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Session 125:
Immigrant Adaptation and Linguistic Outcomes

Friday, March 30
2:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Imperial
5th floor
Chair: Grace Kao, University of Pennsylvania
Discussant: Hiromi Ishizawa, University of Minnesota

1.  Linguistic Assimilation across the Generations: An Analysis of Home Language among Second- and Third-Generation Children from Contemporary Immigrant Groups  •  Richard D. Alba, University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY); Jacob Stowell, University of Massachusetts

2.  The Pace and Flow of English Language Acquisition among the U.S. Latino Population  •  Shirin Hakimzadeh, Pew Hispanic Center

3.  English Language Ability of Foreign Born in the United States: Assimilation and Cohort Effects, 2003  •  Xiaohan Hu, University of Maryland; Veena Kulkarni, University of Maryland; John P. Robinson, University of Maryland

4.  The Gradient of Immigrant Age at Arrival Effects on Socioeconomic Outcomes in the U.S.  •  Dowell Myers, University of Southern California; Xin Gao, University of Southern California; Julie Park, University of Southern California

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