Autore |
Stewart Mary Amanda <1979->
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Lexington Books, 2017
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Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (xx, 149 pages)
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Disciplina |
371.8269120973
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Soggetto topico |
Children of immigrants
Immigrant youth
Immigrants
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ISBN |
1-4985-4495-9
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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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.
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Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814065803321 |