High Expectations, Cautionary Tales, and Familial Obligations: The Multiple Effects of Family on the Educational Aspirations of First‐generation Immigrant and Refugee Youth

IntroductionBariatric and metabolic surgery is an effective treatment option for type 2 diabetes (T2D). Increased knowledge regarding factors associated with diabetes remission is essential in individual decision making and could guide postoperative care. Therefore, we aimed to explore factors known to affect the chance of achieving diabetes remission after bariatric and metabolic surgery and to further investigate the impact of socioeconomic factors.Research design and methodsIn this nationwide study, we assessed all patients with T2D who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery between 2007 and 2015 in the Scandinavian Obesity Surgery Registry. Remission was defined as absence of antidiabetic medication for T2D 2 years after surgery. Multivariable logistic regression was used to evaluate factors associated with diabetes remission, with missing data handled by multiple imputations.ResultsA total of 8057 patients were included. Mean age±SD was 47.4±10.1 years, mean body mass index 42.2±5.7 kg/m2, mean hemoglobin A1c 59.0±17.33, and 61.7% (n=4970) were women. Two years after surgery, 6211 (77.1%) patients achieved T2D remission. Preoperative insulin treatment (OR 0.26, 95% CI 0.22 to 0.30), first-generation immigrant (OR 0.66, 95% CI 0.57 to 0.77), duration of T2D (OR 0.89, 95% CI 0.88 to 0.90), dyslipidemia (OR 0.71, 95% CI 0.62 to 0.81), age (OR 0.97, 95% CI 0.96 to 0.97), and high glycosylated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) (OR 0.99, 95% CI 0.98 to 0.99) were all associated with lower T2D remission rate. In contrast, residence in a medium-sized (OR 1.39, 95% CI 1.20 to 1.61) or small (OR 1.46, 95% CI 1.25 to 1.71) town and percentage of total weight loss (OR 1.04, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.04) were associated with higher remission rates.ConclusionAmong patients with T2D undergoing RYGB surgery, increasing age, HbA1c, and diabetes duration decreased the chance of reaching diabetes remission without cut-offs, while postoperative weight loss demonstrated a positive linear association. In addition, being a first-generation immigrant and living in a large city were socioeconomic factors having a negative association.

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Immigrant-Origin Students in Community College: How Do They Use Their Time on Campus?

Teachers College Record ◽

10.1177/016146811912100702 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 121 (7) ◽

pp. 1-48

Author(s):

Edwin Hernandez ◽

Carola Suárez-Orozco ◽

Janet Cerda ◽

Olivia Osei-Twumasi ◽

Monique Corral ◽

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Keyword(s):

Community College ◽

Community Colleges ◽

Peer Relationships ◽

First Generation ◽

Second Generation ◽

The United States ◽

Foreign Born ◽

Grade Point ◽

Class Time ◽

Generation Immigrant

Background Immigrant-origin students are the fastest growing new population in community colleges, making up nearly a third of the community college population. To date, little is known about how immigrant-origin students make use of their time on community college campuses. Purpose This study sought to understand in what ways and to what extent immigrant-origin students—defined as first-generation (foreign-born) or second-generation (born in the United States to immigrant parents)—used their out-of-class campus time at three urban community colleges. We examined the following quantitative questions: How much time do students report spending on campus doing what activities? What is the demographic variation in these patterns (according to immigrant generation, ethnicity/race, and gender)? What factors predict how much overall time immigrant-origin students spend on campus? What is the effect of academically productive time spent on campus on grade point average for immigrant-origin students? We also explored the following qualitative questions: What do immigrant-origin community college students say about the time they spend on campus? What insights do they have as to what impedes or facilitates their spending (or not spending) time on campus? Research Design The study proposed a new conceptual framework and employed an embedded sequential explanatory mixed-methods design approach. As part of a survey, participants (N = 644, 54.6% women; M age = 20.2 years; first-generation immigrant n = 213, 33%; second-generation immigrant n = 275, 43%) completed a series of items about the time that they spent on campus and their relationships with their instructors and peers. Qualitative response data were derived from an embedded interview subsample of participants (n = 58). Results Immigrant-origin students reported spending a considerable amount of out-of-class time—an average of 9.2 hours—on campus. Hierarchical regression analyses demonstrated that peer relationships and time spent helping parents or commuting positively predicted the amount of time students spent on campus. Qualitative responses provided further insights into immigrant-origin community college student experiences and provided perspectives on issues contributing to their spending out-of-class time on campus. Conclusions This study has implications for research, practice, and policy, given that immigrant-origin students make considerable use of their campus spaces. Community colleges should strive to nurture positive spaces and design the kind of on-campus programming that will enhance the success of immigrant-origin students. Collectively, these services will not only enhance the experience of immigrant-origin students but also be beneficial to the larger campus community that uses the community college sector as a stepping-stone toward upward social and economic mobility.

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A scoping review of mental health issues and concerns among immigrant and refugee youth in Canada: Looking back, moving forward

Can J Public Health ◽

10.17269/cjph.106.4588 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 106 (2) ◽

pp. e72-e78 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Sepali Guruge ◽

Hissan Butt

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Scoping Review ◽

Health Issues ◽

Refugee Youth ◽

Mental Health Issues ◽

Immigrant And Refugee ◽

Looking Back

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‘I Am Doing a Double Thing. It Is For Me and It Is For Her’

Young ◽

10.1177/1103308817715144 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 26 (4) ◽

pp. 332-347 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Erwin Dimitri Selimos

Keyword(s):

General Situation ◽

New Host ◽

Refugee Youth ◽

Transitions To Adulthood ◽

Continuity And Change ◽

Making Sense ◽

Migration Narratives ◽

Future Selves ◽

Intergenerational Links ◽

Immigrant And Refugee

This article draws on 30 interviews conducted with newcomer immigrant and refugee youth in Canada to explore how they make sense of their migration and the consequences these meanings have on how they imagine their future selves. The article is based on the understanding that a key task of any immigrant is to negotiate the experiences of continuity and change indicative of the migration experience—a task that takes on unique contours for young immigrants who are simultaneously negotiating their transitions to adulthood. Analysis of the migration narratives of newcomer youth demonstrates that in making sense of their migration, young migrants draw on the general situation of their country of descent, their experiences of emigration and poignant intergenerational links to construct meaning of their lives in their new country of residence. These meanings orient their social actions and animate their life projects in their new host society.

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Civic engagement and self-empowerment of second-generation Vietnamese in Czechia

Asian and Pacific Migration Journal ◽

10.1177/01171968211040573 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 011719682110405

Author(s):

Tereza Freidingerová ◽

Barbora Nováková

Keyword(s):

Role Models ◽

First Generation ◽

Second Generation ◽

Participant Observation ◽

Self Confidence ◽

Generation Immigrant ◽

Immigrant Organizations ◽

Vietnamese Community ◽

Czech Society ◽

Depth Interviews

The first cohort of Czech second-generation Vietnamese has only recently reached adulthood. Raised by Czech nannies, they received early socialization into Czech society, while Vietnamese culture remained unfamiliar. With this childhood experience, the generation grew into young adulthood questioning their identity/identities. Caught between social and normative pressures from both the Vietnamese community and Czech society, the formation of associations by second-generation Vietnamese can be a means to respond to their disadvantaged position. Based on in-depth interviews with leaders of these associations and participant observation of their activities, the article examines the goals and activities of second-generation associations (SGAs) and compares them with first-generation immigrant organizations. SGAs are shown to fill the gap of parents as key role models of socialization in Czech society and as platforms to enhance the self-confidence and sense of social responsibility of second-generation Vietnamese in Czechia.

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