Becoming American/Becoming New Yorkers: The Second Generation in a Majority Minority City

Author: 
Kasinitz, Philip, John Mollenkopf, Mary C. Waters, and Jennifer, Holdaway
Year: 
2006
Month: 
October
Date: 
10/01/2006
Publisher: 
Migration Policy Institute
Description: 

The second generation in New York City largely comes from non-European ethnic origins. This report is a look at how growing up in a "majority minority" city has affected their experiences in school and on the job, how they feel about their progress, and where they think they fit within American society.

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