Cultural Adaptation of Somali Refugee Youth.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (278 pages)
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- Theoretical and Sociocultural Contexts -- Theoretical Anchors -- Ethnographic Background -- The Field and Field Work -- Findings -- Student Profiles -- HASSAN -- ICE -- JOHN Keeping the peace -- ADAM Not taking it seriously -- SAMUEL I don't care -- AHMED Making it in America -- HAWEEYA The girl in the middle -- UBAH Taking care of yourself -- AWRALA Belonging somewhere -- FAADUMO Street smart -- SUFIA Remembering who you are -- ALIAA Not being wild anymore -- Expressions of Identity -- Responding to multiple contexts -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.
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Somali American teenagers -- Cultural assimilation -- Case studies. Refugees -- Cultural assimilation -- United States. Somali American teenagers -- Ethnic identity -- Case studies. Somali American teenagers -- Education -- Case studies. Minorities -- Education (Secondary) -- United States -- Case studies.