Sociology\/Latin American and Latino Studies 253<\/p>\n
Immigration \u00a0 to \u00a0 the \u00a0 U.S. \u00a0 since \u00a0 the \u00a0 1970s \u00a0 has \u00a0 been \u00a0 characterized \u00a0 by \u00a0 a\u00a0 marked \u00a0 and \u00a0 unprecedented \u00a0 increase \u00a0 in \u00a0 the \u00a0 diversity \u00a0 of \u00a0 new \u00a0 immigrants. Unlike the \u00a0 great \u00a0 migrations \u00a0 from \u00a0Europe \u00a0in \u00a0the \u00a0late \u00a01800s \u00a0and \u00a0early \u00a01900s, most \u00a0of \u00a0the immigrants \u00a0who \u00a0have \u00a0arrived \u00a0in \u00a0 the \u00a0 U.S. \u00a0 in \u00a0 the \u00a0 last \u00a0 four \u00a0 decades \u00a0 have \u00a0 come from \u00a0 Latin \u00a0 America, \u00a0 Asia, \u00a0 and \u00a0 the \u00a0 Caribbean.\u00a0 New \u00a0 immigration \u00a0 patterns \u00a0 have had \u00a0 an impact \u00a0 on \u00a0 the \u00a0 racial \u00a0 and \u00a0 ethnic \u00a0 composition \u00a0 and \u00a0 stratification \u00a0 of \u00a0 the American \u00a0 population, \u00a0 as \u00a0 well \u00a0 as \u00a0 the \u00a0 meaning \u00a0 of \u00a0 American \u00a0 identity \u00a0 itself. Immigrants \u00a0 and \u00a0 their \u00a0 families \u00a0 are \u00a0 also \u00a0 being \u00a0 transformed \u00a0 in \u00a0 the \u00a0 process, \u00a0 as they \u00a0 come \u00a0 into \u00a0 contact \u00a0 with \u00a0 various \u00a0 institutional \u00a0 contexts \u00a0 that \u00a0 can \u00a0 facilitate, block, \u00a0 and \u00a0 challenge \u00a0 the \u00a0 process \u00a0 of \u00a0 incorporation \u00a0 into \u00a0 the \u00a0 U.S.<\/p>\n
This \u00a0 course \u00a0 examines \u00a0 the \u00a0 impact \u00a0 of \u00a0 contemporary \u00a0immigration \u00a0 patterns \u00a0 by focusing \u00a0on the child and youth population \u00a0 in \u00a0 the \u00a0 U.S. \u00a0living in immigrant families. Since \u00a0 1990, \u00a0 children \u00a0 of \u00a0 immigrants (those \u00a0 born \u00a0 in \u00a0 the \u00a0 U.S. \u00a0 as \u00a0 well \u00a0 as \u00a0 those who \u00a0 are \u00a0 immigrants \u00a0 themselves) have \u00a0 doubled \u00a0 and \u00a0 have \u00a0 come \u00a0 to \u00a0 represent \u00a0 a quarter \u00a0 of \u00a0 the \u00a0 population \u00a0 of \u00a0 minors \u00a0 in \u00a0 the \u00a0 U.S. \u00a0\u00a0Today, there are over 20 million children in the U.S. with at least one immigrant parent, with 60% of Hispanic youth and 80% of Asian youth residing in immigrant households.<\/p>\n
In \u00a0 this \u00a0 course\u00a0 we examine how \u00a0children \u00a0of \u00a0immigrants \u00a0are \u00a0reshaping \u00a0America, \u00a0and \u00a0how \u00a0America \u00a0is \u00a0reshaping \u00a0them, \u00a0by \u00a0 examining \u00a0key \u00a0topics \u00a0such \u00a0as \u00a0the \u00a0impact \u00a0of \u00a0immigration \u00a0on \u00a0family \u00a0structures, \u00a0gender \u00a0roles, \u00a0 language \u00a0 maintenance, \u00a0 academic \u00a0 achievement, \u00a0 and \u00a0 identity, \u00a0 as \u00a0 well \u00a0 as \u00a0 the \u00a0 impact \u00a0 that \u00a0 immigration \u00a0 reforms \u00a0 have \u00a0 had \u00a0 on \u00a0 access \u00a0 to \u00a0 higher \u00a0 education, \u00a0 access to health care and social services, \u00a0 and \u00a0 political \u00a0 participation. \u00a0 This \u00a0 course \u00a0 will \u00a0 provide \u00a0 an \u00a0 overview \u00a0 of \u00a0 the \u00a0 experiences \u00a0 of \u00a0 a \u00a0 population \u00a0 that \u00a0 is \u00a0 now \u00a0 a \u00a0 significant \u00a0 proportion \u00a0 of \u00a0 the \u00a0 U.S. \u00a0 population, \u00a0 yet \u00a0 one \u00a0 that \u00a0 is \u00a0 filled \u00a0 with contradictions, \u00a0tensions \u00a0and \u00a0fissures \u00a0and \u00a0defies \u00a0simple generalizations.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Professor: Er\u00e9ndira Rueda<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sociology\/Latin American and Latino Studies 253 Immigration \u00a0 to \u00a0 the \u00a0 U.S. \u00a0 since \u00a0 the \u00a0 1970s \u00a0 has \u00a0 been \u00a0 characterized \u00a0 by \u00a0 a\u00a0 marked \u00a0 and \u00a0 unprecedented \u00a0 increase \u00a0 in \u00a0 the … Continue reading