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Second-generation immigrants in the United States are individuals born and raised in the United States who have at least one foreign-born parent. [1] Although the term is an oxymoron which is often used ambiguously, this definition is cited by major research centers including the United States Census Bureau and the Pew Research Center. [1] [2]
The term second-generation immigrant attracts criticism due to it being an oxymoron. Namely, critics say, a "second-generation immigrant" is not an immigrant, since being "second-generation" means that the person is born in the country and the person's parents are the immigrants in question. Generation labeling immigrants is further complicated ...
Nisei (二世, "second generation") is a Japanese-language term used in countries in North America and South America to specify the ethnically Japanese children born in the new country to Japanese-born immigrants, or Issei. The Nisei, or second generation, in turn are the parents of the Sansei, or third generation.
In 2019, the median household income for U.S.-born Vietnamese Americans was around $82,400 [9] As a relatively-recent immigrant group, most Vietnamese Americans are either first or second generation Americans.
About 80,000 were Nisei ('second generation'; American-born Japanese with U.S. citizenship) and Sansei ('third generation', the children of Nisei). The rest were Issei ('first generation') immigrants born in Japan, who were ineligible for citizenship.
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One day, in the throes of a New York City summer, my mother called: We’re going to Taipei this Christmas, she said. My stomach dropped at the sudden change in plans, followed by a cocktail of ...
Column: The new generation of smug American expats in Mexico needs to face the truth. Gustavo Arellano. July 29, 2022 at 12:49 PM. In Mexico City, Tyler Hansbrough, second from left, has led an ...