Abstract
This study offers an in-depth look at seven participants' views on immigration, economic hardship and its effects on children, attempts at acculturation, and comparison of parental attitudes, beliefs, and practices across cultures. The paper relates that the study participants vary in age, ethnicity, and country of origin, and while each participant was not of Hispanic descent, each was an immigrant to the United States with his or her own perspectives. The paper shows how the majority of the interview responses strongly supported assimilation as a primary factor for achievement in the United States. The paper summarizes each participant's interview in the order the interviews were conducted.

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"This study's fifth and final Chapter is organized around the interviews and participants, research conclusions, and further research that may be conducted on the subject. Interview: This study allowed for an in-depth look at seven participant's views on immigration, economic hardship and its effects on children, attempts at..."

Tags:thesis, immigration, acculturation

Abstract
This paper describes the immigration and assimilation experience of a Filipino immigrant. It details the immigrant's story from the beginning of his immigration to the United States to many years later after he has married, had children, and sent them all off to college. It also looks at how, in spite of his assimilation into American society, he maintains a strong affiliation with his Filipino heritage and culture.

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"Apart from the world wars, the seemingly prosperous image of American society to countries all over the world that are experiencing either socio-political or economic strife is an enticement for people to aspire to live in the US, and be able to realize their dreams as individuals. That is why immigrating in the US has become a common occurrence, and at present, the country is home to a mixture of cultures of immigrants, ranging from white and black Americans to the already increasing number of Asian and European immigrants."

Tags:melting, pot, culture, world, eastern, western, american, dream, heritage

Abstract
This paper discusses the flaws inherent in the traditional concept of assimilation and acculturation. The paper explains why the weaknesses in this in the context of immigrant groups and mainstream society.

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"Traditionally, assimilation is regarded as an unidirectional, irreversible and sequential process that captures the immigrants' gradual shift away from their culture of origin to incorporate the characteristics of the dominant mainstream society over several generations. When the generation has succeeded in incorporating all the traits and cultural practices of the mainstream society, it is considered to have achieved significant progress. However, this traditional conception of assimilation and acculturation belies the dynamic quality and the different dimensions of assimilation; economic, social, cultural and political. Essentially, immigrant groups may..."

Tags:assimilation

Abstract
The paper looks at a study by Takei on the anti-immigrant attitude in California, that explores the conditions responsible for the intolerance of foreign-born workers. The paper then discusses a study by Dawson that shows how the apparent assimilation in physicality and dress facilitates higher wages, less discrimination and less stress for female workers, but, having strong cultural ties to the Dominican community also results in stress reduction. The paper highlights the need for a support structure that facilitates the assimilation of immigrants in positive ways.

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"Social prejudices become more acceptable because of the public embrace of these policy initiatives, passed by the majority of the state. Interestingly, despite its reputation as a progressive state, California has often been the launching pad of quite socially regressive referendums regarding property taxes, immigration, and marriage reforms. These laws, suggest the authors, create a kind of state culture of popularly validated prejudice against immigrants. Of course, it could be argued that this type of anti-immigrant attitude permeates all of America. The Southwest may merely seem more prejudiced against immigrants because of geographical reasons and its higher population of immigrants."

Tags:California, prejudice, stress, acculturation

Abstract
This paper explains that a theory of assimilation states that home ownership trends correlates with other assimilation-related variables such as English proficiency, concentration of Chinese migrants in surrounding residential areas and other human capital indicators such as income and education level. The author points out that, while speaking English well in general elevates one's home-ownership probability, Chinese households that speak English only at home appear to be at a disadvantage relative to those that speak multiple languages in the home. The paper concludes that Chinese immigrant assimilation is not related to housing and follows a vastly different assimilation model, in both indicators and time scales, than other migrant groups.

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"The 2002 U.S. Census Bureau reported that the population that identified themselves as Chinese surpassed 2.7 million, making them the largest Asian group in the United States. The Chinese population has had a deeply rooted and often turbulent immigrant history in the U.S., as a prior exemption from anti-immigration acts ended in 1882 with the Chinese Exclusion Act specifically denying Chinese immigrants any chances of naturalization. However, with the Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1965 revoked ethnic origin immigration laws. And after long decades of slow growth under tight constraints, Chinese immigration exploded and brought a new, and very different, group of immigrants to America's shores. A wave of skilled workers and family members entered the country and effectually eliminated the old quota system. As a result, the Chinese American population in the U.S. almost doubled within ten years."

Tags:ethnoburb, probability, english, correlation, theory

Abstract
The paper describes the approach of the Progressives and the subsequent Conservatives in their Americanization and assimilation programs directed at Mexican Americans in the first half of the twentieth century. The paper then shows how despite the ultimate failure of forced assimilation, Mexican Americans were still able to assimilate on their own terms while remaining true to their Mexican heritage. The paper portrays how Mexican Americans shared many of the same struggles faced by other immigrant groups, but emphasizes how their wherewithal and perseverance caused the formation of the vibrant Mexican-American communities that still exist today in Los Angeles and across the United States.

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"Racial tensions ran high in Los Angeles, California during the first half of the twentieth century. This was particularly prevalent between the Anglo Americans and the massive number of Mexican immigrants who arrived in the early part of the century. Initially, the Progressives, under the leadership of Hiram Johnson, attempted to promote assimilation of these immigrants through governmental action and acceptance. However, Los Angeles political power was seized by the Conservative party around 1913. Threatened by the unique culture of these immigrants, the Conservatives forced significantly harsher Americanization and assimilation programs upon these newfound inhabitants. Despite this, Mexican-Americans were able to form their own Americanism. The experience of the Mexican-American in Los Angeles was in many ways both like and unlike that of other immigrant groups during this period. These experiences helped shape the Mexican-American culture that exists today."

Tags:assimilation, Americanization, Progressives, Conservatives

Abstract
This paper examines how Haitian immigration to the United States has increased in recent years in spite of the efforts of successive political administrations in the United States to restrain and turn back the flow. It evaluates how there are a wide variety of factors combined to cause difficulties for immigrant Haitian adolescents in American schools and how the attitudes of Haitian students toward the value of education with respect to their own futures often creates significant barriers between the students and the schools. It proposes a study to investigate the effects of a bilingual curriculum content on problems incurred by Haitian high school students.

Outline
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of the Study
Research Questions
Hypotheses
Overview of the Remainder of the Study
Review of the Literature
Self-Concept
Assimilation
Ethnocentrism
Language
Stratification of Educational Outcomes
Methodology
Research Design
Subjects
Instruments
Procedures
Data Analysis

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"In addition, fear of failure, an absence of motivation, poor self-concept, and related stress-producing factors long have been associated with the development of anxieties and stresses that manifest themselves in behaviors such as academic and social behaviors that, in turn, lead to poor academic performance (Senecal, 1995). Rubenzer (1990) contended that school-related stress is the most prevalent untreated cause of academic failure. Fear of failure produces stress that in turn manifests itself as anxiety that leads to substandard academic performance (Griffin & Griffin, 1998). Poor self-concept and self-esteem contribute to a fear of failure. Thus, it is important to identify strategies for immigrant adolescent Haitian students that will foster in such students the will to work and excel in school."

Tags:school, assimilation, education, bilingual, curriculum

Abstract
This paper provides a discussion of the distinct nature of the challenges faced by today's immigrants compared with those from the early 1900s. Some similarities are also addressed along with the unique challenges posed by illegal immigration.

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"In the first decade of the twentieth century, immigration went from ... million in the ...s to ...million. (Gabaccia) Over the past two decades, approximately ... million immigrants have arrived in the U.S. (Gregory Wilton) Immigrants then and now face numerous challenges, but the challenges faced by today's immigrants are distinct compared with immigrants in the early ...s. Before discussing the different challenges faced by immigrants today, compared with those of..."

Tags:assimilation, restrictions, border, national security, employment, education, English, Ellis Island

Abstract
A review of an article reporting a study of the extent of Chinese assimilation and acculturation in greater New York, as of 1980 Census, including comments about the possible lines of research development.

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"Three research questions addressed by Zhou and Logan are stated in the first paragraph of their paper on residential mobility by residents of Chinatown in New York City; the question of the overall scale of segregation of New York's Chinese from other social groups, the degree to which decentralization and suburbanization, i.e. moving out of Chinatown, are linked to lower-level segregation, and the characteristics of individual householders that are linked to decentralization and the general residential direction that these characteristics make them point. Noting that previous studies of ethnic-minority..."

Tags:Chinese immigration, acculturation, assimilation, ethnic enclaves

Abstract
This paper examines the processes and sub-processes of assimilation. It looks at how sociologist, Milton M. Gordon, viewed assimilation as a collection of sub-processes emphasizing three main processes: cultural;
structural; and marital assimilation. It focuses on cultural, structural, and marital assimilation between African-Americans and Mexican-Americans in Texas and New York, as represented by 1990 and 2000 figures from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Outline
Introduction
Cultural Assimilation
Marital Assimilation
Secondary Structural Assimilation
Primary Structural Assimilation
Conclusion

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"Oppression has been a part of the patchwork of American history since the nation's inception, leading to a fairly paradoxical culture in which equality and justice are theoretically cherished at the same time they are questionably practiced, and also in which a legacy of xenophilia, or the welcoming of immigrant contributions to the larger culture, has been mixed with a seemingly contradictory legacy of xenophobia and oppression of minority and immigrant groups. As the result of this historical legacy of oppression, members of a minority group such as African-American and Mexican-American cultures may, over the course of time, internalize the low self-image of themselves that has been traditionally projected by the dominant group as a justification for its oppressive policies."

Tags:cultural, immigration, mexican, pluralism, slavery, marital