Introduction

Abstract

The extent of transnationalism practiced by the children of immigrant populations in the contemporary US are examined. An overview of the notion of transnationalism is presented, emphasizing the various social, economic, & political relations that migrant populations establish with their parents' countries of origin. After considering the demographics of second-generation migrant population members, literature that has illustrated how various factors -- race, education, acculturation pressures -- have impacted such people's lives is reviewed. Articles that investigate second-generation populations' engagement in sundry transnational practices, the definition of immigrant generations, immigrant generation members' influence upon second-generation members' lives, & second-generation members' incorporation of parents' country-of-origin identities into their own self-identities are introduced. 77 References. J. W. Parker