Research Guides: Sociology: New Americans: Immigration and Assimilation

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Immigrant & Refugee
by Dr. Raymond Wang Last Updated Nov 21, 2024 1070 views this year
Social Problems
by Joan Donati Last Updated Nov 19, 2024 173 views this year
Issues and Controversies
by Jill Burke Last Updated Sep 24, 2024 180 views this year

Immigration: Who Has Access to the American Dream?
To most Americans, the debate over immigration policy remains an abstraction in the headlines. But for new immigrants, such policy dictates the terms of their survival in a new society. This program examines the hard-core questions surrounding current U.S. immigration. How many should we allow in? Who, if anyone, should receive preferential treatment? How should illegal immigration be handled? All of the issues are examined through the eyes of those seeking entry, and the organizations assisting them. Those interviewed include an immigration judge, an immigrant from Kenya, and the owner of a New York City deli from Korea.
Culture Clash
This film explores the challenges that children of Caribbean immigrant parents experience as they embrace their cultural heritage while assimilating into American society. Interspersing immigration facts with interviews with first and second generation Haitian, Belizean, Guyanese and Trinidadian Americans, it discusses contributions that Caribbean Americans make to U.S. society. Second generation children often come into conflict with their parents as they become Americanized and break away from their parents' traditions, while parents may become disillusioned with the American Dream and experience discrimination in their host communities. Included is a discussion of Caribbean and African-American relations.

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