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Second-Generation Pessimism and Optimism: How Chinese and Dominicans Understand Education and Mobility Through Ethnic and Transnational Orientations

The International migration review, 2006-08, Vol.40 (3), p.537-572 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright 2006 Center for Migration Studies, New York, Inc. ;2006 INIST-CNRS ;ISSN: 0197-9183 ;EISSN: 1747-7379 ;DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2006.00035.x ;CODEN: IMGRBI

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Title:
Second-Generation Pessimism and Optimism: How Chinese and Dominicans Understand Education and Mobility Through Ethnic and Transnational Orientations
Author: Louie, Vivian
Subjects: Academic achievement ; Asian Cultural Groups ; Asian people ; Assimilation ; Children ; Chinese culture ; Comparative analysis ; Cultural values ; Cultures and civilizations ; Education ; Educational Attainment ; Enclaves ; Ethnic groups. Acculturation. Cultural identity ; Ethnicity ; Hispanics ; Immigrant assimilation ; International migration ; Migration ; Observational frames of reference ; Optimism ; Parents ; Social Mobility ; Sociology ; Stereotypes ; Transnationalism ; U.S.A ; United States of America ; USA
Is Part Of: The International migration review, 2006-08, Vol.40 (3), p.537-572
Description: Higher education is crucial to the outcomes of the second generation. This paper explores the contrasting views second-generation Dominicans and Chinese have on their educational trajectories and social mobility. Drawing on interviews with individuals who have gone on to college, I argue that the optimism of the Dominicans emerges from their use of both transnational and ethnic/panethnic perspectives. The Dominicans believe they are doing better than peers in the Dominican Republic and in the United States. The pessimism of the Chinese can be traced to their use of ethnic/panethnic frames of comparison. The Chinese believe they are faring worse than peers in the United States. The results complicate segmented assimilation and transnationalism theories.
Publisher: Malden, USA: Blackwell Publishing Inc
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0197-9183
EISSN: 1747-7379
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2006.00035.x
CODEN: IMGRBI
Source: Alma/SFX Local Collection
ProQuest Central

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Second-Generation Pessimism and Optimism: How Chinese and Dominicans Understand Education and Mobility Through Ethnic and Transnational Orientations

Copyright 2006 Center for Migration Studies, New York, Inc. ;2006 INIST-CNRS ;ISSN: 0197-9183 ;EISSN: 1747-7379 ;DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2006.00035.x ;CODEN: IMGRBI

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