Renewing the American Dream: The Children of Immigrants in Higher Education
Today, about one-third of college students in the U.S. are of recent immigrant origins (students who are immigrants themselves or who have immigrant parents) and about one-quarter are first-generation collegegoers. These are not mutually exclusive populations, yet little research focuses on the intersections of these important characteristics. Sociologist Phoebe Ho will examine the experiences of first-generation immigrant origin students and how these experiences impact educational and employment outcomes. She will analyze data from the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study and the Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study for her study.