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Racialized / Ethnic / Minoritized Groups

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Latine/Hispanic Immigrants

Asian Migration

Black Migration

Immigrant-origin families are ethnically and racially diverse as they hail from across the globe (see graph below).

Among youth and young adults (ages 14 to 24), for example,more than three-quar­ters (77%) are Asian or Pacific Islander first- or second- generation. The same is true for 51% of Lati­ne/Hispanic, and 14% of Black, 21% of two or more races, 11% of Indigenous, and 6% of non-His­pan­ic white youth.

Ethnic and Racial distribution of immigrants
Source: Pew Research Center

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Kids Count — Racial/Ethnic Composition of Immigrant Origin Youth

Urban Institute-Diversity by State

Urban Institute-Child Race & Ethnicity

Child Trends-Adapting Race/Ethnicity Data

To understand the developmental implications of race and ethnic identity, see:

  • Umaña‐Taylor, A. J., Quintana, S. M., Lee, R. M., Cross Jr, W. E., Rivas‐Drake, D., Schwartz, S.J., Yip, T. & Seaton, E. (2013).. Ethnic and racial identity during adolescence and into young adulthood: An integrated conceptualization. Child Development, 85(1), 21-39