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Yeh, Christine J.; Ching, Alison M.; Okubo, Yuki; Luthar, Suniya S. – Adolescence (San Diego): an international quarterly devoted to the physiological, psychological, psychiatric, sociological, and educational aspects of the second decade of human life, 2007
The development and evaluation of a peer mentoring program for Chinese immigrant adolescents' cultural adjustment is described. Twenty-three high school students who recently immigrated from Mainland China participated in the year-long program and 4 high school students served as their peer mentors. Data analyses revealed that the students who…
Descriptors: Mentors, Foreign Countries, Immigrants, High School Students
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Werner-Smith, Anne Marie; Smolkin, Laura B. – Bilingual Research Journal, 1995
Describes a precollegiate English-as-a-Second-Language summer program for Southeast Asian high school students, held at the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point. Discusses the use of cultural story telling to build a bridge between the self and the new academic setting, and the use of Southeast Asian college students as peer counselors…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education Programs, College Preparation