Special Issue: The Second Generation
Adult children of immigrants to the United States matter significantly to the country's future and to its workforce. This Special Issue, which includes a look back at the children of the last great wave of immigrants, examines trends among the new second generation, models of integration, and methods for learning more about this dynamic group.
The Second Generation in Early Adulthood: New Findings from the Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study
The study found most second-generation young adults in the United States were thriving, but some youth face persistent challenges.
Becoming American/Becoming New Yorkers: The Second Generation in a Majority Minority City
A 1999 survey found New York's second generation outperforming native minorities in education and employment while embracing a "New Yorker…
The Second Generation from the Last Great Wave of Immigration: Setting the Record Straight
European second-generation progress was slower and more contested than often remembered.
The Second Generation and Self-Employment
Self-employment among second-generation immigrants in the United States is fairly stable across generations.
Intermarriage in the Second Generation: Choosing Between Newcomers and Natives
Intermarriage rises across generations for Asian and Hispanic Americans.
Assimilation Models, Old and New: Explaining a Long-Term Process
Three assimilation frameworks—classic, racial/ethnic disadvantage, and segmented—compete to explain immigrant integration.
Studying Second-Generation Immigrants: Methodological Challenges and Innovative Solutions
Without a public sampling frame, the second generation is a "hidden population.”
The Second Generation in the United States
About 31 million U.S. residents in 2006 were children of immigrants.