Transnational messages : experiences of Chinese and Mexican immigrants in American schools / Carmina Brittain.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brittain, Carmina.

Series:

New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

The new Americans

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children of immigrants--Education--Social aspects--United States.

Children of immigrants.

Chinese American students--Attitudes.

Chinese American students.

Mexican American students--Attitudes.

Mexican American students.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Spurred by the observation that the exchange of information is one of the major resources available to immigrant students, Brittain (education, U. of California-Berkeley) investigates whether members of the two immigrant groups interact with other students from the same country and exchange information about their experiences in American schools that shaped their schooling experience. Her study provides insight into how perceptions of US schools are constructions among transnational human groups of co-nationals and how they reflect specific values or expectations that Chinese and Mexican immigrant children hold regarding American schooling. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Contents:

Transnationalism

Transnational social spaces in American schools

Methodology

Chinese and Mexican transnational migration

Prior messages

Welcoming messages

Current messages

Lessons from transnational messages.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-281) and index.

ISBN:

1-931202-96-6

OCLC:

52122738