This master's project reviews literature on how migration, separation, and acculturation affects immigrant families and their 1.5-Generation of children. Central-American immigrants continue to enter the United States, but the pre and post effects of . . .

The purpose of doing this project is to facilitate the acculturation process for the Latino families who are migrating to the United States, especially since Latinos represent the fastest growing demographic population in California and in many other . . .

Depression is a serious and debilitating health disorder that affects many aspects of an individual’s life. Although almost everyone is susceptible to depression, there appears to be a discrepancy among ethnicities. Several researchers have linked per . . .

Sociocultural factors affecting students’ academic performance are difficult to identify for educators, especially of those students from the barrio; a population of students afflicted with social, cultural, economic, and linguistic barriers. Due to t . . .

This thesis analyzes the relationship of Latino university students’ ethnic and racial identities and their academic achievement at California State University, Sacramento. In this study the following questions are examined: (1) from a large number of . . .

The purpose of this study was to determine if acculturation affects the likelihood that Latino parents make use of support services for their sick child and their family during the treatment of childhood cancer. A quantitative mix-methods design was u . . .

This study examines the consequences for urban Hmong American high school students of participating in two years sequences of high school level Hmong as World Language courses. The Hmong population in the United States is a product of war, exile and r . . .

This qualitative study critically examines the academic, cultural, and social experiences of Punjabi Sikh American students in a Northern California community college to identify factors that promote or inhibit their progress and success. The theoreti . . .