In this episode, Ms. Tecle discusses her current research on the experiences of immigrant youth participating in youth programs. She examines the complexities of identity formation among Horn of Africa immigrant youth and how those youth create place and space in a larger sociocultural structure that often labels difference as “misfitness.”
Interviewer: Laura Lewis, PhD, LCSW, ACSW
“Whatever the situation may be, the influx of people with a variety of traditions, values, and skills and expectations is also associated...
“... I am so glad that we have that one word in front of that statement, human rights, not American rights... this is a recognition of what...
"Immigration is tied to the very foundation of what it means to be citizens of the United States. Even so, the U.S. government has always...
