume is: How do these young people construct an identity and a sense of belonging for themselves and how do they deal with processes of inclusion and exclusion?"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 A History and the Second Generation: Differences between Prewar and Postwar Japanese American Nisei / Takeyuki (Gaku) Tsuda Tsuda, Takeyuki (Gaku) 17

2 Confronting Identities and Educating for Leadership among Asian Youth / Caroline B. Brettell Brettell, Caroline B. 47

3 "My friends make me who I am": The Social Spaces of Friendship among Second-Generation Youth / Lisa Haayen Haayen, Lisa 65

4 "Too white and didn't belong": The Intra-ethnic Consequences of Second-Generation Digital Diasporas / Faith G. Nibbs Nibbs, Faith G. 87

5 Political Spaces: The Ambivalent Experiences of Italian Second-Generation Associations / Bruno Riccio Riccio, Bruno 104

6 Living in Transnational Spaces: Azorean Portuguese Descendants in Quebec / Josiane Le Gall Gall, Josiane Le, Ana Gherghel Gherghel, Ana 123

7 Religious Spaces: "Boat People" Legacies and the Vietnamese American 1.5 and Second Generation / Linda Ho Peché Peché, Linda Ho 149

8 Health Spaces: Representations of French Immigrant Youth in Mental Health Care / Stéphanie Larchanché Larchanché, Stéphanie 172

9 Legal Spaces: Failed Asylum-Seeking Children in the Irish Homeland / Erin Moran Moran, Erin 191.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780826520685

0826520685

9780826520692

0826520693

OCLC:

945678813