Becoming Bicultural

"This is easily the best, and certainly the most empathic and insightful, treatment of the process of becoming bicultural in the United States that I have read. There is something for everyone in this book--researchers will find scientific evidence, clinicians will find insights to deepen their work, and all readers will find a teenager in its pages whose story will inform them and touch their hearts. Writing in a style that makes reading effortless, Smokowski and Bacallao render the bicultural experience accessible to all of us." LUIS H. ZAYAS, Washington University, St. Louis "This book masterfully captures the stories of Mexican immigrants from the well-established communities in the Southwest as well as from newer communities in the Southeast. It documents a common voice of resiliency and hope and provides an insightful review of the challenges experienced by acculturating youth and their families as they pursue the American dream. A must read for practitioners and researchers interested in understanding the contemporary immigrant experience and its mental health implications." FLAVIO F. MARSIGLIA, Arizona State University Although the United States has always been a nation of immigrants, the recent demographic shifts resulting in burgeoning young Latino and Asian populations have literally changed the face of the nation. While some Latino adolescents become alienated and turn to antisocial behavior and substance use, others go on to excel in school, have successful careers, and build healthy families. Drawing on both quantitative and qualitative data ranging from surveys to extensive interviews with immigrant families, Becoming Bicultural explores the individual psychology, family dynamics, and societal messages behind bicultural development and sheds light on the factors that lead to positive or negative consequences for immigrant youth. Paul R. Smokowski and Martica Bacallao illuminate how immigrant families, and American communities in general, become bicultural and use their bicultural skills to succeed in their new surroundings. The volume concludes by offering a model for intervention with immigrant teens and their families that enhances their bicultural skills.

A personal testament ... to further the pursuit of what the writer sees as the unique task before every New Zealander: ... a bicultural destiny --Foreword. Written for a Pakeha audience, but to promote Maori causes and purposes --Pref. Maori development is becoming more tribal ... we all need to understand more fully what this implies --Back cover. CONTENTS Foreword / 1 Preface / 3 Introduction / 6 one Tapuwae: Beginnings / 13 two Tapuwae: The Coast / 23 three Tapuwae: The Researcher / 30 four Tapuwae: Tainui / 39 five Principles of Action: A Credo for Working in the Maori World / 51 six Values /66 seven Bicultural Responsibilities: Stewardship in a New Environment / 85 eight Kinds of Culture / 96 nine Tribes / 113 ten Hobson's Choice / 134 eleven The Challenge of Tribal Development / 1 59 twelve Resource Development: Consultations and Claims / ,l 74 thirteen Kotahitanga in Action / 185 fourteen Pakeha Prejudice / 1 92 fifteen Koha /203 References / 205 Index /211.

Provides information and advice for teachers on multilingual issues, including teaching multilingual students and promoting the acquisition of multiple languages

The author's story of being Pakeha and working in the Maori world. A personal testament to further what he sees as the unique task before every New Zealander achieving a bicultural destiny.

This Fifth Edition of the underground classic This Book Is Not Required: An Emotional and Intellectual Survival Manual for Students, by Inge Bell, Bernard McCrane, John Gunderson, and Teri Anderson, breaks new ground in participatory education, offering insight and inspiration to help undergraduates make the most of their college years. This edition continues to teach about the college experience as a whole—looking at the personal, social, intellectual, technological, and spiritual demands and opportunities—while incorporating new material highly relevant to today’s students. The material is presented in a personable and straightforward manner, maintaining Dr. Inge Bell’s illuminating writing style throughout, and inviting students to take responsibility for, and make the most of, their educational experiences.

Offers fresh theoretical and methodological insights into biculturalism as a reality in many socieities. This work presents a variety of methodological strategies and techniques case studies, autoethnography, content analysis, participant observation, the national survey, and structured and unstructured interviews.

Although the United States has always been a nation of immigrants, the recent demographic shifts resulting in burgeoning young Latino and Asian populations have literally changed the face of the nation. This wave of massive immigration has led to a nationwide struggle with the need to become bicultural, a difficult and sometimes painful process of navigating between ethnic cultures. While some Latino adolescents become alienated and turn to antisocial behavior and substance use, others go on to excel in school, have successful careers, and build healthy families. Drawing on both quantitative and qualitative data ranging from surveys to extensive interviews with immigrant families, Becoming Bicultural explores the individual psychology, family dynamics, and societal messages behind bicultural development and sheds light on the factors that lead to positive or negative consequences for immigrant youth. Paul R. Smokowski and Martica Bacallao illuminate how immigrant families, and American communities in general, become bicultural and use their bicultural skills to succeed in their new surroundings The volume concludes by offering a model for intervention with immigrant teens and their families which enhances their bicultural skills.