Trauma and Racial Minority Immigrants
Turmoil, Uncertainty, and Resistance
Will be published approx. on 12. January 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
341 pages
978-1-4338-3369-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book teaches the impact of the sociopolitical climate on racial minority immigrants, as well as highlights theory, research, and practice concerning the various types of trauma and oppression faced.
For racial minority immigrants in the United States, trauma can have both historical and ongoing sources. Today amp rsquo s immigrants face a dangerous mix of rising nationalism and xenophobia, alarming rates of displacement within and across nations, war, trafficking, terrorism, and deportation. Multiple traumas stem from these experiences and can be exacerbated by interpersonal violence and other forms of marginalization within communities. This book examines the lasting impact of trauma for racial minority immigrants and subsequent generations.
Each chapter explores both the stress and resilience of immigrant groups in the United States, as well as clinical or community-based efforts to address the multiple traumas that affect immigrants and their children. While considering the socioecological contexts of immigrants, the chapters reflect a diversity of theoretical perspectives needed to expand existing treatments for trauma, such as multicultural, feminist, womanist, psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and humanistic theories.
In the nuanced pages of this book, you will deepen your understanding of the immigrant experience and develop professional skills to help heal traumatic stress faced by racial minority immigrants.
For racial minority immigrants in the United States, trauma can have both historical and ongoing sources. Today amp rsquo s immigrants face a dangerous mix of rising nationalism and xenophobia, alarming rates of displacement within and across nations, war, trafficking, terrorism, and deportation. Multiple traumas stem from these experiences and can be exacerbated by interpersonal violence and other forms of marginalization within communities. This book examines the lasting impact of trauma for racial minority immigrants and subsequent generations.
Each chapter explores both the stress and resilience of immigrant groups in the United States, as well as clinical or community-based efforts to address the multiple traumas that affect immigrants and their children. While considering the socioecological contexts of immigrants, the chapters reflect a diversity of theoretical perspectives needed to expand existing treatments for trauma, such as multicultural, feminist, womanist, psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and humanistic theories.
In the nuanced pages of this book, you will deepen your understanding of the immigrant experience and develop professional skills to help heal traumatic stress faced by racial minority immigrants.
Reviews / Votes
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, CAMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Washington DC
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 253 mm
Width: 177 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
658 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4338-3369-4 (9781433833694)
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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.
Content
Introduction: Challenges Facing Racial Minority Immigrants
Pratyusha Tummala-Narra
Part I. Context of Xenophobia and Racism in the United States
Chapter . Wounds that Never Heal: The Proliferation of Prejudice Toward Immigrants in the United States
Angel 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 States
Hannah W. McDermott amp amp Ricardo C. Ainslie
Chapter 3. Xenophobia and Racism: Immigrant Youth Experiences, Stress, and Resilience
Amy K. Marks, G. Alice Woolverton, amp amp Marit D. Murry
Chapter 4. Racism and Xenophobia on College Campuses
Anmol Satiani amp amp Sindhu Singh
Chapter 5. Microaggressions Toward Racial Minority Immigrants in the United States
D. R. Gina Sissoko amp amp Kevin Nadal
Part II. Specific Forms of Trauma in Immigrant Communities
Chapter . amp ldquo Forever Foreigners amp rdquo : Intergenerational Impacts of Historical Trauma from the World War II Japanese American Incarceration
Donna K. Nagata amp amp Reeya Patel
Chapter 7. Sociopolitical Trauma: Ethnicity, Race, and Migration
Lillian Comas-D amp iacute az
Chapter 8. Racial Stress and Racialized Violence Among Black Immigrants in the United States
Marisol 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 Trafficking
Indhushree Rajan amp amp Thema Bryant-Davis
Chapter . The Rippling Effects of Unauthorized Status: Stress, Family Separations, and Deportation and Their Implications for Belonging and Development
Carola Su amp aacute rez-Orozco, Guadalupe L amp oacute pez Hern amp aacute ndez, amp amp Patricia Cabral
Chapter . Interpersonal Violence and the Immigrant Context
Pratyusha Tummala-Narra
Part III. Resilience and Identity
Chapter 2. Coping with Trauma: Resilience Among Immigrants of Color in the United States
Germine H. Awad, Flor Castellanos, Jendayi Dillard, amp amp Taylor Payne
Chapter 3. Resilience and Identity: Intersectional Migration Experiences of LGBTQ People of Color
Matthew D. Skinta amp amp Nadine Nakamura
Part IV. Key Strategies for Intervention
Chapter 4. Bullying Prevention for Asian American Families: Collaborations With School Districts and Community Organizations
Cixin 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 Immigrants
Lara Sheehi amp amp Leilani Salvo Crane
Chapter . Human Rights, Policy, and Legal Interventions
Diya Kallivayalil amp amp Robert P. Marlin
Afterword: Looking to the Future
Pratyusha Tummala-Narra
Pratyusha Tummala-Narra
Part I. Context of Xenophobia and Racism in the United States
Chapter . Wounds that Never Heal: The Proliferation of Prejudice Toward Immigrants in the United States
Angel 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 States
Hannah W. McDermott amp amp Ricardo C. Ainslie
Chapter 3. Xenophobia and Racism: Immigrant Youth Experiences, Stress, and Resilience
Amy K. Marks, G. Alice Woolverton, amp amp Marit D. Murry
Chapter 4. Racism and Xenophobia on College Campuses
Anmol Satiani amp amp Sindhu Singh
Chapter 5. Microaggressions Toward Racial Minority Immigrants in the United States
D. R. Gina Sissoko amp amp Kevin Nadal
Part II. Specific Forms of Trauma in Immigrant Communities
Chapter . amp ldquo Forever Foreigners amp rdquo : Intergenerational Impacts of Historical Trauma from the World War II Japanese American Incarceration
Donna K. Nagata amp amp Reeya Patel
Chapter 7. Sociopolitical Trauma: Ethnicity, Race, and Migration
Lillian Comas-D amp iacute az
Chapter 8. Racial Stress and Racialized Violence Among Black Immigrants in the United States
Marisol 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 Trafficking
Indhushree Rajan amp amp Thema Bryant-Davis
Chapter . The Rippling Effects of Unauthorized Status: Stress, Family Separations, and Deportation and Their Implications for Belonging and Development
Carola Su amp aacute rez-Orozco, Guadalupe L amp oacute pez Hern amp aacute ndez, amp amp Patricia Cabral
Chapter . Interpersonal Violence and the Immigrant Context
Pratyusha Tummala-Narra
Part III. Resilience and Identity
Chapter 2. Coping with Trauma: Resilience Among Immigrants of Color in the United States
Germine H. Awad, Flor Castellanos, Jendayi Dillard, amp amp Taylor Payne
Chapter 3. Resilience and Identity: Intersectional Migration Experiences of LGBTQ People of Color
Matthew D. Skinta amp amp Nadine Nakamura
Part IV. Key Strategies for Intervention
Chapter 4. Bullying Prevention for Asian American Families: Collaborations With School Districts and Community Organizations
Cixin 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 Immigrants
Lara Sheehi amp amp Leilani Salvo Crane
Chapter . Human Rights, Policy, and Legal Interventions
Diya Kallivayalil amp amp Robert P. Marlin
Afterword: Looking to the Future
Pratyusha Tummala-Narra