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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"immigrant identity"”.
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The Post-Neoliberal Citizen: Immigrant Identity as the New Service Learning Center
… my dissertation, The Post-Neoliberal Citizen: Immigrant Identity as the New Service Learning Center, I analyze the language of service-learning initiatives, particularly the language these initiatives use regarding global citizenship, through the lens of the rhetorics of neoliberalism. Much of …
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Balkan Minds: Transnational Nationalism and the Transformation of South Slavic Immigrant Identity in Chicago, 1890-1941
… <p>The vast majority of South Slavic immigrants arrived in the United States between 1890 and 1924. Emigration was a practical response to the profound economic, social and political changes occurring in the Balkans. The experience as émigrés and exiles allowed the South Slavs to …
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They, Too Sing America : Braided Narratives About Immigrants and the American Dream
<p>This collection explores issues of immigrant identity such as otherness, loneliness, and unhomeliness, and analyzes the pervasiveness of the American Dream in American culture. This work uses the vocabulary of Race theory and Postcolonial theory to offer a fuller understanding of the challenges …
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Mid-Childhood Immigrant Perspectives on Achieving College Success
… picture of the experience of mid-childhood immigrants emerged. Variables supporting academic success were seen to include a stable home setting (providing continuity during the tumultuous post-migration period), the motivational power of the <italic>struggle narrative</italic> (the memory of …
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MEDIATED NARRATIVES ON CITIZENSHIP, IMMIGRATION, AND NATIONAL IDENTITY: THE CONSTRUCTION OF DREAMER IDENTITIES IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE SURROUNDING PRESIDENT OBAMA'S 2012 DEFERRED DEPORTATION ANNOUNCEMENT
… I explore mediated constructions of citizenship, immigrant identities, and national identity in the coverage of the debates that surrounded President Obama's 2012 deferred deportation announcement. My goals in this study are to understand (1) how citizenship is constructed in mediated discourse in …
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Between Borders: A Comparative Study of Traditional and Fronterizo Migration from Mexico to the United States, 1965-2007
… I question the relation between geography, immigrant identity and the ability to remain bicultural after years in the United States. I conclude that geography, namely one's distance from the border, dictates one's immigration experience, and is at the root of why persons who are in a …
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The Impact of Immigration Policies & Integration Programs on Multicultural Identity in Germany
… integration programs play in the development of immigrant identity in Germany. Further, this thesis illustrates how these policies and programs can effectively lead to a new conscious understanding of multiculturalism. Germany has created a society where the cultures of immigrants and …
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Becoming a Heritage Language Teacher: Exploring Professional Identity Formation through Drama
… language teacher: exploring professional identity formation through drama Immigrants often pursue careers for which they lack formal training in their host country (Roshid & Chowdhury, 2013). Many leverage their linguistic identities and seize job opportunities, frequently teaching their …
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Identity Development in Black Caribbeans: A Proposed Model
… factors contributing to Black Caribbean identity development. The paper sought to understand Black Caribbeans’ migratory history, views on mental health, and factors contributing to their identity development in the United States. Migrating to the United States can be a harsh reality for …
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Immigrant Therapists’ Perceptions Of Transference, Countertransference, And Racial Experiences In The United States
… has been a steady increase in the percentage of immigrant therapists in the US. In psychology doctoral programs, the number of foreign-born students has doubled between 1997 and 2016. The present study aimed to examine the perceived impact of therapists’ immigrant identity when working with …
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Immigration, identity, and industry: Expanding U.S. accordion history through the careers of Santo Santucci and Nick Santucci
… specifically, this thesis examines how Italian immigrant identity was connected with the accordion on the vaudeville stage; changing perceptions of the accordion in vaudeville and how cultural emphasis on novelty, technological innovation, and ideas of identity spurred the piano accordion’s rise …
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Immigration, identity, and industry: Expanding U.S. accordion history through the careers of Santo Santucci and Nick Santucci
… specifically, this thesis examines how Italian immigrant identity was connected with the accordion on the vaudeville stage; changing perceptions of the accordion in vaudeville and how cultural emphasis on novelty, technological innovation, and ideas of identity spurred the piano accordion’s rise …
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"Speaking others, practicing selves: Power, identity, and communications in ""Apna Ghar"" (Our Home)"
… among power, resistance, gender and immigrant identity construction through discursive and material practices of battered immigrant women in Apna Ghar (Our Home), a shelter for battered immigrant women in Chicago, Illinois. The project extends current theoretical understandings of the …
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Transnational religion in Greek American political advocacy.
… a broader range of connections that shape immigrant identity and engagement with the political systems of host countries. One of these connections is the role religion has in forming new ethnoreligious identities and how this role is influenced by transnational relationships with countries …
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Understanding What Matters Most to Immigrant Youth Living with Mental Health Concerns: A Community Priority Setting Activity in Alberta
… (2016), 37.5% of these Canadian youth belong to immigrant families. With an immigrant identity, the experience of displacement, trauma, stigma, and racism can be rampant within this community. Yet not many studies have been done about immigrant youth mental health and their needs. Methods: This …
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„Ilyenek voltunk”– A zsidó identitástudat ábrázolásának kultúraszociológiai olvasata az amerikai játékfilmekben
… reading of the representation of the Jewish identity in the American feature films – From the beginning of the American movie history, there were lots of movies made, which had Jewish characters in leading roles. The Jewish characters in the movies of course not representing the Jews as they …
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The Evolution Of French Identity: A Study Of The Huguenots In Colonial South Carolina, 1680-1740
… examines the changes that occurred in the French identity of Huguenot immigrants to colonial Carolina. In their pursuit of prosperity and religious toleration, the Huguenots' identity evolved from one of French religious refugees to that of white South Carolinians. How and why this evolution …
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How Visual Narrative Can Elevate Immigrant Food
… in North America, helping audiences understand immigrant culture and situations to promote social equality. Photography and cookbooks, as traditional expressions of food art, provide insight into the vitality of food and the way people treat food.</p> <p>Graphic memoir and social engagement, as …
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RAP AND RESISTANCE: VISIONS OF SELF AND SOCIETY IN AMERICAN, AFRICAN, AND FRENCH HIP HOP MUSIC
… the economically disadvantaged populations and immigrants who reside in the space of the banlieue and how their image shapes their interactions with French society as a whole. Studying rap music as a cultural expression, a mode of thought, and a politics makes it possible to inform our …
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Identity Perception of Chinese Immigrant Youth at a Mandarin Bilingual School
This study explored identity perception of youth from Chinese backgrounds in the context of a Mandarin/English bilingual education program in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The study was based on the theory proposed by Grosjean (2015) on bilingualism and biculturalism, together with bilingual identity …