second-generation immigrants

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• Second generation (disambiguation) — Second generation may refer to:* the generation following the one preceding it* History of video game consoles (second generation) (1976 1984) * Second generation immigrants ** Nisei, one of the second generation of people of Japanese descent in… …   Wikipedia

• second-generation — adjective a) Of or pertaining to someone whose parents are immigrants b) Of or pertaining to a second version of something that is materially different to the first …   Wiktionary

• Generation Islam — is a grass roots nonprofit organization whose members are North American born/raised Muslims ( second gens ) and North American converts to Islam. The organization was formed in September,2006 as a tool to give moderate North American homegrown… …   Wikipedia

• generation — early 14c., body of individuals born about the same period (usually 30 years), from O.Fr. generacion (12c.) and directly from L. generationem (nom. generatio) generating, generation, noun of action from pp. stem of generare bring forth (see GENUS …   Etymology dictionary

• generation — noun 1 people/period of time ADJECTIVE ▪ current, present ▪ new, younger ▪ older ▪ The older generation preferred the traditional kind of ceremony …   Collocations dictionary

• generation — gen|e|ra|tion W2S2 [ˌdʒenəˈreıʃən] n 1.) [C also + plural verb British English] all people of about the same age ▪ Like most of my generation, I had never known a war. ▪ In my generation the divorce rate is very high. ▪ the need to preserve the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• second — 1. n., adj., & v. n. 1 the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 2 in the sequence 1 2. 2 something occupying this position. 3 the second person etc. in a race or competition. 4 Mus. a an interval or chord spanning two… …   Useful english dictionary

• Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study — The Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study (CILS)[1] was designed to study the adaptation process of the immigrant second generation. Immigrant second generation is defined broadly as United States born children with at least one foreign born… …   Wikipedia

• 1.5 generation — n. The members of an ethnic group who immigrated to their current country at a young age, particularly before starting school. Also: 1.5G, 1.5er. Example Citations: They re members of what sociologists call the 1.5 generation children brought to… …   New words

• George W. Bush's second term as President of the United States — began at noon on January 20, 2005 and is due to expire with the swearing in of the 44th President of the United States at noon, Washington, D.C. time, on January 20, 2009.tated goalsBush s stated goals for his second term: # Major changes to the… …   Wikipedia

• Jacques Chirac's second term as President of France — At age 69, Jacques Chirac faced his fourth campaign for the French Presidency in 2002. He was the first choice of fewer than one voter in five in the first round of voting of the presidential elections of April 2002. It had been expected that he… …   Wikipedia