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Documenting and Understanding the Emergence of the Immigrant Paradox in Childhood and Adolescence

Type: Research

Start Date: November 2006

End Date: October 2010

Grant Amount: $350,000

Person Affiliation(s): Cynthia Garcia Coll

Organization: Brown University

The immigrant paradox is a phenomenon wherein less-acculturated immigrants have more favorable health and education outcomes than U.S.-born or more highly acculturated individuals of the same ethnic group. This study aims to better understand these paradoxes by answering questions such as: what are the family, peer group, school and neighborhood structures and processes associated with these paradoxes? Participants in this study include Asian and Latino adolescents and young adults (both immigrants and non-immigrants) drawn from two large national datasets assembled over the last 18 years: NELS and ADD Health. This work will have a strong impact on identifying the pan-ethnic factors associated with the immigrant paradox and its development in adolescents within and across generations.

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Age Range of Participants: 8 - 26

Topic Area: Cultural Contexts and Influences, Education/Education Policy

Gender: Male, Female

Location: Rural, Suburban, Urban

Race/Ethnicity: Asian, Black or African American, Latino or Hispanic, White

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