Cape Verdean immigrants in America : the socialization of young men in an urban environment / Ambrizeth Lima.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lima, Ambrizeth Helena, 1965-

Series:

New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

The new Americans : recent immigration and American society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cabo Verdean Americans.

Immigrants--United States--Social conditions.

Immigrants.

Immigrant youth--United States.

Immigrant youth.

Social integration--United States.

Social integration.

Racism--United States.

Racism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 p.)

Place of Publication:

El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Lima studies the socialization of young, male Cape Verdean immigrants. Families, schools and neighborhoods play an important role. The fact that many parents did not speak English and could not "read" their society, led the young men to become cultural and language brokers at home. Those who found social support in school were those who eventually graduated. Those who did not do well academically could trace their failure to early negative experiences in school. Lima's work supports the idea that what immigrant families bring from the home country and what they find in their host country plays

Contents:

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Ethno-historical frameworks and theoretical lenses

Broken families, broken hearts : family separation and reunification

Who showed you such a far away road : linguistic and cultural dynamics within the home, school, and neighborhood contexts

Race, gender, and ethnicity

Where past and present intersect : planning the future

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781593325077

159332507X

OCLC:

787842748