Longitudinal narrative concerns of newcomer Latino youth.

Abstract

Immigration can be a difficult journey, rupturing family ties and social networks from the country of origin while requiring entry into a host society that does not welcome its new arrivals. The motivations of immigrants are closely tied to their aspirations and hopes for a better future and ensuring a better education for their children (C. Suárez-Orozco & Suárez-Orozco, 2001). Data from a variety of studies using different methodological and analytical strategies, however, demonstrate disturbing trends: Physical and psychological health, as well as academic achievement and aspirations of immigrant children, can significantly decline with increased length of residency in the United States. The optimism and determination that many families and children bring with them as they arrive dissipate during the years of adapting to the new society, a trend that continues for the second generation (

Re-engaging latinx English learners in middle school: an action research study

“…This is due to several troubling statistics that show increases or maintained levels of poor behavior in school, general poor decision-making, and mental health issues (Albrecht & Brunner, 2019;WHO, 2014). These have been associated with poverty, limited access to support in schools, and segregated neighborhoods (MENTOR, 2021;Todorova et al, 2012). In addition, newly immigrated students have demonstrated poor behavior and mental health issues when they experience migration traumas and separation from family (APA -Immigration, 2012; MENTOR, 2021; Potochnick & Perreira, 2010).…”