..., girls were more likely to be overlooked by adults than boys, and Asian and Hispanic children were more likely to be overlooked by adults than White children. To better protect and support all victimized children, schools should develop innovative strategies to engage more immigrant parents...

...Philip A. Broyles; Timothy Schock Purpose In this research, we examine the effects of immigration status on the Asian‐white wage gap of one STEM profession, chemistry. Asians chemists are classified into four groups based on immigration status: Native born Asian citizens, naturalized Asian...

...Ariel Spigelman Purpose A negative framing of immigrants to stir populist sentiment is a widespread tactic repeatedly deployed by the British press. Following the accession of ten new and predominantly Eastern European member‐states to the European Union in 2004, this gambit was again utilised...

...Jalal Safipour; Donald Schopflocher; Gina Higginbottom; Azita Emami Purpose The objective of the study is to investigate the social alienation status of Swedish high school students with respect to gender and immigrant background. Design/methodology/approach The sample was randomly selected...

...Nonna Kushnirovich Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate how ethnic niches of immigrants affected their integration. Immigrants' integration in the host society is described by the integration of immigrants in their private life and integration in the labor market. Design...

.... Originality/value The paper offers insights into the discursive construction of social work. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Social workers Social services Immigrants Culture The Netherlands Migrants Like most Western countries, the Netherlands has been confronted...

...Ranjita Misra; Rashmi Gupta The purpose of this study was to examine the health promotion behaviours of Gujarati Asian Indian immigrants in the United States. Although there is an abundance of literature on health promotion behaviours, research on Asian Indian immigrant’s health promotion behaviour...

...Edward J.W. Park Shows how the US economy has witnessed both a massive influx of immigrant workers and a sharp decline in organized labour. Examines the struggles of Latino workers in Los Angeles, USA and shows just how immigrant workers and labour unions have a complicated relationship...

...Kyeyoung Park Investigates the anti‐liquor store campaign in Los Angeles, California, USA, against Korean immigrants led by African Americans and Latino Americans. Shows that inner city areas in Los Angeles are not as deeply segregated as portrayed. Demonstrates how a coalition of immigrants...

... locally shared benefits. Concludes that specific definitions of social capital are superior to others especially in examining the full array of social ties which migrants use in creating ethnic economies and communities. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Social economics Economics Immigrants Volume 22...

...Caitlin Killian Conducts in‐depth interviews with 45 female North African immigrants to France about what they preferred and disliked in each country and about their own cultural behaviours. Cites individuals were concerned at the cold and distant interactions of the French and their relationship...

... the influence of the press in terms of policy decision‐making and provides implications for public policy. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Newspaper publishing Immigrants Perception Welfare Policy Volume 21 Number 7 2001 47 Shaping Public Perceptions of Immigrants on Welfare: The Role of Editorial Pages...

...Durriya Z. Khairullah; Zahid Y. Khairullah Tests the reliability of an empirical model designed by Szapocznik et al to measure acculturation levels of first‐generation immigrants. Applies model to a demographically diverse sample group of first‐generation Asian‐Indian immigrants in three cities...

...Dorothy Nelkin; Mark Michaels Looks at the contemporary debate on US immigration, focusing particularly on the increasing articulation of eugenics. Notes that, at times of economic and moral crisis, biological generalizations tend to resurface to provide support for the existing system of privilege...