Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. Contributors ix
5. Introduction 1
6. Chapter 1. A Language Graveyard? The Evolution of Language Competencies, Preferences and Use among Young Adult Children of Immigrants 35
7. Chapter 2. The Economics of Language for Immigrants: An Introduction and Overview 72
8. Chapter 3. Immigration, Race and Higher Education Outcomes 92
9. Chapter 4. Immigrant Youth in High School: Understanding Educational Outcomes for Students of Mexican Origin 113
10. Chapter 5. A Synthesis of the Roles of Heritage Languages in the Lives of Children of Immigrants: What Educators Need to Know 136
11. Chapter 6. Assimilation and Resistance: How Language and Culture Infl uence Gender Identity Negotiation in First-Generation Vietnamese Immigrant Youth 172
12. Chapter 7. Agentive Youth Research: Towards Individual, Collective and Policy Transformations 202
13. Chapter 8. The Need for Multiple Measures in Reclassifi cation Decisions: A Validity Study of the Stanford English Language Profi ciency Test 240
14. Chapter 9. Immigrant Students, English Language Profi ciency and Transitions from High School to Community College 263
15. Chapter 10. Commentary: Language, Immigration and the Quality of Education: Moving Toward a Broader Conversation 295
16. Author Index 302
17. Subject Index 308