Citation
Ko, Linda K. & Perreira, Krista M. (2010). “It Turned My World Upside Down”: Latino Youths’ Perspectives on Immigration. Journal of Adolescent Research, 25(3), 465-493. PMCID: PMC3169195Abstract
Few studies have examined the migration and acculturation experiences of Latino youth in a newly emerging Latino community, communities that historically have had low numbers of Latino residents. This study uses in-depth interview data from the Latino Adolescent, Migration, Health, and Adaptation (LAMHA) project, a mixed-methods study, to document the experiences of Latino youth (aged 14-18) growing up in one emerging Latino community in the southeastern region of North Carolina. Using adolescent’s own words and descriptions, this study shows how migration can turn an adolescent’s world upside down, and it discovers the adaptive strategies that Latino immigrant youth use to turn their world right-side-up as they adapt to life in the United States.URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0743558410361372Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2010Journal Title
Journal of Adolescent ResearchAuthor(s)
Ko, Linda K.Perreira, Krista M.