The Revised Naturalization Exam and Chinese Immigrants in the United States
Key Issues for Social Workers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12760095 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kathleen S Yep (Pitzer College, corresponding author), Tracy Zhao (Pomona College), Catherine Wang (0000-0001-6883-4384, Scripps College), Samuel Y Pang (Pomona College), Pauline W Wang (0000-0001-8265-3854, Pomona College) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 271-288 |
| Publication date | 2014-09-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1531-3204 • E-ISSN: 1531-3212 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15313204.2014.932730 |
| OpenAlex | W2074335883 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 16 |
In 2008, the United States government increased the importance of standardized English in the naturalization process. Using semistructured interviews, surveys, and participant observation data, this article explores language barriers to naturalization through a Chinese immigrant community in Southern California. As part of the nation’s fastest-growing racial group in the United States, Chinese immigrants are a significant piece of the immigration and naturalization picture. Recommendations for culturally responsive strategies for social workers are discussed. Since Chinese immigrants tend to underutilize services, social workers may play a central role in assisting immigrants through the naturalization process and thus accessing social services available to citizens.KEYWORDS: Chinesenaturalizationculturally competentlanguage barrierscultural citizenship ACKNOWLEDGMENTSWe would like to thank our families, our family of friends, the adult immigrant learners/teachers from LAMP, the Monterey Park library staff (Norma Arvisu, Lilian Kawaratani, Jose Garcia, and Denise Tang), Dr. Susan Phillips, Kristin Fukushima, Linda Lam, Alex Margolin, and the Community Engagement Center staff (Tessa Hicks-Peterson, Tricia Morgan)
Citizenship · Immigration · Key (lock · Medical education · Naturalization · Political science · Sociology · Computer Science · Employment and Welfare Studies · Law · Medicine · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Social Work · Gerontology
Impossible Subjects
Comparative Citizenship
Power and Examination
Origins of Immigration Restriction, 1882-1897
Citizenship Tests
Culture and social support
Explaining access to citizenship in Europe
Re-imagining Citizenship, Re-imagining Social Work
The retreat of multiculturalism in the liberal state
Depoliticization, Citizenship, and the Politics of Community in Hong Kong
Becoming a Citizen in the United States and Canada
Segmented assimilation on the ground
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |