Growing up gringo: how immigrant and second generation youth navigate their transitions to adulthood in a small town, new immigrant destination

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  • March 20, 2019
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  • Silver, Alexis
    • Affiliation: College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Sociology
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  • My dissertation examines incorporation patterns for immigrant and second generation Latina/o youths in a small town, new immigrant destination in the rural South. Previous studies have explored the pathway to adulthood for children of immigrants coming of age in metropolitan areas and traditional migrant destinations, but scholars know little about this process for adolescents in small towns and new migrant destinations. This ethnographic study was conducted between 2007 and 2011 in a small community in central North Carolina where half of the population is Hispanic, and 75 percent of the adult Hispanic population is foreign-born. Between 1990 and 2008, North Carolina saw a 508 percent increase in its population of children of immigrants. Recognizing the importance of this demographic shift, my research engages directly with a North Carolina community that has been transformed by Latina/o immigration. My research examines the influences of immigration status and gender on the incorporation of Latina/o children of immigrants. Additionally, I explore race relations within a high school and examine how race and ethnicity influence students' access to formal and informal opportunity structures within the school.
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  • "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Sociology."
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  • Hagan, Jacqueline
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  • Chapel Hill, NC
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  • March 18, 2013

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