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Zhou, Min; Bankston, Carl L., III – 1998
This book tells the story of America's single largest group of refugee children, the children of Vietnamese refugees, as they have experienced growing up in the United States. Although a significant minority of these children lags behind, for the most part Vietnamese children's school success suggests that ethnic progress depends on more than the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Cultural Background
Tores-Saillant, Silvio; Hernandez, Ramona – 1998
Books in the New Americans Series are designed for high school students and general readers who want to learn more about the immigrants who have become their new neighbors. This volume deals with the experience of Dominican Americans, a settled community in its North American abode. The book begins with a brief historical background that traces…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Dominicans
Bogen, Elizabeth – 1987
This book examines the effects of immigration in New York City (New York) today, with particular attention to those "new immigrants" who arrived after 1965. Immigrant interaction with the city's public and private social services is emphasized. Data were drawn from interviews and from the 1980 U.S. Census. Part I: "The…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Church Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Cubans
Obong, Edet E. – 1997
This study of nonacademic services provided to international and noninternational college and university students had three purposes: (1) exploration of differences that might exist between the nonacademic social service needs of international (non-native born) and noninternational (native born) students; (2) identification of a mean level of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Attitude Measures, College Environment, College Housing