Immigration and Family Experience

Maintaining

Race and Ethnic Identity

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction 3

Racial and Ethnic Identity and the feelings

of Acceptance and Belongingness 5

Factors that work to maintain ethnic identity

from one generation to another 8

Maintaining ethnic identity of the second and third generation 12

References 13

Introduction

The world we are living is very dynamic and exhibits various types of movements for both plants and animals including humans . History insinuates that man practiced considerable movements from one place to another since its first existence . This

movement from one locality to another is referred to as migration

Migration can be 1 ) internal which is within the country , state or continent and maybe 2 ) international which crosses boundaries to other country , state or continent . With the development of technology and globalization , international migration continues to increase over the past decades . In 1960 , there were 76 million international migrants and increased to 191 million international migrants in 2006 . It was noted that a relatively high migration rate is from 1985 to 1990 Generally , ethnic identity diversifies according to the length of distance and therefore international migration increases the gap of connectivity in relation to ethnicity Human migration can be classified as permanent or semi-permanent depending on their reasons which maybe voluntary or involuntary Voluntary migration is generally practiced in search for a greener pasture ' and satisfaction of one 's preferences . This includes employment , climate , food supply , self development like education religion and family . Involuntary migration , on the other hand includes migration due to calamity , political conditions like when in war or in exile , slave trades or human trafficking and ethnic cleansing ADDIN EN .CITE Boyd Boyd , Monica and Grieco , Elizabeth University of TorontoWomen and Migration : Incorporating Gender into International Migration Theory 2007March 2March 1 Migration Policy Institute http /www .migrationinformation .org /Feature /display .cfm ?id 106 Boyd Boyd , Monica and Grieco , Elizabeth University of TorontoWomen and Migration : Incorporating Gender into International Migration Theory 2007March 2March 1 Migration Policy Institute http /www .migrationinformation .org /Feature /display .cfm ?id 106 Boyd Boyd , Monica and Grieco , Elizabeth University of TorontoWomen and Migration : Incorporating Gender into International Migration Theory 2007March 2March 1 Migration Policy Institute http /www .migrationinformation .org /Feature /display .cfm ?id 106 Boyd Boyd , Monica and Grieco , Elizabeth University of TorontoWomen and Migration : Incorporating Gender into International Migration Theory 2007March 2March 1 Migration Policy Institute http /www .migrationinformation .org /Feature /display .cfm ?id 106 Boyd Boyd , Monica and Grieco , Elizabeth University of TorontoWomen and Migration : Incorporating Gender into International Migration Theory 2007March 2March 1 Migration Policy Institute http /www .migrationinformation .org /Feature /display .cfm ?id 106 Boyd Boyd , Monica and Grieco , Elizabeth University of TorontoWomen and Migration : Incorporating Gender into International Migration Theory 2007March 2March 1 Migration Policy Institute http /www .migrationinformation .org /Feature /display .cfm ?id 106 Boyd Boyd , Monica and Grieco , Elizabeth University of TorontoWomen and Migration : Incorporating Gender into International Migration Theory 2007March 2March 1 Migration Policy Institute http /www .migrationinformation .org /Feature /display .cfm ?id 106 Boyd Boyd , Monica and...