Cultural and Linguistic Experiences of Immigrant Youth: Voices of African Immigrant Youth in United States Urban Schools
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2021
Keywords
African immigrant students, immigrant youth, educational experiences, culture, language, community cultural wealth, adolescents
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1080/2005615X.2021.1890312
Abstract
This study explores experiences of 50 culturally and linguistically diverse African immigrant students attending public urban middle and high schools in the US. Drawing on in-depth interviews, and through constant comparison analysis, emerging findings highlight pedagogical, linguistic, and curricular variation struggles in the classroom; transitional contextual challenges; cultural mismatch; miscommunication, and stereotypes. In light of these experiences, African immigrant urban youth draw on familial, navigational and aspirational capital to resist stereotypical assumptions and to develop resilient skills necessary to navigate the inherent challenges. Findings underscore the importance of appreciating ways of knowing that deviate from the host country knowledges as instrumental to meeting the instructional needs of African immigrant students in United States schools.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Multicultural Education Review, v. 13, issue 1, p. 43-63
Scholar Commons Citation
Kiramba, Lydiah Kananu; Kumi-Yeboah, Alex; Smith, Patriann; and Sallar, Anthony Mawuli, "Cultural and Linguistic Experiences of Immigrant Youth: Voices of African Immigrant Youth in United States Urban Schools" (2021). Teaching and Learning Faculty Publications. 736.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/tal_facpub/736
