The stressful (and not so stressful) nature of language brokering: Identifying when brokering functions as a cultural stressor for Latino immigrant children in early …

JA Kam, V Lazarevic - Journal of youth and adolescence, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Language brokering remains prevalent among immigrant families, but it is widely
assumed that brokering functions as a cultural stressor, resulting in adverse health …

Uncovering Youth's invisible labor: Children's roles, care work, and familial obligations in Latino/a immigrant families

V Delgado - Social Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper examines Latino/a children's roles and obligations to their immigrant families.
Bridging insights from the literature on the “new sociology of childhood,” immigrant …

Cultural Brokering in Immigrant Families

S Subramoney, EA Walle, A Main… - Child Development …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Cultural brokering refers to the process of youth (ie, children, adolescents, and emerging
adults) from immigrant families interpreting cultural norms for others. Cultural brokering is …

Child language brokering as a family care practice: Reframing the 'parentified child'debate

S Crafter, H Iqbal - Children & Society, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This paper explores the perspectives of 29 child language brokers living in the UK who
interpret for their family following migration. They were presented with vignette stories …

Leveraging protections, navigating punishments: How adult children of undocumented immigrants mediate illegality in Latinx families

V Delgado - Journal of Marriage and Family, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The objective of this study is to examine how adult children of undocumented
immigrants manage parental illegality in Latinx immigrant families. Background There are …

Implications of undocumented status for Latinx families during the COVID-19 pandemic: A call to action

LM Garcini, AL Vázquez, C Abraham… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background A disproportionate number of COVID-19 cases and deaths have been reported
among Latinxs in the US Among those most affected by the pandemic are marginalized …

Language brokering experience affects feelings toward bilingualism, language knowledge, use, and practices: A qualitative approach

BG López, E Lezama… - Hispanic Journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Language brokering refers to the global practice whereby children in immigrant communities
are called upon by family members to serve as linguistic and cultural intermediaries by …

Adolescent language brokering in diverse contexts: Associations with parenting and parent–youth relationships in a new immigrant destination area

KM Roche, SF Lambert, SR Ghazarian… - Journal of youth and …, 2015 - Springer
In the US, children in immigrant families have a longstanding history of language brokering
for their parents. Scholars have surmised that youth's role in language brokering may …

Language brokering and depressive symptoms in Mexican‐American adolescents: Parent–child alienation and resilience as moderators

SY Kim, Y Hou, Y Gonzalez - Child Development, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This study aimed to untangle the mixed effects of language brokering by examining a
contextual factor (ie, parent–child alienation) and a personal attribute (ie, resilience) that …

Language brokering and immigrant-origin youth's well-being: A meta-analytic review.

Y Shen, E Seo, AI Jiles, Y Zheng, Y Wang - American Psychologist, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
Youth from immigrant families often translate or interpret materials for their parents who lack
proficiency in the dominant language of the mainstream society. However, evidence remains …