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Immigrant generations. In sociology, people who permanently resettle to a new country are considered immigrants, regardless of the legal status of their citizenship or residency. [ 1] The United States Census Bureau (USCB) uses the term " generational status " to refer to the place of birth of an individual or an individual's parents.
Second-generation immigrants in the United States are individuals born and raised in the United States who have at least one foreign-born parent. [1] Although the term is an oxymoron which is often used ambiguously, this definition is cited by major research centers including the United States Census Bureau and the Pew Research Center. [1] [2]
In a speech two years later, his divisions follow the three watchwords of the French Revolution: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity. [ 2] The three generations are reflected in some of the rubrics of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. [citation needed] While the Universal Declaration of Human Rights lists first- and second ...
Nisei (二世, "second generation") is a Japanese-language term used in countries in North America and South America to specify the ethnically Japanese children born in the new country to Japanese-born immigrants (who are called Issei ). The Nisei are considered the second generation and the grandchildren of the Japanese-born immigrants are ...
The Project for the New American Century (PNAC) was a neoconservative [ 1][ 2][ 3] think tank based in Washington, D.C., that focused on United States foreign policy. It was established as a non-profit educational organization in 1997, and founded by William Kristol and Robert Kagan. [ 4][ 5] PNAC's stated goal was "to promote American global ...
The Strauss–Howe generational theory, devised by William Strauss and Neil Howe, describes a theorized recurring generation cycle in American history and Western history. According to the theory, historical events are associated with recurring generational personas (archetypes). Each generational persona unleashes a new era (called a turning ...
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (the IACHR) is an autonomous organ of the Organization of American States, also based in Washington, D.C. Along with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, based in San José, Costa Rica, it is one of the bodies that comprise the inter-American system for the promotion and protection of human ...
Issei (一世, "first generation") are Japanese immigrants to countries in North America and South America. The term is used mostly by ethnic Japanese. Issei are born in Japan; their children born in the new country are nisei ( ni, "two", plus sei, "generation"); and their grandchildren are sansei ( san, "three", plus sei, "generation").