Assimilation as an Intergenerational Process : The importance of the family context
Because immigration is most often a family affair, the process of assimilation cannot be understood without looking at the context of the home. Especially for c...
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Open Innovation, Indie Games and the Fantastic Arcade
The annual Fantastic Arcade (FA) is a hybrid event that challenges the conventions of what a game industry conference could be, and, instead, celebrates several...
The Heterogeneity of U.S. Digital Youth
Due to their high levels of engagement with the tools, networks, and the content in the new media environment, U.S. youth has become the focus of various studie...
The Changing Practices of the Hip Hop DJ
Since its beginnings the art of DJ-ing has evolved dynamically along with the evolution of audio technologies such as speakers, mixers, storage devices, and mus...
Urban Thinking in Austin: Leveraging Old Buildings for New Ideas
As the fastest growing city in the U.S. (grew 5.4% between 2011-2013) Austin is changing its urban environment and demographics in a pace that is quite shocking...
Understanding Immigrants Assimilation: Classic and Alternative Theories
Researchers, politicians, and the general public have used the concept of assimilation to describe the processes of incorporation of foreign immigrants to a hos...
Rethinking Youth Participation and Civic Engagment
This week, at the symposium “Digitally Connected: Towards a Global Community of Knowledge and Practice around Children, Youth, and Digital Media” organized by t...