Saturday, May 2 / 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM   •   Richard B

Session 156:
Immigrant Generations

Chair: Lisa S. Roney, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Discussant: Grace Kao, University of Pennsylvania

  1. Demographic Characteristics of Third-Generation Asian Americans: Socioeconomic Attainments and AssimilationIsao Takei, University of Texas at Austin ; Arthur Sakamoto, University of Texas at Austin

  2. "School or Work" or "School and Work"? Enrollment and Intergenerational Variation in Work Activity among Mexican-Origin AdolescentsJames D. Bachmeier, University of California, Irvine ; Frank D. Bean, University of California, Irvine

  3. Minority Status, Generational Status and Educational Attainment: A Test of the Human Capital and Immigrant Optimism PerspectivesKristina L. Zeiser, Pennsylvania State University

  4. Does Acculturation Lower Educational Achievement for Children of Immigrants?Emily Greenman, Pennsylvania State University

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