Phoebe Ho is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of North Texas. Her research focuses on family experiences with education and schooling in the United States, with a particular emphasis on race, ethnicity, immigrant status, and social class.Hyunjoon Park is Korea Foundation Professor of Sociology and Director of the James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. His research interests include social stratification, education, family, and the transition to adulthood, especially in East Asian societies.    Grace Kao is IBM Professor of Sociology and Professor of Ethnicity, Race, and Migration at Yale University. She is a past vice president of the American Sociological Association. Her research focuses on race, ethnicity, immigration, education, and youth outcomes.

• ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Defining and Giving Context to theTransition to Adulthood 1. Understanding the New Face of America: Racialand Ethnic Diversity and Immigration2. Getting Ahead, Falling Behind: Education andEmployment3. Settling In, Settling Down: Household andFamily Formation4. Connecting Milestones: Profiles of Adulthood 5. Exploring a Mosaic of Experiences: Ethnicity,Immigrant Status, and Sexual Orientation 6. Envisioning the Transition to Adulthood Today andin the Future Appendix Notes ReferencesIndex

Phoebe Ho is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of North Texas. Her research focuses on family experiences with education and schooling in the United States, with a particular emphasis on race, ethnicity, immigrant status, and social class.Hyunjoon Park is Korea Foundation Professor of Sociology and Director of the James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. His research interests include social stratification, education, family, and the transition to adulthood, especially in East Asian societies.    Grace Kao is IBM Professor of Sociology and Professor of Ethnicity, Race, and Migration at Yale University. She is a past vice president of the American Sociological Association. Her research focuses on race, ethnicity, immigration, education, and youth outcomes.

• ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Defining and Giving Context to theTransition to Adulthood 1. Understanding the New Face of America: Racialand Ethnic Diversity and Immigration2. Getting Ahead, Falling Behind: Education andEmployment3. Settling In, Settling Down: Household andFamily Formation4. Connecting Milestones: Profiles of Adulthood 5. Exploring a Mosaic of Experiences: Ethnicity,Immigrant Status, and Sexual Orientation 6. Envisioning the Transition to Adulthood Today andin the Future Appendix Notes ReferencesIndex

Phoebe Ho is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of North Texas. Her research focuses on family experiences with education and schooling in the United States, with a particular emphasis on race, ethnicity, immigrant status, and social class.Hyunjoon Park is Korea Foundation Professor of Sociology and Director of the James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. His research interests include social stratification, education, family, and the transition to adulthood, especially in East Asian societies.    Grace Kao is IBM Professor of Sociology and Professor of Ethnicity, Race, and Migration at Yale University. She is a past vice president of the American Sociological Association. Her research focuses on race, ethnicity, immigration, education, and youth outcomes.

• ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Defining and Giving Context to theTransition to Adulthood 1. Understanding the New Face of America: Racialand Ethnic Diversity and Immigration2. Getting Ahead, Falling Behind: Education andEmployment3. Settling In, Settling Down: Household andFamily Formation4. Connecting Milestones: Profiles of Adulthood 5. Exploring a Mosaic of Experiences: Ethnicity,Immigrant Status, and Sexual Orientation 6. Envisioning the Transition to Adulthood Today andin the Future Appendix Notes ReferencesIndex