Author: Brad ChristersonPublisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 0804760519
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
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Growing Up in America
Author: Brad ChristersonPublisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 0804760519
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
---Michael O. Emerson, Rice University --
Growing Up in Colonial America
Author: Tracy BarrettPublisher:
ISBN: 9781562945787
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Paints a picture of life of children in the American colonies: daily chores, routines, and play; distinct religious and social attitudes that dictated how children were raised and what they were taught in New England and in the South.
Growing Up in North America
Author: Growing Up in North America
Author: Katherine ScottPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Child welfare
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Girls
Author: Penny ColmanPublisher: Scholastic Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780590371308
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Traces the history of growing up female in America as told by the girls themselves in journals, household manuals, letters, slave narratives, and other primary sources. By the author of Rosie the Riveter. Reprint.
My Life: Growing Up Asian in America
Author: CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment)Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982195363
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
A collection of thirty heartfelt, witty, and hopeful thought pieces “that highlights the humanity and multitudes of being Asian American” (Kirkus Reviews, starred), for fans of Minor Feelings. There are 23 million people, representing more than twenty countries, each with unique languages, histories, and cultures, clumped under one banner: Asian American. Though their experiences are individual, certain commonalities appear. -The pressure to perform and the weight of the model minority myth. -The proximity to whiteness (for many) and the resulting privileges. -The desexualizing, exoticizing, and fetishizing of their bodies. -The microaggressions. -The erasure and overt racism. Through a series of essays, poems, and comics, thirty creators give voice to moments that defined them and shed light on the immense diversity and complexity of the Asian American identity. Edited by CAPE and with an introduction by renowned journalist SuChin Pak, My Life: Growing Up Asian in America is a celebration of community, a call to action, and “a vital record of the Asian American experience” (Publishers Weekly). It’s the perfect gift for any occasion. Featuring contributions from bestselling authors Melissa de la Cruz, Marie Lu, and Tanaïs; journalists Amna Nawaz, Edmund Lee, and Aisha Sultan; TV and film writers Teresa Hsiao, Heather Jeng Bladt, and Nathan Ramos-Park; and industry leaders Ellen K. Pao and Aneesh Raman, among many more.
Growing Up with the Country
Author: Elliott WestPublisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826311559
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
This illustrated study shows how frontier life shaped children's character.
Growing Up American
Author: Min ZhouPublisher: Russell Sage Foundation
ISBN: 1610445686
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
Vietnamese Americans form a unique segment of the new U.S. immigrant population. Uprooted from their homeland and often thrust into poor urban neighborhoods, these newcomers have nevertheless managed to establish strong communities in a short space of time. Most remarkably, their children often perform at high academic levels despite difficult circumstances. Growing Up American tells the story of Vietnamese children and sheds light on how they are negotiating the difficult passage into American society. Min Zhou and Carl Bankston draw on research and insights from many sources, including the U.S. census, survey data, and their own observations and in-depth interviews. Focusing on the Versailles Village enclave in New Orleans, one of many newly established Vietnamese communities in the United States, the authors examine the complex skein of family, community, and school influences that shape these children's lives. With no ties to existing ethnic communities, Vietnamese refugees had little control over where they were settled and no economic or social networks to plug into. Growing Up American describes the process of building communities that were not simply transplants but distinctive outgrowths of the environment in which the Vietnamese found themselves. Family and social organizations re-formed in new ways, blending economic necessity with cultural tradition. These reconstructed communities create a particular form of social capital that helps disadvantaged families overcome the problems associated with poverty and ghettoization. Outside these enclaves, Vietnamese children faced a daunting school experience due to language difficulties, racial inequality, deteriorating educational services, and exposure to an often adversarial youth subculture. How have the children of Vietnamese refugees managed to overcome these challenges? Growing Up American offers important evidence that community solidarity, cultural values, and a refugee sensibility have provided them with the resources needed to get ahead in American society. Zhou and Bankston also document the price exacted by the process of adaptation, as the struggle to define a personal identity and to decide what it means to be American sometimes leads children into conflict with their tight-knit communities. Growing Up American is the first comprehensive study of the unique experiences of Vietnamese immigrant children. It sets the agenda for future research on second generation immigrants and their entry into American society.
Common Spiders of North America
Author: Richard A. BradleyPublisher: University of California Press
ISBN: 0520315316
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Spiders are among the most diverse groups of terrestrial invertebrates, yet they are among the least studied and understood. This first comprehensive guide to all 68 spider families in North America beautifully illustrates 469 of the most commonly encountered species. Group keys enable identification by web type and other observable details, and species descriptions include identification tips, typical habitat, geographic distribution, and behavioral notes. A concise illustrated introduction to spider biology and anatomy explains spider relationships. This book is a critical resource for curious naturalists who want to understand this ubiquitous and ecologically critical component of our biosphere.
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