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Session 85:
Immigrant Children and Educational Outcomes

Friday, May 01
8:30 AM - 10:20 AM
Nicolet A
Chair: Kathryn H. Tillman, Florida State University
Discussant: Elizabeth Vaquera, University of South Florida

1. The Structuring of Active Development: Immigrant Youth Participation in School and Community Activities  •  Dina G. Okamoto, University of California, Davis; Cassie Hartzog, University of California, Davis; Daniel Herda, University of California, Davis

2. Family-School Connectivity: Barriers and Oppportunities for Academic Achievement among Children of Immigrants  •  Jennifer E. Glick, Arizona State University

3. Fitting in: The Roles of Social Acceptance and Discrimination in Shaping the Health of Latino Youth in the U.S. Southeast  •  Stephanie Potochnick, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Andrew Fuligni, University of California, Los Angeles

4. Assimilation or Isolation? The Case of Mainland Chinese Immigrant Students in Hong Kong  •  Suet-ling Pong, Pennsylvania State University; Wing Kwong Tsang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

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