Immigrant Incorporation and Sociocultural Transnationalism
Open Access
- 1 September 2002
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in International Migration Review
- Vol. 36 (3), 766-798
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-7379.2002.tb00104.x
Abstract
This article analyzes sociocultural transnational linkages among Colombian, Dominican, and Salvadoran immigrants in the United States. It emphasizes the importance of comparative analysis and yields three main findings. First, participation in any particular transnational activity is low, but participation over all the different forms of transnational practices is extended. Second, the process of incorporation does not weaken transnational participation. Third, there is more than one causal path that can account for the rise of transnational sociocultural practices. The different paths can be explained by reference to the context of reception and the mode of incorporation of each group.Keywords
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