Across Generations: Immigrant Families in America.

Across GenerationsImmigrant Families in America\nAuthor(s): Nancy Foner\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9780814727713, 978-0814727713\nSynopsis\nImmigrants and their American-born children represent about one quarter of the United States population. Drawing on rich, in-depth ethnographic research, the fascinating case studies in Across Generations examine the intricacies of relations between the generations in a broad range of immigrant groupsfrom Latin America, Asia, the Caribbean, and Africaand give a sense of what everyday life is like in immigrant families.\n Moving beyond the clich of the children of immigrants engaging in pitched battles against tradition-bound parents from the old country, these vivid essays offer a nuanced view that brings out the ties that bind the generations as well as the tensions that divide them. Tackling key issues like parental discipline, marriage choices, education.