Session: Issues among Immigrant Adolescents and Young Adults (Society for Social Work and Research 18th Annual Conference: Research for Social Change: Addressing Local and Global Challenges)

The Society for Social Work and Research

2014 Annual Conference

January 15-19, 2014 I Grand Hyatt San Antonio I San Antonio, TX

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Issues among Immigrant Adolescents and Young Adults

Saturday, January 18, 2014: 2:30 PM-4:15 PM

HBG Convention Center, Room 001A River Level (San Antonio, TX)

Cluster: Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration

Moderator:

Hugo Kamya, PhD, Simmons College

* noted as presenting author

African Young Adult Immigrants' Transitions Into Adulthood: The Social Construction & Utility of Role Models
Hugo Kamya, PhD, Simmons College; Abbie K. Frost, PhD, Simmons College

Sedentary Behavior and Consumption of Sugar Sweetened Beverages Across Immigrant Generation Among Urban Adolescents in Boston, MA
Joanna Almeida, ScD, Simmons College

“Do You Think This Tradition Is Good for Girls?”: Understanding the Experiences of Women Fleeing Female Circumcision and Seeking Asylum in the United States
Sara Kahn, PhD, Artemis Collaborative

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