Author: Michael FixPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mexicans
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Profile of the Central American and Mexican Immigrant Populations in the San Francisco Bay Area
Mexican Immigrants and Southern California
Author: American Congregations, Volume 1
Author: James P. WindPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226901862
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
The congregation is a distinctly American religious structure, and is often overlooked in traditional studies of religion. But one cannot understand American religion without understanding the congregation. Volume 1: Portraits of Twelve Religious Communities chronicles the founding, growth, and development of congregations that represent the diverse and complex reality of American local religious cultures. The contributors explore multiple issues, from the fate of American Protestantism to the rise of charismatic revivalism. Volume 2: New Perspectives in the Study of Congregations builds upon those historical studies, and addresses three crucial questions: Where is the congregation located on the broader map of American cultural and religious life? What are congregations' distinctive qualities, tasks, and roles in American culture? And, what patterns of leadership characterize congregations in America?
Policy and Research Report
Author: Hispanics and the Future of America
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309164818
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Hispanics and the Future of America presents details of the complex story of a population that varies in many dimensions, including national origin, immigration status, and generation. The papers in this volume draw on a wide variety of data sources to describe the contours of this population, from the perspectives of history, demography, geography, education, family, employment, economic well-being, health, and political engagement. They provide a rich source of information for researchers, policy makers, and others who want to better understand the fast-growing and diverse population that we call "Hispanic." The current period is a critical one for getting a better understanding of how Hispanics are being shaped by the U.S. experience. This will, in turn, affect the United States and the contours of the Hispanic future remain uncertain. The uncertainties include such issues as whether Hispanics, especially immigrants, improve their educational attainment and fluency in English and thereby improve their economic position; whether growing numbers of foreign-born Hispanics become citizens and achieve empowerment at the ballot box and through elected office; whether impending health problems are successfully averted; and whether Hispanics' geographic dispersal accelerates their spatial and social integration. The papers in this volume provide invaluable information to explore these issues.
Building on Strength
Author: Ana Celia ZentellaPublisher: Teachers College Press
ISBN: 9780807746035
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
This book offers an exciting new perspective on language socialization in Latino families. Tackling mainstream views of childhood and the role and nature of language socialization, leading researchers and teacher trainers provide a historical, political, and cultural context for the language attitudes and socialization practices that help determine what and how Latino children speak, read, and write. Representing a radical departure from the ways in which most educators have been taught to think about first language acquisition and second language learning, this timely volume: introduces the theories and methods of language socialization with memorable case studies of children and their families; highlights the diversity of Latino communities: offers important insights into the ways in which children learn to speak and read by negotiating overlapping and/or conflicting cultural models; and suggests universal practices to facilitate language socialization in multilingual communities, including applications for teachers.
How Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration Shape the California Electorate
Author: Jack CitrinPublisher: Public Policy Instit. of CA
ISBN: 1582130620
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Dreams Lost, Dreams Found
Author: Chris HogelandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Illegal aliens
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Rediscovering America, 1492-1992
Author: Latinos in the United States
Author: Joan NordquistPublisher: Reference & Research Services
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description