Looking at immigrants' feelings and thoughts about their cultural belonging(s) can help international policymaking and foster interethnic community relations.
First- and second-generation immigrants are faced with the task of managing a dual set of cultural involvements (norms, social pressures, behavioral competencies, identities) regarding the host majority culture and their ethnic heritage culture, something that people who are in their home country for generations do not necessarily encounter. Still little is known about this subject. How do immigrants and their descendants manage this cognitively and emotionally? What are their personal social networks like? How does all of this affect their integration and adjustment?
Further details: Understanding bicultural identity