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List of contents
1. Introduction
Mo Yee Lee
Part I: Immigrant and Refugee Families
2. Parenting in transition: refugee populations’ challenges in navigating parenting upon resettlement
Neda Moinolmolki, Frank Ridzi, Virginia Cronin and Haji Adan
3. Using culturally appropriate, trauma-informed support to promote bicultural self-efficacy among resettled refugees: A conceptual model
Jennifer L. Ballard-Kang
4. Immigration policies and mental health: examining the relationship between immigration enforcement and depression, anxiety, and stress among Latino immigrants
David Becerra, Gladys Hernandez, Francisca Porchas, Jason Castillo, Van Nguyen and Raquel Perez González
5. Work-family conflict in a comparative context: immigrant and native workers in the U.S.
Mamta U. Ojha
6. Social work practice with West Indian migrant fathers
Natallie Gentles-Gibbs and Lance L.O. Gibbs
7. Improving access to domestic violence services for women of immigrant and refugee status: a trauma-informed perspective
Filomena Critelli and Asli Cennet Yalim
8. Effects of Asian immigrants’ group membership in the association between perceived racial discrimination and psychological well-being: the interplay of immigrants’ generational status, age, and ethnic subgroup
Shinwoo Choi, Suzie Weng, Hyejoon Park and Yeongbin Kim
Part II: Immigrant and Refugee Youth
9. When generalized assumptions of young refugees don’t hold: rethinking ascriptions and subjectivations through an intersectional lens
Laura Otto and Margrit E. Kaufmann
10. The relationship between adolescent refugees’ attachment patterns and their experiences of trauma
Joanna E. Bettmann and Debra Olson-Morrison
11. Antisocial attitude and aggressive behavior among immigrant children: The moderating effects of parent-child relationships
Youn Kyoung Kim, Cecilia Mengo, Eusebius Small and Moses Okumu
12. Correlates of general wellbeing among Bhutanese youths
Neda Moinolmolki
13. Staying close to home: The significance of relationships for immigrant-origin local college students
Beth Sapiro and Ja’Dell Davis
14. Karen refugee youths’ satisfaction with a teen dating violence prevention program
Kristen E. Ravi, Beverly M. Black, Diane B. Mitschke and Katelyn Pearson
Practice Corner
15. Dietary adaptation of immigrant families
Sachi Ando
16. Creating welcoming communities for LGBTQ migrants: Living room-style chats for service providers
Sylvia Acevedo, Oscar Rivera, Miriam Potocky, Mitra Naseh, Edward J. Alessi and Aaron Burgess
About the author
Mo Yee Lee is Professor at the College of Social Work, The Ohio State University. Her scholarship focuses on intervention research using a solution-focused, strengths-based, and systems perspective, as well as cross-cultural integrative practice with individuals and families. She is the Editor of the Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work.
Summary
This book focuses on different issues experienced by immigrant and refugee families and youth as well as programs implemented to serve these populations.
