Conceptual and Methodological Approaches to Navigating Immigrant Ecologies

Chapter 1: Introduction: Contextualizing immigration using Bioecological Systems TheoryChapter 2: "Location, location, location" Contextualizing Chinese families in four geolocationsPart One: PersonChapter 3: Using an ecological framework to contextualize the bicultural experiences and identity of Asian Indian immigrant mothers and their childrenChapter 4: Identity and belonging: The role of the mesoystem in the adaptation of Russian-speaking immigrant youth in CanadaChapter 5: The ecology of dating preferences among Asian American adolescents in emerging immigrant communitiesChapter 6: Social representations of Blackness in America: Stereotypes about Black immigrants and Black AmericansChapter 7: A mixed-methods examination of acculturation and African immigrants' perceptions of Black American culturePart Two: HomeChapter 8: Korean American youth and their mothers: Intergenerational differences and consequencesChapter 9: "How do we raise Chinese kids here?" A qualitative study on the cultural translation of immigrant Chinese parents in the Midwestern U.S. contextChapter 10: A tale of two cultures: Nigerian immigrant parents navigating a new cultural paradigmPart 3: SchoolChapter 11: Demand and direct involvement: Chinese American and European American preschoolers' perceptions of parental involvement in children's schooling Chapter 12: Neighborhood experiences of immigrant families with young children in the United StatesIndex