Download or read book Transnational Messages written by Carmina Brittain and published by LFB Scholarly Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Provided Annotation Brittain studies how Chinese and Mexican immigrant students exchange information about their experiences of American schools. She considers three specific times: prior to immigration, upon entry to the U.S., and after a few years of living in the U.S. and attending U.S. schools. Students discuss academic demands, cost of education, value of the English language, social struggles, and racial confrontations with their co-nationals. Her findings highlight the fears and realities of racial discrimination, expectations of lower academic standards in America, and the unique ways the students' different cultural backgrounds shape their responses to immigration.