Finding the Correct Language: Defining Fragmented Ethnic Identity in the Second Generation Iranian Americans

Author(s): Hashemian, Sahar | Abstract: This research adds depth to current scholarship on second generation immigrant integration within American context and how children of immigrants continue to be ostracized through intergroup and outer group relations. Additionally, this paper brings another immigrant group into the conversation by incorporating concepts and methodologies from the social sciences (psychology, sociology, ethnic studies, and linguistic anthropology), serving as a reminder that language loss is prominent within all immigrant groups.