Date of Award

8-2023

Degree Type

Report

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Communication Studies and Philosophy

Committee Chair(s)

Bradford Hall

Committee

Bradford Hall

Committee

Sidi Meyara

Committee

Nicole Allen

Abstract

As of 2016, ~25% of children in the United States are the children of immigrants (Nibbs & Brettell). Many of these youths struggle with the feeling that they belong neither to their parents’ cultural community nor to the locality in which they have been raised (Brockett, 2018). Furthermore, little academic research exists wherein these students share their experiences and engage in the processes of meaning making. This knowledge is essential for multicultural scholars and also for the (overwhelmingly white) population of K-6 teachers who help these youth construct personal identities. This project accomplishes the following:

1. I interview second-generation immigrants regarding their personal narratives about establishing and maintaining a bi- or tri-cultural identity.

2. I write a comprehensive literature review on the subject.

3. I combine the above and present a workshop outline (and slides) aimed at helping K-6 teachers become more inclusive of multicultural identities within the classroom.

Comments

This project contains three files:

1. A comprehensive literature review regarding cultural identity navigation among second-generation immigrants as well as two communication theories that provide additional context to opportunities for interpretation of these youths' meaning-making.

2. An outline of the workshops aimed at helping K-6 teachers gain greater understanding of the experience of second-generation immigrants with cultural identity navigation as well as strategies to create a more inclusive classroom.

3. A set of workshop slides that correspond with the workshop outline.

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