Sentences with phrase «of immigrant families»

Many suburban schools are also rapidly looking more urban these days, with the influx of immigrant families.

The area has a large population of immigrant families, many of whom are refugees from war - torn countries.

They openly target the second generation of immigrant families and prisoners for recruitment into wealthy societies.

Full of photographs of immigrant families, Their Great Gift details the difficulties and sacrifices that parents make when they move to a new country so that their children may have opportunities.

Too much hangs in the balance: the future of immigrant families; a woman's right to choose; affordable health care; labor protections; our environment; and so much more.

«What's happening now, all over the country, is an increasing racial, linguistic, and religious diversity» as high numbers of immigrant families settle into small rural communities.

That one - shot enrollment period works against the transient nature of immigrant families, often making the traditional system their only viable option.

It's a place of immigrant families and trans sex workers.

The articles focus on the psychosocial adaptation of immigrant families, parenting practices and their implications for child outcomes, and the importance of parent — adolescent relationships for adolescent mental health.

Understanding the cultural background of immigrant families has helped me to offer more sensitivity to the couples struggle.

Cristian Tonhaiser, multimedia artist born in Buenos Aires, a child of immigrant family from Italy and Slovakia is exploring the influence of the western culture and religion in his complex, multilayered photographic and video works.

My career has come full circle, as I am now teaching kindergarten to English Language Learner students of immigrant families in Arizona.

Several of those players spent their formative years in Les Ulis, an isolated project of mid-20th Century tower blocks, without its own train station, where thousands of immigrant families from Africa and Arabia arrived in the»50s,»60s and»70s.

This is what the doctor had to say about his allegations for filing a lawsuit: «I decided to file this lawsuit to seek justice not only for myself,» explained Dr. Briggs, «but for the hundreds of immigrant families who've suffered medical danger as a result of Catholic Charities» unconscionable record of neglect.

CCSA will continue to advocate for the tens of thousands of immigrant families in our charter school community.

In a powerful story of an immigrant family across generations, a Korean woman visits her son and his two teenage daughters in America and reveals a secret that brings them together.

While the story of the immigrant family and the somewhat intolerant climate to outsiders might suggest a serious political film, Hallstrom's treatment is rather benign, and accentuates more in terms of positive relations and the ability to overcome ones prejudices instead of dwelling in the ugliness of racism and chauvinism.

The son of an immigrant family from Morocco, now residing in a depressingly anonymous Netherlands suburb, Majid is a fiercely talented kickboxer with a criminal past who finds it difficult to stay on the straight and narrow.

Although Ricky is very much an American high school student (his history teacher was surprised to learn that he was not born in the United States), his home life very much reflects the experience of an immigrant family.

She told the Committee that her career has come full - circle as she is now teaching kindergarten to English Language Learner students of immigrant families at Pioneer Preparatory School: A Challenge Foundation Academy in Phoenix.

Through community education programs, legal training & technical assistance, and policy development & advocacy, the ILRC's mission is to protect and defend the fundamental rights of immigrant families and communities.

One in five Americans is part of an immigrant family and I'm among them.

«Washington's dysfunction has forced millions of immigrant families to live in the shadows, under constant threat of being ripped apart by deportation,» said State Senator Adriano Espaillat.

If New York had continued to implement a very flawed Secure Communities program throughout the state, and especially in New York City, it would have led to the routine separation of immigrant families as well as the widespread distrust of law enforcement in immigrant communities throughout the state, creating a public safety crisis for communities like the ones we represent.

Today, New York City is taking a clear stand that it refuses to be in the business of tearing apart of immigrant families and subsidizing the deportation of non-criminal New Yorkers.»

As mayors and county executives in the Cities for Action coalition, we write to thank you for your leadership on behalf of immigrant families and urge you to take action to ensure continued support for vulnerable immigrants in our communities before you leave office.

I never saw the first Bad Lieutenant film, but this one was presented as a dark drama, centered around the murder of an immigrant family, but that really wasn't the focus of this film.

Nava's 1995 film My Family / Mi Familia likewise impressed with its magical realism and seamless blend of pathos and comedy; like El Norte and the less successful Time of Destiny (1988), the film contains strong cultural themes that deal with the lives of an immigrant family trying to find their way in the U.S.

The year is 1845 and Stephen Meek is a for - hire guide leading a handful of immigrant families across the Oregon Trail in search of the American dream.

«It's an attractive idea in a lot of ways,» says Harvard Graduate School of Education Assistant Professor Vivian Louie, whose research looks at the role of the immigrant family in the educational experiences of second - generation Chinese Americans who are consistently presented as high academic achievers.

Multiple factors likely contribute to the lower participation of immigrant families in early education:

As communities strive to ensure the success of all children, it is important that policymakers and early education professionals identify and respond to the needs of immigrant families so that teachers, schools, and early childhood programs are prepared to serve these children.

The Book of Unknown Americans By Cristina Henríquez Vintage • $ 14.95 • ISBN 9780345806406 Told in alternating first - person voices, Henríquez's poignant novel examines the dreams and challenges of immigrant families who have fled to America in search of a better life.

Sly, funny, intelligent, and artfully structured, The Fortunes recasts American history through the lives of Chinese Americans and reimagines the multigenerational novel through the fractures of immigrant family experience.

A memoir of an immigrant family coming to America, as told by a lifelong misfit who forged from his imagination an essential literary voice and, against all odds, a place in the world.

The title comes from a conversation that takes place early in the book, just after the grandparents of the immigrant family, Frederick and Jette Meisenheimer, arrive in America, when one of the first people they meet encourages them to be «good Americans.»

It is entitled «recession» it captures the struggle of Immigrant families in USA.

Daughter of immigrant Indian parents, Rao champions the protection of immigrant families, universal healthcare, affordable housing, and environmental protection, among other issues.

As a national expert on these issues, the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) provides ongoing trainings on the family - based immigration process, answers case - specific questions from practitioners, authors a comprehensive manual, Families & Immigration: A Practical Guide, and advocates locally and federally in support of immigrant families.

The State of Immigrant Families The number of children living in New Jersey born outside of the United States continued to decline in 2014, but the number of natural born, US citizen children living in immigrant families increased by 27 percent.

And the public schools were unabashed about their role in turning the children of immigrant families into Americans.

Allen & Overy, DLA Piper and charity Coram Children's Legal Centre (CCLC) picked up the CSR Innovation award for opening a specialist legal clinic to assist children of immigrant families.

Due in large part to the influx of immigrant families from a wide variety of nations, rural education is a rapid - growth industry, even as student numbers in urban and suburban schools are declining.

The 21 - member grand jury said the state's formula for determining new school construction funding does not take into consideration the unique needs of Miami - Dade County, which has a rising population of immigrant families.

The son of an immigrant family from Mexico, Dr. Rodriguez is also an Associate Professor of Chicano and Latino Studies at CSU Long Beach, where he teaches and researches immigration and public policy issues.

Founded in 1984, NWIRP is a leading force in our state's legal aid community and provides an impressive array of direct legal services, community education, and policy leadership to protect and advance the rights of immigrant families and individuals.

A U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Performance was presented to: Joe Seo for Spa Night (Director & Screenwriter: Andrew Ahn)-- Los Angeles's Korean spas serve not only as meeting places but also as a bridge between past and future for generations of immigrant families.