The transnational dimensions of identity formation: Adult children of immigrants in Miami

Authors: Haller, William; Landolt, Patricia

Source: Ethnic and Racial Studies, Volume 28, Number 6, November 2005 , pp. 1182-1214(33)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

This article draws on the insights of research on transnational migration to reconsider the process of identity formation among children of immigrants and the patterns of acculturation associated with different trajectories of segmented assimilation. Extending the research on segmented assimilation and identity formation among children of immigrants in early adulthood, the article uses the third wave of the Miami CILS sample to examine the relationship between segmented assimilation outcomes, nationality, and behaviours and attitudes associated with transnationalism. Key findings include evidence associating selective acculturation with greater transnational involvement, but also some limited evidence of downward assimilation associated with higher rates of sending remittances among some nationalities. Rather than contradicting each other, these findings suggest a diversity of transnational patterns that are both stratified by class and contoured by nationality and ethnicity. We conclude by outlining some of the questionnaire items and aspects of research design we would like to see implemented in future studies of transnationalism and its relationship with segmented assimilation.

Keywords: Children of immigrants; transnationalism; identity formation; institutions

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01419870500224554

Publication date: 2005-11-01

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