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Developing Cross-Cultural Competence: A Guide for Working with Children and Their Families. Fourth Edition
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Lynch, Eleanor W., Ed.; Hanson, Marci J., Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2011
As the U.S. population grows more and more diverse, how can professionals who work with young children and families deliver the best services while honoring different customs, beliefs, and values? The answers are in the fourth edition of this bestselling textbook, fully revised to reflect nearly a decade of population changes and best practices in…
Descriptors: American Indians, Culture Conflict, Cultural Awareness, Filipino Americans
From Exile to Diaspora: Versions of the Filipino Experience in the United States.
San Juan, E., Jr. – 1998
This book explores the condition of Filipinos in the United States and their self-identification. Filipinos are the largest contingent of Asian/Pacific Islanders in the United States today, and their numbers are growing. The Filipino diaspora is reassessing its historical past and claiming a future that confronts white supremacy. These chapters…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Filipino Americans, Immigrants
Imagining the Filipino American Diaspora: Transnational Relations, Identities, and Communities. Asian Americans: Reconceptualizing Culture, History, Politics Series.
Okamura, Jonathan Y. – 1998
The central argument of this book is that Filipino Americans should be conceived of as a diaspora because of their significant cultural, social, and economic linkages with their homeland that distinguish them from other ethnic minorities in the United States. The chapters are: (1) "Introduction"; (2) "Diaspora as Transnational…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences
The Filipino Americans. The New Americans Series.
Posadas, Barbara M. – 1999
The New Americans Series is designed for high school and general readers who want to know more about immigrant groups. This volume provides an in-depth look at Filipino Americans, who have been projected to be the largest group of Asian Americans by the year 2000. The emphasis is on those who arrived in the United States after 1965. The chapters…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Educational Attainment
Filipino Americans: Transformation and Identity.
Root, Maria P. P., Ed. – 1997
Throughout the United States, many Filipino Americans, especially students, are beginning to want to know more about their cultural heritage and future. Overall, there has been very little written to transmit knowledge about Filipino history, ideas, and values, even though Filipinos make up the largest Asian ethnic group in the United States.…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences
Developing Cross-Cultural Competence: A Guide for Working with Children and Their Families, Third Edition
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Lynch, Eleanor W.; Hanson, Marci J. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2004
The third edition of this bestselling text brings together detailed, accurate information on working with families and children with disabilities from specific cultural, ethnic, and language groups. Filled with timely new additions such as a chapter on South Asian roots, open-ended case studies on ethical dilemmas, and an expanded discussion on…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Children, Family (Sociological Unit)