ABSTRACT
Like their parents, immigrant youngsters parallelly follow two different integration paths: outward integration (e.g., acquiring host language skills, adopting local youth culture, and socializing with local peers) and inward integration (e.g., instilling native linguistic skills, preserving the homeland culture, and maintaining ties with co-ethnic relatives and friends). To succeed at these demanding processes, young immigrants have to maximize the resources at their disposal, including various media devices, contents, and platforms in the host language and in their mother tongue. This chapter provides an overview of the principal media uses by immigrant youngsters and their families aiming to facilitate their incorporation into the new culture while preserving their original cultural identity and maintaining family unity despite growing cultural gaps.
