Educating new Americans: Immigrant lives and learning
Author(s):
Hones, Donald F.; Cha, Cher Shou
Format:
Book
Publisher:
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers, Mahwah, NJ, 1999.
Series:
Sociocultural, political, and historical studies in education
Pages:
246
Language:
English
Abstract:
Examines what it means to be an American through the presentation of the life history of a refugee from Laos. The story is presented within the context of a dynamic, multicultural web of relations. The book explores multiple levels of today's immigrant experience and the complications of a life which crosses geographical, historical, political, and socio-cultural borders. These contexts include: the history of immigrant education policies in the US, as seen through the lives of immigrant children; the historical and sociological impact of warfare as well as missionary work on the lives of the Hmong people; and the sociology of conflict, especially as it is felt among immigrant groups. Finally, this book suggests that immigrant parents can contribute to the process of teaching peace to children, and making peace among diverse groups in America. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: chapter)