Growing Up Latino in the United States

Sandra Machida is Professor Emerita in the Department of Psychology at State University, Chico (CSUC). Leesa V. Huang is a professor in the Department of Psychology and the coordinator of the Pupil Personnel Services-School Psychology Program at California State University, Chico, where she has taught both undergraduate and graduate students for nearly fifteen years. Terry Miller-Herringer earned her Ph.D. from University of California, Riverside, and has taught for more than 30 years in the Psychology Department at California State University, Chico. Marlene Zepeda is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Child and Family Studies at California State University, Los Angeles.

• Brief Table of Contents:I. Foundations in Latinx DevelopmentCh 1 Introduction to Cultural Context for Latinx Children and AdolescentsCh 2 Diversity and DevelopmentCh 3 Theoretical and Research FoundationsII. Macro-Level Perspectives on Latinx DevelopmentCh 4 Historical Roots of Latinx DevelopmentCh 5 Latinx Immigration, Acculturation, and DiscriminationCh 6 Latinx Demographics in the United StatesIII. Micro-Level Perspectives on Latinx Language and School PerformanceCh 7 Bilingualism and Education: The Impact of Two Languages (co-authoredwith Marlene Zepeda)Ch 8 Latinx School Performance: Pre-K and Elementary School Years (coauthoredwith Marlene Zepeda)Ch 9 Latinx School Performance: Secondary Education and BeyondIV. Micro-Level Perspectives on Latinx Social Cognitive DevelopmentCh 10 Ethnic Identities, Intersectionality, and Self-ConceptCh 11 Development and Impact of Bias and PrejudiceV. Micro-Level Perspectives on Latinx Social RelationshipsCh 12 Latinx Parenting and Family RelationsCh 13 Latinx Peer RelationsVI. Lessons LearnedCh 14 Revisiting the Integrative Model of Development to Resiliency in LatinxChildren, Youth, and FamiliesCh 15 Looking Forward: Research, Policies, and Practice

I really appreciate the authors' integrative approach to the study and understanding ofLatinx children and adolescents growing up in the U.S. In here, the authors reviewcentral developmental concepts (i.e., self-concept, peer relations, parenting practices)by centering the Latinx experience from a normative approach, which is a breath offresh air in the current developmental literature. The proposal moves between themicro and the macro context and factors that contribute to the multiple developmentaltrajectories that vary based on children's and adolescents' intersectional identities.