1st Edition
Latino Immigrant Youth Passages from Adolescence to Adulthood
By Timothy Ready
Copyright 1992
286 Pages
by
Routledge
The subject of this work is a group of young Latinos in Washington D.C. who came to the United States from war-torn Central America between 1980 and 1982. The study examines their rise out of the poverty in which they lived upon their arrival, their experiences with education and employment, and the impact of these encounters on their family and friends. The author discusses the history of... Read more
Acknowledgments, Chapter 1. Washington Latinos at the Crossroads, Chapter 2. Passages to Washington, Chapter 3. Growing Up in Washington: High Risk, High Hopes, and Community Resources, Chapter 4. Learning to Participate, Chapter 5. On the Job, Chapter 6. Settling In, Settling Down, and Looking to Get Ahead, Chapter 7. Education for Multicultural America, Notes, References Cited, Index
Biography
Timothy Ready
