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Immigrants and their Families
Recent political events have focused public attention on the status of immigrants and immigration law in the United States. CYFERnet is prepared to help with many resources with information on demographics, programming, issues and trends.
This month's hot topic features CYFERnet resources on the following:
- Current status information on Immigrants and their Families
- Important issues facing Immigrants and their Families
- Support materials for Immigrants and their Families
- Programming resources for those who work with Immigrants and their Families
Let CYFERnet give you the information and tools you need to work with and understand the current status of immigrants and immigration in the United States.
Current status information on Immigrants and their Families
America
Language: English
Author: Singer, Audrey
Publisher: The Brookings Institution (2002)
Description: A paper that discusses the changes in the U.S. demographics in the 2000 census. It also gives an historical view of U.S. immigration and ethnic diversity levels.
A Profile of the Low-Wage Immigrant Workforce
Language: English
Publisher: Urban Institute (2005)
Description: This study examines the size of the low-wage immigrant labor force, as well as the educational attainment, English language ability, legal status, and gender of low-wage immigrant workers.
Children of Immigrant Families
Language: English
Author: Behrman, Richard
Publisher: The Future of Children, by Princeton University and The Brookings Institution (2004)
Description: This issue of "The Future of Children" focuses on the growing number of immigrant families in this country, and the challenges faced by their children as the next generation of Americans. For the most part, children of immigrants benefit from having healthy, intact families, strong work ethic and aspirations, and a cohesive community of fellow immigrants to ease their transition. But they also often face many obstacles, including poverty, discrimination, limited language skills, and lack of access to quality health care and education resources. Articles in the journal include demographic changes, economic trends, services needed by children of immigrant families, and recommendations based on these research findings.
New Century Housing: The Housing Landscape for America's Working Families
Language: English
Author: Harkness, Joseph; Newman, Sandra J.
Publisher: Center for Housing Policy (April 2005)
Description: This report discusses the significant housing problems faced by immigrant working families.
Children of Immigrant Families: Analysis
Language: English
Publisher: The David and Lucile Packard Foundation (Summer 2004)
Description: This analysis discusses a background of immigrant families; recommendations for education, support groups, and community; and article summaries of similar topic. According to the 2000 Census, 1 of every 5 children in the United States is an immigrant, or a child of immigrant parents. To ensure a brighter future not just for the children of immigrants themselves, but for our entire nation, we must provide the education and supports they need to become American's productive, engaged citizens of tomorrow.
Children of Immigrant Families: Analysis and Recommendations
Language: English
Author: Shields, Margie; Richard E. Behrman
Description: This journal issue explores the strengths and challenges that set children of immigrant families apart from the mainstream population. Investing in the healthy development of all our nations' children, including children of immigrants, is to invest in a brighter future- not just for these children themselves, but for our entire nation.
Demographic Change and the Life Circumstances of Immigrant Families
Language: English
Author: Hernandez, Donald
Publisher: Future of Children
Description: A description of the major demographic shifts over the past half-century, including a wide range of statistics reflecting cultural, family, social, economic, and housing circumstances of the nation's children across various racial/ ethnic and country-or-origin groups.
Kids Count Pocket Guide Latino Children
Language: English
Publisher: Annie E. Casey Foundation (April 2004)
Description: Latino Children Children Pocket Guide provide statistics on economic, educational, and social well-being for minority children and highlights gaps that persist between minority kids and non-Hispanic white children in the US. Derived from the 2000 Census, the booklet contains a national overview, state-by-state data and state rankings.
Low-Income Immigrant Families
Language: English
Publisher: Urban Institute (2005)
Description: This brief provides an analysis of benefit and service use among families of immigrant workers with children. Using data from the 2002 National Survey of America's Families, the authors examine safety net programs, including the earned income tax credit, cash welfare, food stamps, housing assistance, health insurance coverage, and child care.
The Health and Well-Being of Children in Immigrant Families
Language: English
Author: Reardon-Anderson, Jane; Randolph Capps; Michael E. Fix
Publisher: Urban Institute (November 26, 2002)
Description: This study examines the well-being of children of immigrants in several areas: family income and environment, child physical and emotional health, involvement in school, and access to needed benefits and services. The study concludes that children in immigrant families are more likely to be financially poorer, in poorer health, and less able to draw on community resources than native children.
The State of Hispanic America 2004
Language: English
Publisher: National Council on La Raza
Description: This is a report that identifies, discusses, and offers policy recommendations on eight key issues: education, health, employment, counterterrorism policies, criminal justice, farmworkers, homeownership, and immigration.
Important issues facing Immigrants and their Families
Federal Policy for Immigrant Children: Room for Common Ground?
Language: English
Author: Haskins, Ron; Mark Greenberg; Shawn Femsted
Publisher: The Brookings Institution (Summer 2004)
Description: This policy brief, part of the Future of Children Policy Brief Series by the Brookings Institution, offers differing views from its authors on how to improve the well-being of children in immigrant families to work through such policies as education and training and the earned income tax credit for families with children.
Hispanic Dropout Project
Language: English
Publisher: U.S. Department of Education
Description: Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the Hispanic Dropout Project's mission is to shed light on this national crisis, to produce concrete analyses and syntheses, and to recommend actions that can be taken at all levels in order to reduce the nation's dropout rate of Hispanic youth. The site includes a variety of reports and publications.
Humanizing the Experience of Acculturation with Phenomenology 
Language: English
Author: Skuza, Jennifer
Publisher: University of Minnesota (2005)
Description: Multiple disciplines have contributed to acculturation research with aims to measure, conceptualize, and theorize this enormously complex phenomenon. Few studies, however, have attempted to find meaning in the experience of acculturation. The purpose of this showcase is to illustrate how the phenomenological approach, a qualitative research methodology, allowed new meanings of acculturation to be revealed in the context of Latina adolescents’ lived experiences.
Immigrants and TANF: A Look at Immigrant Welfare Recipients in Three Cities
Language: English
Author: Tumlin, Karen; Wendy Zimmerman
Publisher: The Urban Institute
Description: Key findings, based on case studies of New York, Los Angeles, and Houston, show that: immigrants and limited English speakers make up a significant share of those on welfare; many have significant barriers to work including less education and work history than natives; and immigrants on welfare are less likely to be working and more likely to be working in dead-end jobs. Job training programs often have English language requirements, limiting immigrants' access. The authors conclude that combining part-time work and language training can help immigrant welfare recipients move into jobs and off the welfare rolls.
Issue Brief on Latino Youth: Reproductive Health
Language: English
Publisher: University of California, San Francisco, Center for Reproductive Health Research and Policy (2002)
Description: Latino youth are both a growing and extremely diverse population. One of the most important issues facing Latino youth is that of reproductive and sexual health. This brief presents a profile of adolescent Latino reproductive health and addresses areas that affect this crucial aspect of young Latinos’ lives.
The New Americans: The New Challenges of American Immigration (A Centra Conference)
Language: English
Description: American Immigration is an issue in most every community in America. This session gives you an opportunity to expand your understanding of the issue and come into dialogue with others interested and/ or concerned about American immigration policy and community realities.
The State of Latina Adolescents' Health
Language: English
Publisher: Advocates for Youth (2003)
Description: This publication provides facts about Latina adolescents’ health and recommendations for developing programs for Latina adolescents.
Support materials for Immigrants and their Families
Immigration - Navigate the System
Language: English
Publisher: Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Description: If you have questions about immigration laws, you should contact an immigration lawyer or accredited representative.
Imigración - cómo navegar el sistema
Language: Español
Publisher: Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Description: If you have questions about immigration laws, you should contact an immigration lawyer or accredited representative.
Consejos de la Abuelita
Language: Español
Description: Consejos de la Abuelita is a bilingual publication for Latina mothers or caregivers raising daughters ages 9-14.
International Youth Leadership Institute
Language: English
Publisher: International Youth Leadership Institute
Description: The International Youth Leadership Institute (IYLI) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1989 as a program of the Institute for Urban & Minority Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, to help African American and Latino high school students develop their potential as individuals who can contribute both to their immediate community and to the global society.
Latino
Language: English
Publisher: North Carolina State University
Description: A guide for parents for Latino preferences.
National Latino Children’s Institute
Language: English, Español
Publisher: National Latino Children?s Institute
Description: The National Latino Children’s Institute (NLCI) is the voice for young Latinos. It is the only national Latino organization that focuses exclusively on children. National Latino Children’s Agenda is a statement of principles essential for the healthy and complete development of Latino children.
National Immigration Forum
Language: English
Publisher: National Immigration Forum
Description: The purpose of the National Immigration Forum is to embrace and uphold America's tradition as a nation of immigrants. The site contains resources and information relating to immigration and diversity.
Helping Children Understand Other Cultures
Language: English
Publisher: Ohio State University
Description: This fact sheet explains why children need to understand other cultures and how.
Positive Parenting (Hmong)
Txoj Kev Pab Rau Cov Niam Txiv Cob Qhia Kom Me Nyuam Coj Zoo (Hmong)
Txoj Kev Pab Rau Cov Niam Txiv Cob Qhia Kom Me Nyuam Coj Zoo is an easy-to-read, easy-to-use 52 page booklet that looks at common parenting challenges from birth through early elementary school. This version is a translation into Hmong (with limited cultural adaptation) from the English version of Positive Discipline.
Positive Parenting (Somali)
Tarbiyeynta Wanaagsan: Hagaha Waalika (Somali)
Txoj Kev Pab Rau Cov Niam Txiv Cob Qhia Kom Me Nyuam Coj Zoo is an easy-to-read, easy-to-use 52 page booklet that looks at common parenting challenges from birth through early elementary school. This version is a translation into Somali (with limited cultural adaptation) from the English version of Positive Discipline.
Programming resources for those who work with Immigrants
National Extension Diversity Center
Language: English
Publisher: Oregon State University (2005)
Description: The National Extension Diversity Center is designed as an interconnected web of collaboration linking all land-grant institutions diversity efforts. The intention of the site is to move the Extension System forward in the creation of effective pluralistic organizations by sharing program resource successes and challenges in addressing the complex issues of diversity.
Intercultural Development Research Association
Language: English
Publisher: Intercultural Development Research Association
Description: IDRA is an independent, non-profit organization that advocates the right of every child to a quality education. For almost 30 years, IDRA has worked for excellence and equity in education in Texas and across the United States. IDRA conducts research and development activities; creates, implements and administers innovative education programs; and provides teacher, administrator, and parent training and technical assistance.
Parent Preferences for Learning: A study of Euro-Americans, Hispanic, Native American, Asian, and African American parents
Language: English
Author: DeBord, Karen
Publisher: North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension
Description: In this study, more than 1800 parents were asked to respond to a questionnaire about their parenting information needs. Preliminary findings indicate that differences exist between and among groups in how they prefer to receive parenting information. In the first phase of analysis, findings indicate that parent educators cannot meet the needs of parents as a homogeneous audience. Planned attention should be given to target parent audiences. Parents of different ethnicities vary in how they currently obtain parenting information. For example, African American parents more often than others use immediate family members; primarily their own parents as primary sources of information while Hispanic parents prefer to turn to their medical practitioner as a source of information.
Helping Youth Succeed: Bicultural Parenting for Southeast Asian Families
Language: English
Author: Detzner, Dan; Blong Xiong; Patricia Eliason
Publisher: University of Minnesota Extension Service (1999)
Description: Helping Youth Succeed is a culturally sensitive program developed by Southeast Asians for Southeast Asian Families. Through stories presented both on video and in writing, families learn about other Southeast Asian parents and youth in familiar and current situations. The issues are common, developed from the real experiences for Southeast Asian families. The stories are designed to prompt discussion and facilitate problem solving, and allow families to participate without revealing their personal family information. Helping Youth Succeed is research-based. It has been successfully tested and used by Southeast Asian families, and is available in Cambodian, Hmong, Lao and Vietnamese, as well as English. Ordering information is available online.
Culture and Parenting: A Guide for Delivering Parenting Curriculums to Diverse Families
Language: English
Author: Ontai, Lenna; Ann M. Mastergeorge; Families with Young Children Workgroup
Publisher: University of California Cooperative Extension (2005)
Description: This booklet is an information guide for practitioners for delivering parenting curriculums. It provides guidance regarding the cultural sensitivity of programs and services offered to families. Cultural frameworks are described. Research and tips are provided on topics that include communication, discipline, bonding, family structures, gender roles, play, and sleeping. Checklists are provided.
Cultural Responsiveness in Family Services
Language: English
Author: Pinder-Cook, Shirley
Publisher: The ARCH National Respite Network
Description: To fully achieve the goals of respite and crisis care and other family support services, it is essential that all aspects of program operations, staff development and training incorporate and support cultural responsiveness. The shift to cultural responsiveness and multicultural programming will require change, risk-taking, training, courage, and coordinating a variety of new and different resources.
Designing Diversity: Developing Cooperative Extension Programs With Ethnically Diverse Communities
Language: English
Publisher: CYFERNet
Description: Communities in the United States are becoming more ethnically diverse. As a nationwide institution of nonformal learning, the Cooperative Extension system, within its areas of expertise, endeavors to offer programs useful to all ethnic groups. These case studies illustrate alternative ways that extension professionals have worked with ethnic groups to create or adapt successful programs.
Program Planning Strategies for Working with Diverse Audiences
Language: English
Author: Guion, Lisa; Wallace Goddard; Gae Broadwater; Robin Roper
Publisher: CYFERnet (2003)
Description: This hands-on, interactive pre-conference training will provide participants with information, strategies and tools to better design and implement programs to reach diverse and/or multi-need audiences. Through involvement in discussion, role-play, case studies or other innovative methods, participants will become more knowledgeable and skilled in recruiting diverse program participants, designing culturally relevant programs and gaining community support for program implementation.
The National Coalition Building Institute
Language: English
Publisher: The National Coalition Building Institute
Description: A website explaining the NCBI, which helps local communities and organizations face and resolve conflicts and establish prejudice reduction leadership teams in the community.
The Center for Adult English Language Acquisition
Language: English
Author: Education, US Dept of
Publisher: USDOE, Office of Vocational and Adult Education (1988, updated annually)
Description: The purpose of Center for Adult English Language Acquisition Established (CAELA) is to assist states with emerging populations who are learning English as a second language (ESL). They will provide a training infrastructure, disseminate research-based information, and provide technical assistance via website. Center staff work with state representatives to have the capacity to promote the English language learning and academic achievement of adults learning English. It replaces the National Center for ESL Literacy Education and continues its focus on "the language and literacy education of adults and out-of-school youth learning English". Newsletter, FAQ and research briefs are available online.
A Toolkit for Hispanic/Latino Community Groups
Language: English, Español
Publisher: The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
Description: This guidebook is about helping Hispanic/Latino community groups organize their communities around a major problem facing Hispanic/Latino youth—alcohol and drug use. (Also available in Spanish).
A Toolkit for Hispanic/Latino Community Groups (Spanish version)
Language: Español
Publisher: The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
Description: This guidebook is about helping Hispanic/Latino community groups organize their communities around a major problem facing Hispanic/Latino youth—alcohol and drug use. (Also available in English).
A Study of African American and Latino/Latina Parents in the United States
Language: English
Publisher: Search Institute (2005)
Description: This study of 685 African American parents and 639 Latino/Latina parents in the United States was conducted by Search Institute and YMCA of the USA. The report concludes that the vast majority of African American and Latino/Latina parents are working hard to raise strong, healthy, and successful children and adolescents, and most feel they are doing well as parents. Yet they are doing so in the face of multiple challenges in their communities and society. Furthermore, most have little support beyond their immediate family to help them as parents.
Building Relationships/Partnerships with the Latino(a) Community
Language: English
Publisher: Oregon Outreach Project; Oregon State University Cooperative Extension
Description: Tips for working with the Latino community developed from the experiences of the Oregon Outreach Project.
Building Strong Families 2004: A Study of African American and Latino/Latina Parents in the United States
Language: English
Author: Roehlkepartain, Eugene; Marc Mannes; Peter C. Scales; Shenita Lewis
Publisher: Search Institute (November 2004)
Description: This is the second study in an ongoing collaboration between YMCA of the USA and Search Institute around strong families and parenting. Following its 2002 counterpart which examined the resources that families have or need to raise children that thrive, the 2004 study examines the same family strengths, challenges and resources, this time among African American and Latino/ Latina families. Both studies are part of the larger Abundant Assets Alliance, which combines the resources of the YMCA of the USA, YMCA Canada, and Search Institute.
Cultural Values
Language: English
Author: Sawer, Barbara
Publisher: Oregon Outreach Project; Oregon State University Cooperative Extension
Description: This paper describes some traditional Latino cultural values and some implications for programming for the Latino audience.
101 Tools for Tolerance
Language: English
Publisher: tolerance.org
Description: A guide for promoting diversity and equity.
Developing Culturally Appropriate Programs for Latino(a) Youth
Language: English
Publisher: Oregon Outreach Project; Oregon State University Cooperative Extension
Description: Tips for developing programs for Latino youth developed from the experiences of the Oregon Outreach Project.
Hispanics in Philanthropy
Language: English
Publisher: Hispanics in Philanthropy
Description: Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP) is an association of more than 450 U.S. and Latin American grantmakers and nonprofit leaders committed to increasing philanthropic support of Latino communities and to promoting greater participation by Latinos within organized philanthropy. HIP seeks to increase Latino representation on foundation staff and boards, promotes efforts to strengthen the Latino nonprofit sector, develops cross border exchanges between Latin American and US foundations, and educates grantmakers about issues in Latino communities.
Latino Parents: Unique Preferences for Learning About Parenting
Language: English, Español
Author: DeBord, Karen
Publisher: NCSU Extension Services (Spring 1999)
Description: A study looking at how to develop parenting programs for Latino parents. Latino families are a growing population in the U.S. and traditional parenting programs may need to be altered in order to produce the best parenting programs for their needs.
Oregon Outreach
Language: English
Author: Hobbs, Beverly; Barbara J. Sawer, Ed.D.
Publisher: Oregon 4-H Youth Development
Description: Oregon Outreach is aimed at increasing the participation of Latino(a) youth and families in the Oregon 4-H Program. This website Includes a description of local programs, successful practices, volunteer development, organizational development, evaluation and resources. This site lists 4-H publications in Spanish, organizations that work with Latino populations, and publications dealing with issues of interest to Latino populations. The Oregon Outreach Project is designed to increase the outreach efforts of Oregon State University Extension to Oregon's Latino/Hispanic community.
Recruiting and Supporting Latino Volunteers
Language: English
Author: Hobbs, Beverly
Publisher: Oregon State University
Description: “This publication was prepared to help volunteer recruiters better understand the characteristics of the Latino community that impact volunteering and to suggest strategies or steps to use in successfully recruiting and supporting Latino volunteers. The information is based on a study of Latinos and volunteerism conducted in Oregon in 1999.”
Soy Unica! Soy Latina!
Language: English, Español
Publisher: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Description: The ¡Soy Unica! ¡Soy Latina! project encourages cultural pride by emphasizing the strengths inherent in the Hispanic culture initiative materials include posters, activity books, brochures and a Web site for 9-14-year-old girls. The material addresses belonging and adaptation, teaches assertiveness and decision-making skills, and provides tips on becoming healthy and successful young adults.
Staffing Factors to Consider When Working with a Latino(a) Audiences
Language: English
Publisher: Oregon Outreach Project; Oregon State University Cooperative Extension
Description: Tips about staffing considerations when working with Latino audiences developed from the experiences of the Oregon Outreach Project.
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