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Rejecting assimilation? How immigrant-origin young adults redefine belonging in the United States.

This study examines the attitudes and perceptions of assimilation among Latino/a immigrant-origin young adults. Drawing on 60 in-depth interviews with Latino/a college students, I find that children of immigrants' perceptions of belonging are shaped by the present-day hostile social and political co...

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Published in:Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 573 - 592
Main Author: Delgado, Vanessa
Format: Abstract
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Feb2026
Subjects:
Cultural assimilation
Social belonging
Social context
Social injustice
Racialization
Emigration & immigration
Hispanic Americans
Identity (Psychology)
United States
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