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Murat, Marina; Frederic, Patrizio – Education Economics, 2015
Programme for International Student Assessment data from 29 countries was used to measure immigrant school gaps (differences in scores between immigrants and natives) in relation to various potentially correlated factors. Results show that negative gaps are concentrated in the European Union; in the South, they are mainly correlated with school…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Acculturation
Houston Independent School District, 2017
There are approximately 68,000 students in Houston Independent School District labeled as "English language learners" (ELLs). Many of these students have the additional obstacle of being recent immigrants who have been in the United States for three years or less. In recent years, the number of immigrant ELLs in the district has…
Descriptors: Immigrants, English Language Learners, Acculturation, Student Needs
Fawcett, James T.; And Others – 1985
This conference report provides the main findings of a meeting whose goal was to produce a state-of-the-art analysis of Asia-Pacific immigration. Five additional, more specific goals of the conference were: (1) To examine the Asia-Pacific situation in relation to global and historical immigration patterns; (2) To analyze immigration in the context…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Asian Americans, Brain Drain, Demography
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. East-West Center. – 1985
This report describes some essential facts about recent immigrants from the Philippines to Hawaii, especially those who have come since the major changes in United States immigration laws of 1965. The data presented are taken from the existing literature and a recent survey of Filipino immigrants. Filipinos are currently the second largest group…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Asian Americans, Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics
Espenshade, Thomas J. – 1986
This report aims to improve the quality of the policy-making process by using a broad distribution of research findings on the consequences of immigration to California. All major immigrant groups to California are included. Using the information collected, this report discusses economic and fiscal issues associated with immigration, character and…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Birth Rate, Demography, Foreign Nationals
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Ford, Kathleen – International Migration Review, 1990
Examines census data on the fertility of U.S. immigrants to study trends in fertility after migration. Results show that immigrant fertility may rise after arrival in the new country, perhaps because immigrants are making up for births or marriages postponed because of the move, but that, with assimilation, fertility declines. (AF)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Birth Rate, Census Figures, Demography
Fix, Michael; Zimmermann, Wendy; Passel, Jeffrey S. – 2001
This paper examines the assimilation of immigrant families in the United States. Chapter 1, "Introduction," reviews basic issues. Chapter 2, "Why Discuss the Integration of Immigrant Families?" examines such issues as continuing mismatches between immigration and immigrant policies, population dispersal, the shifting political…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Family (Sociological Unit), Federal Government, Financial Support
Jensen, Leif; Tienda, Marta – Migration World, 1987
Documents and explains immigrant-native born American trends and differentials in poverty and public assistance utilization from 1960-1980. Immigration over this period is characterized by increases in the following: (1) flow of immigration; (2) downward trend in immigrants entering under the family reunification provisions; (3) percentage…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Economic Factors, Economic Progress, Ethnic Groups
Brodie, Mollyann; Steffenson, Annie; Valdez, Jaime; Levin, Rebecca – 2002
This paper presents data from a 2002 survey of Hispanic American adults. Overall, the Hispanic population held an array of attitudes, values, and beliefs that were distinct from those of non-Hispanic whites and blacks. However, there was no single, homogeneous Latino opinion. A diversity of views existed among Latinos, with differences between…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Acculturation, Cultural Differences, Economic Status
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Hu, Arthur – Amerasia Journal, 1989
Using averages to characterize populations is misleading. The normal curve for income per capita for Asian Americans is wider than for other groups. While some Asians are wealthy, many are poor. Census data are used to analyze the status of women, educational attainment, and affirmative action among Asian Americans. (VM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Affirmative Action, Asian Americans
O'Hare, William P. – 1989
This paper presents an overview of the socioeconomic status and advancement of the Hispanic population in the United States. The study uses both socioeconomic indicators and noneconomic measures to assess the level of Hispanic assimilation, and analyzes the influence of subgroup affiliation, place of birth, and length of time since immigration on…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Demography, Economic Opportunities
Rumbaut, Ruben G. – 1996
This paper seeks to make sense of the new diversity in the United States, with a focus on immigrants from Latin America and the Caribbean. Some key facts and figures about contemporary immigrants are presented, looking at their patterns of settlement and comparing their distinctive social and economic characteristics to major U.S. racial-ethnic…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Demography, Educational Attainment, Employment Level
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
Highton, Benjamin; And Others – 1992
This document reports on the results of five surveys conducted during the 1980s by the Field Institute and Los Angeles Times that included questions of particular interest to the Latino community. Between 1982 and 1989, 6,668 California residents participated in the 5 surveys. Surveys included questions addressing the impact of Latino immigration…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Attitude Measures, Citizenship, Demography
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