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Title: Children of Immigrants: Health, Adjustment, and Public Assistance by Donald J. Hernandez ISBN: 0-309-06545-3 Publisher: National Academy Press Pub. Date: October, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $79.00

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Summary: Children of immigrants
Comment: The National Academy Press publishes reports from the United States National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council. This book is a report from the Committee on the health and adjustment of immigrant children and their families.
The book has 12 chapters by 20 contributors with focus on health, adjustment and the public assistance to immigrants and their children in the United States.
There are many immigrant children in the United States. California had the most with 35% of all children in immigrant families in 1990, then followed by New York (12%), Texas (11%), Florida (7%), Illinois (5%) and New Jersey (4%). It was interesting to read that the proportion of children with non-English speaking parents today is similar to the 1910 census data. In 1997 nearly one in five children (about 14 million) was a child of an immigrant. When the committee started their work it became evident that there was not enough research on this topic and it commissioned research that is presented in this book (11 papers).
The studies presented had some interesting findings. In spite of first generation children of immigrants having a greater exposure to socioeconomic risks it appeared that these children have a better or equal physical health compared with native born children and the same holds true fo academic achievement. Another finding was that immigrant status provides a health advantage for better birth outsomes also. Another myth was also laid to rest with the paper that showed immigrant families are less likely to use or receive welfare assistance than native born families.
This book will be very useful for the student, researcher or public service planner interested in the impact of immigrantion on American Society, since it presents in a clear and understandable way the recent data with detailed analyses.

Professor Joav Merrick, MD