(4) YA New Immigrants series. These books provide facts and figures about immigrant groups' countries of origin and their contributions to America, both politically and culturally (e.g., food, music, art, literature). Though the texts tend to generalize, their chatty narrative style may engage readers. Photographs, charts, diagrams, and "First-Person Accounts" are included; study questions end each chapter. Jamaican and Ukrainian have recipes. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these New Immigrants titles: Korean Americans, Jamaican Americans, Ukrainian Americans, Mexican Americans, Vietnamese Americans, and Filipino Americans.

Reviewer: Christina Dorr