Trauma and Racial Minority Immigrants

Pratyusha Tummala-Narra, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Counseling, Developmental and Educational Psychology at Boston College. She is also in independent practice in Cambridge, MA. Her scholarship focuses on immigration, trauma, and cultural competence and psychoanalytic psychotherapy. She has served as the chair of the Multicultural Concerns Committee and as member-at-large in APA Division 39 (Psychoanalysis), and as a member of the APA Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs, the APA Presidential Task Force on Immigration, and the APA Task Force on Revising the Multicultural Guidelines. She is author of Psychoanalytic Theory and Cultural Competence in Psychotherapy.

• Introduction: Challenges Facing Racial Minority ImmigrantsPratyusha Tummala-NarraPart I. Context of Xenophobia and Racism in the United StatesChapter . Wounds that Never Heal: The Proliferation of Prejudice Toward Immigrants in the United StatesAngel D. Armenta, Miriam J. Alvarez, amp amp Michael A. Z amp aacute rate Chapter 2. Multifaceted Profiling and Violence: Experiences of Mexican and Central American Migrants to the United StatesHannah W. McDermott amp amp Ricardo C. Ainslie Chapter 3. Xenophobia and Racism: Immigrant Youth Experiences, Stress, and ResilienceAmy K. Marks, G. Alice Woolverton, amp amp Marit D. Murry Chapter 4. Racism and Xenophobia on College CampusesAnmol Satiani amp amp Sindhu SinghChapter 5. Microaggressions Toward Racial Minority Immigrants in the United StatesD. R. Gina Sissoko amp amp Kevin Nadal  Part II. Specific Forms of Trauma in Immigrant CommunitiesChapter . amp ldquo Forever Foreigners amp rdquo : Intergenerational Impacts of Historical Trauma from the World War II Japanese American IncarcerationDonna K. Nagata amp amp Reeya Patel Chapter 7. Sociopolitical Trauma: Ethnicity, Race, and MigrationLillian Comas-D amp iacute az Chapter 8. Racial Stress and Racialized Violence Among Black Immigrants in the United StatesMarisol L. Meyer, Monique C. McKenny, Esprene Liddell-Quintyn, Guerda Nicolas, amp amp Gemima St. Louis Chapter 9. An Examination of Racial Minority Immigrants and the Trauma of Human TraffickingIndhushree Rajan amp amp Thema Bryant-Davis  Chapter . The Rippling Effects of Unauthorized Status: Stress, Family Separations, and Deportation and Their Implications for Belonging and DevelopmentCarola Su amp aacute rez-Orozco, Guadalupe L amp oacute pez Hern amp aacute ndez, amp amp Patricia Cabral Chapter . Interpersonal Violence and the Immigrant ContextPratyusha Tummala-NarraPart III. Resilience and IdentityChapter 2. Coping with Trauma: Resilience Among Immigrants of Color in the United StatesGermine H. Awad, Flor Castellanos, Jendayi Dillard, amp amp Taylor Payne Chapter 3. Resilience and Identity: Intersectional Migration Experiences of LGBTQ People of ColorMatthew D. Skinta amp amp Nadine Nakamura Part IV. Key Strategies for InterventionChapter 4. Bullying Prevention for Asian American Families: Collaborations With School Districts and Community OrganizationsCixin Wang, Jia Li Liu, Kavita Atwal, amp amp Kieu Anh Do Chapter 5. Toward a Liberatory Practice: Shifting the Ideological Premise of Trauma Work with ImmigrantsLara Sheehi amp amp Leilani Salvo Crane Chapter . Human Rights, Policy, and Legal InterventionsDiya Kallivayalil amp amp Robert P. Marlin  Afterword: Looking to the Future Pratyusha Tummala-Narra

In this groundbreaking volume, Tummala-Narra, long a leading voice in making psychology truly multiculturally relevant, has gathered diverse, cutting-edge contributions from foundational and emerging psychologists, most of whom are members of racial and ethnic minority groups several are themselves immigrants or children of immigrants. Every psychological scientist and every mental health clinician reading this essential work will come away empowered to support the often traumatized-yet vibrant and resilient-immigrant communities we serve. - Richard Ruth, PhD, Associate Professor Emeritus of Clinical Psychology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC Immigrants have long experienced nativist xenophobia and racism, from the Chinese Exclusion Act of 882 to Trump amp rsquo s recent call to build a wall. This book is the first to explore in depth the personal trauma endured by immigrants, including their American-born children. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to learn about the persisting historic effects of racism on immigrants. - Amado M. Padilla, PhD, Professor of Developmental and Psychological Sciences, Graduate School of Education, Stanford University, Stanford, CA Tummala-Narra and colleagues capture the realities of the lived experiences of immigrants. The focus on resilience, liberation, the application of theory to practice, and, ultimately, healing makes this book essential for any understanding of the past, present, and future of the United States. - Miguel E. Gallardo, PsyD, Professor and Program Director, Aliento, Pepperdine University, Los Angeles, CA