Sentences with phrase «immigrant experience which»

This is a tale with traditional points about the immigrant experience which still manages to come over as fresh, expertly - crafted and important.

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One big question: Will his experience change Uber's relationship with the Trump administration, which has tried to put many restrictions on immigrants coming to the U.S.?

Today you can experience the great history of sauerkraut, which was brought to the United States by German immigrants (who were once called Pennsylvania Dutch), by opening a jar of Bubbies traditional naturally fermented Sauerkraut.

[continued from previous post] And the widespread working class experience of declining wages due to competition from immigrants was one of the motivations that led many to vote for Leave, which was what the question asked for, rather than for arguments as to whether Leave or Remain was correct overall.

Counties which experienced the largest rises in immigrants experienced neither larger nor smaller rises in native - born unemployment.

The panel discussion focused on a poll recently released by New American Media, which looked at the problems and experiences of the often - silent female immigrant.

It's hard to definitively assess the extent to which Somali immigrant families in Sweden and Minnesota are experiencing increased rates of autism.

My intention was to experiment with VR technology to explore the human condition in an attempt to break the dictatorship of the frame — within which things are just observed — and claim the space to allow the visitor to go through a direct experience walking in the immigrants» feet, under their skin, and into their hearts.»

He's also sensitive and thoughtful, especially about matters relating to the immigrant experience, which is the subject of his new memoir, «No Land's Man.»

McFarland, USA Kevin Costner plays a track coach in a poverty - ridden high school, which combines the usual sports story with an immersion into the immigrant experience of Mexican field workers in California.

The week prior, Reyes and her community school manager, Lauren Markham, scaffold the experience in two ways: They preview each itinerary and then facilitate reading circles in which teachers learn more about the specific immigrant community they will be visiting.

The piece, «An Immigrant Student's Story: I Was a Dictionary Girl,» shared her personal experience and made suggestions for how English language learner educators can work with immigrants from countries for which they do not have language partners.

A three - page essay about Malone's experience coming to America and attending school accompanied the dictionary accession, which may be part of an exhibit on the immigrant's life in the coming years.

In New York City, the Center for Immigrant Families (2004) documented the experiences of several parents of color as they explored their elementary school options in District 3, which spans the Upper West Side and part of Harlem.

-LSB-...] just watched Hugh Howey's vlog, Confessions of a Digital Immigrant, which he posted a couple of weeks ago, and it got me thinking about my own experience of going -LSB-...]

Ha Jin's prodigious talents are evident in this powerful new book, which brilliantly brings to life the struggles and successes that characterize the contemporary immigrant experience.

A Pakistani immigrant raised in the United Arab Emirates and graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Shabir founded LearnDistrict, which makes educational games and interactive experiences.

«As the child of immigrants, I wanted to connect myself to a larger history of people making journeys to places where their children could have more opportunity, which is an experience I do not take lightly, or for granted.»

The multicultural environment and various racial experiences of immigrants in the United States are depicted through her ceramic and gold luster works Intercontinental Migration and Entangle, which incorporate expressive yet atypical and sometimes distorted forms of human figures.

«The idea of Migrant arises from the convergence of several factors linked to personal experience as an immigrant and as a woman, by the societies I've met and the culture in which I grew up.»

The son of undocumented Mexican immigrants who have since become U.S. citizens, Gomez experienced firsthand the ways in which certain occupations are reduced to invisibility and, though essential, are written out of the primary narrative of a family, building, or public space.

Raised from immigrant parents of Guatemala, he grew up with a bi-cultural experience, which has informed the subject matter in his practice.

Paci, whose work is characterized as dealing with the political situation in Albania and his own experience as an immigrant, presents a polyptych comprised of 20 square fiberglass panels, which imitate a texture similar to stone, and on which he has reproduced with tempera, as though it were an al fresco painting, scenes from a traditional Albanian wedding which took place at the beginning of the nineties.

The Ethiopian artist Aida Muluneh's Sai Mado, The Distant Gaze, deals with the ways in which identity and memory are shaped by immigrant experiences.

Life and family events premigration and postmigration have been found to have a profound effect on the health and well - being of immigrant children.1, 2 Risk factors include trauma, separation from parents, nonvoluntary migration, obstacles in the acculturation process, 3 and children who immigrate in their mid - or late teens.1, 4 Research also shows that parents who have experienced or witnessed violence have poorer mental health, 2,5 which is likely to affect parent — child attachment and negatively impact child development and mental health.5 Transitioning to a new country may be beneficial for both parents and children, but it may render new and unexpected constraints in the parent — child relationship (eg, children tend to acculturate to the new country faster than their parents), cause disharmony and power conflicts, 6 — 8 and, subsequently, affect the child's mental health.9

The process of non-voluntary immigration, transitioning and acculturating to a new country may have a negative impact on the mental health of immigrants.1 — 3 Postmigration factors (eg, stress, lack of social capital, social isolation and loss of social network) as well as acculturation problems and experiences of discrimination in the host country affect the mental health of the parents and the children.4 5 Moreover, immigrant parents face challenges concerning their role and responsibilities as parents while adjusting to the host country, all of which tend to create stress in parenting.1 3 6 The mental health problems of parents have been reported to be a risk factor for children's behavioural problems and may negatively affect the parent — child attachment and their relationship.7 8 Studies have also shown that parents with mental health problems have a low perceived sense of competence in parenting and may lack the ability to employ positive parenting practises.9 10