The Experiences of Refugee Youth from Burma in an American High School: Countering Deficit-Based Narratives through Student Voice

by Mary B McVee, Lisa Roof, Mary B. McVee

Book Overview

This timely volume uses critical ethnographic methods to trace the experiences and identities of refugee students from Burma as they move through their final year of schooling in an urban high school in the United States.

Against the backdrop of increasing tensions surrounding immigration and identity in America, The Experiences of Refugee Youth from Burma in an American High School presents an analysis of the academic paths of adolescent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367561182
• ISBN13: 9780367561185
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"