Kids in the Middle: How Children of Immigrants Negotiate Community Interactions for Their Families

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KIDS IN THE MIDDLE I The Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies The Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies is dedicated to increasing our understanding of children and childhoods, past and present, throughout the world. Children’s voices and experiences are central.Authors come from a variety of fields, including anthropology, criminal justice, history, literature, psychology, religion, and sociology . The books in this series are intended for students, scholars, practitioners, and those who formulate policies that affect children’s everyday lives and futures. Edited by Myra Bluebond-Langner, Board of Governors Professor of Anthropology , Rutgers University, and True Colours Chair in Palliative Care for Children and Young People, University College London, Institute of Child Health. Advisory Board Perri Klass, New York University Jill Korbin, Case Western Reserve University Bambi Schieffelin, New York University Enid Schildkraut, American Museum of Natural History and Museum for African Art KIDS IN THE MIDDLE I How Children of Immigrants Negotiate Community Interactions for Their Families Rutgers University Press New Brunswick, New Jersey, and London Vikki S. Katz Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Katz, Vikki S. Kids in the middle : how children of immigrants negotiate community interactions for their families / Vikki S. Katz. pages cm. — (The Rutgers series in childhood studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978–0–8135–6219–3 (hardcover : alk. paper) — ISBN 978–0–8135–6218–6 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978–0–8135–6220–9 (e-book) Children of immigrants—United States. 2. Immigrants—United States. 3. Communities—United States. 4. Family—United States. I. Title. HV741.K365 2014 305.9'069120973—dc23 2013029879 A British Cataloging-in-Publication record for this book is available from the British Library. Copyright © 2014 by Vikki S. Katz All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. Please contact Rutgers University Press, 106 Somerset Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. The only exception to this prohibition is “fair use” as defined by U.S. copyright law. Visit our website: http://rutgerspress.rutgers.edu Manufactured in the United States of America ‫בוניך‬ ‫אלא‬ ‫בניך‬ ‫תקרא‬ ‫אל‬ “Call us not thy children, but thy builders.” Kriyat Habonim ...