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WR115 - Readings for Solito by Javier Zamora: Research Topics and Themes

This page includes links to online sources related to topics and themes from the book Solito by Zamora, Javier,

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Immigration

Immigration. The International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2008.
“Are Immigrants the Secret to America’s Economic Success?” New York Times, 2024.
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What’s Driving Record Levels of Migration to the U.S. Border? New York Times, 11 May 2023.
Undocumented Salvadoran Children Migrating North in Record Numbers. Why Now? 2014

Family & Parenting

Education & Second Language

Power of Language/Language Awareness

Second Language Acquisition. Psychology of Classroom Learning: An Encyclopedia, 2009.
“Writing in an Endangered Language to Honor, and Challenge, Traditions”. New York Times, 2024.
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Latinos’ Views of and Experiences With the Spanish Language. Pew Research Center, 2023.
New Mexico Is Losing a Form of Spanish Spoken Nowhere Else on Earth. New York Times , 9 April 2023.

US Impact on Latin American Resources & Economy

Trade. Encyclopedia of Latin America, 2010.
US Immigration from Latin America in Historical Perspective. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2023.
U.S. Foreign Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean: FY2024 Appropriations
Find an executive summary? Or article in NYT to summarize.
Latinos in the U.S. have the fifth-largest GDP in the world. UCLA Newsroom, 13 September 2023.

Cultural Significance of Food

Mental Health, PTSD, and Resilience

Undocumented Children Teach Us Great Lessons in Resilience: Valentina Ortiz. CE Noticias Financieras, 2024.
Vulnerable But Not Broken: Psychosocial Challenges and Resilience Pathways Among Unaccompanied Children from Central America. Immigration Psychology Working Group, 2018.
This is a long document. Choose a section to read. For example "Pre-migration Stressors and Reasons for Migration" on page 23 or "Journey, Apprehension, and Detention Experiences" on page 35.

Unaccompanied Minors

Stereotypes and Assumptions About Immigrants

Smuggling - Risks and Assumptions

"Critical perspectives on clandestine migration facilitation: an overview of migrant smuggling research." Journal on Migration and Human Security, 2017.