Contextualizing Immigrant Youth’s Adaptation: A Case Study of Filipino Immigrant Students From Transnational Households

• In Event: Asian American and Pacific Islander Lived Experiences and Their Impact on K-16 Education

Abstract

This study examines how a select group of eight Filipino immigrant youth adapt to their complex ecologies of family, school, and homeland. Using interview and observation data, this qualitative study provides accounts, perspectives, and attitudes of these youth toward their lived social transformations through immigration. It highlights multifaceted experiences as transnational youth at home and in school. The study found that these Filipino youth actively engage in transnational activities to resist their marginality in U.S. society, regain their status and sense of belonging, and create opportunities across borders. The significance of this study is to fill the void in scholarship by providing insights to transnational realities among Filipino immigrant students who have been understudied in educational research.

Author

• Jeomja Yeo, University of Washington