Transitions : the development of children of immigrants Foreword Cynthia García Coll Acknowledgments Introduction : unique and shared experiences of immigrant origin children and youth Carola Suárez Orozco Amy K. Marks and Mona M. Abo Zena Contexts of development : an ecological framework Carola Suárez Orozco Mona M. Abo Zena and Amy K. Marks Family separations and reunifications Carola Suárez Orozco School contexts Amy K. Marks and Kerrie Pieloch Transnational connections through emerging technologies Gonzalo Bacigalupe and Kimberly Parker Religion Mona M. Abo Zena and Meenal Rana The shadow of undocumented status Carola Suárez Orozco and Hirokazu Yoshikawa Processes of development Amy K. Marks and Mona M. Abo Zena Acculturation Dina Birman and Dorothy Addae Identity development Seth J. Schwartz Miguel ngel Cano and Byron L. Zamboanga Bilingualism and language learning Mariela M. Páez and Cristina J. Hunter Child language brokering Marjorie Faulstich Orellana and Shu Sha Angie Guan Developmental outcomes Mona M. Abo Zena and Amy K. Marks Paradoxes in physical health Robert Crosnoe Aida Ramos Wada and Claude Bonazzo Mental health and clinical issues Pratyusha Tummala Narra Behavioral outcomes Hoan N. Bui Academic achievement Amy K. Marks Lourah M. Seaboyer and Cynthia García Coll Civic involvement Lene Arnett Jensen and Justin Laplante Future directions : implications for research practice and policy Carola Suárez Orozco Hiro Yoshikawa and Margary Martin Glossary About the contributors Index