Legacies: the story of the immigrant second generation

1. Twelve stories

ch. 2. The new Americans : an overview

3. Not everyone is chosen : segmented assimilation and its determinants

4. Making it in America

5. In their own eyes : immigrant outlooks on America

6. Lost in translation : language and the new second generation

7. Defining the situation : the ethnic identities of children of immigrants

8. The crucible within : family, schools, and the psychology of the second generation

9. School achievement and failure

10. Conclusion : mainstream ideologies and the long-term prospects of immigrant communities.