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Strengths and Challenges of New Immigrant Families : Implications for Research, Education, Policy, and Service, Hardback Book

Strengths and Challenges of New Immigrant Families : Implications for Research, Education, Policy, and Service Hardback

Edited by Rochelle L. Dalla, John Defrain, Julie M. Johnson, Douglas A. Abbott

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Immigration to America is an issue that often sparks intense emotional reactions—from passion and compassion to anger and even rage.

Often missing from the dialogue, however, is discussion of the strengths of immigrant newcomers—the abilities and positive characteristics they bring as individuals and families to our country, and how these contribute to the agency, growth, and vitality of America.

This book was intended to move the discussion of immigration, generally speaking, and of immigrant families specifically, to include how and in what ways new immigrants to America (those arriving within the past thirty years) have changed the social and geocultural landscape of this country in positive, beneficial, and valuable ways. The book is comprised of nineteen chapters written by scholars with expertise on immigrant families representing every corner of the globe—from Africa and India to Europe and Central America.

In each chapter, the unique factors, processes, and worldviews which help shape and mold the immigrant experience are articulated, as are the strengths immigrant newcomers bring to America.

In addition, beyond explicating the strengths of immigrant families, each of the nineteen contributing chapters focuses on the implications of these strengths for families, communities, and the culture.

Thus, the book provides a springboard from which to answer the application and "what now" questions for those who work with immigrant families in a variety of capacities—from academicians and researchers to educators and human-service providers.

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