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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792521003321

Autore

Stewart Mary Amanda <1979->

Titolo

Understanding adolescent immigrants : moving toward an extraordinary discourse for extraordinary youth / / Mary Amanda Stewart

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , 2017

ISBN

1-4985-4495-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xx, 149 pages)

Disciplina

371.826/912

Soggetti

Teenage immigrants - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Adolescent immigrants in school and society -- Miguel: A 20-year old from Guatemala persevering through high school -- Alejandra: A 17-year-old from El Salvador taking the U.S. by storm -- Lay Su Aung: A 13-year-old refugee from Burma (Myanmar) dreaming big dreams -- Aisha: A 17-year-old from Uganda longing to learn -- Nathan: A 16-year-old from the Democratic Republic of the Congo learning about slavery -- Andres: A 16-year-old from Mexico coming and going -- Sara: An 18-year-old from Colombia preparing to serve her new country -- Extraordinary youth: Adolescent immigrants' unique strengths and needs -- Toward an extraordinary discourse -- Appendix A: Methodology -- Appendix B: Interview questions.

Sommario/riassunto

This book shares the stories of adolescent immigrants in the American education system and highlights what teachers need to know about their unique challenges, strengths, and potential contributions to their new country.