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The Role of Community-Based Organizations in the Lives of Immigrant and Second-Generation Youth

Type: William T. Grant Scholars

Start Date: July 2007

End Date: June 2012

Grant Amount: $470,000

Person Affiliation(s): Dina Okamoto

Organization: University of California, Davis

How does participation in community-based organizations affect the development and adaptation of immigrant and second-generation youth? And what processes and practices occur within successful community-based organizations serving youth in immigrant families? Previous studies provide an understanding of how family background, peers, and the larger society shape the lives of immigrant and second-generation children. The researcher will add to past research by studying how community contexts influence youth in immigrant families. In particular, a focus on community-based organizations is important for immigrant populations because such communities often do not have access to mainstream institutions. This project will contribute to a better understanding of the role of community-based organizations in immigrant communities and will also help build a general theoretical framework to understand adaptation processes among immigrant and second-generation youth.

Focus Areas of this Grant

Age Range of Participants: 12 - 25

Topic Area: After-school, Cultural Contexts and Influences, Neighborhood Influences and Policy, Peers

Gender: Male, Female

Location: Suburban, Urban

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

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