Beyond "Culture Clash" Understandings of Immigrant Experiences

This article addresses the ways in which the experiences of immigrant youth and families in U.S. schools and society have been conceptualized primarily as conflicts between immigrant cultures and dominant U.S. culture. Exemplified by the discourse of culture clash or of immigrants being torn between...

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Published inTheory into practice Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 4 - 11
Main Author Ngo, Bic
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Columbus Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.2008
Lawrence Erlbaum
Ohio State University, College of Education
Subjects
Asian Americans
Children & youth
Cultural Awareness
Cultural Differences
Cultural identity
Culture
Culture Conflict
Discourse Analysis
Ethnic identity
Families & family life
High School Students
Identification (Psychology)
Immigrants
Immigration
Model minority stereotypes
Noncitizens
Parent Child Relationship
Parents
Political discourse
Political identity
Southeast Asian culture
Stereotypes
Youth
United States > US
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Summary:This article addresses the ways in which the experiences of immigrant youth and families in U.S. schools and society have been conceptualized primarily as conflicts between immigrant cultures and dominant U.S. culture. Exemplified by the discourse of culture clash or of immigrants being torn between two worlds, this prevalent understanding structures the experiences, cultures, and identities of immigrants as unchanging and fixed in time. This article illustrates the ways that culture and identity are constructed within the double movement of discourse and representation. It offers examples of how dominant representations create simplistic understandings of the identities of immigrant youth, as well as the ways youth are constructing new identities.
ISSN:0040-5841
1543-0421
DOI:10.1080/00405840701764656