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Peer reviewedBailey, Rebecca J. – Journal of Appalachian Studies, 1997
The author relates the story of her parents' outmigration in 1955 from West Virginia to Chicago and their consequent assimilation experiences. The family's problems with self-identity, group identity, discrimination, hostility, cultural differences, and language differences are described and evaluated against the literature, economic factors, and…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Differences, Relocation, Residential Patterns
Peer reviewedRodrigue, Christine M. – Journal of Geography, 1996
Describes a writing assignment designed to educate students about an ethnic group different than their own. Students first wrote a factual account of how their family arrived at the local region. They then wrote an account from the perspective of a fictional student from a different ethnic group. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Demography
