First Focus

The Foundation for Child Development and First Focus, in cooperation with honorary host Representative Judy Chu, invite you to an educational briefing focused on improving outcomes for America’s new non-majority child population.

Census Bureau projections indicate that by 2018, fewer than half of the children in the U.S. will be non-Hispanic White, and by 2043, Whites will no longer be the majority of our nation’s population. It is the children of immigrants that are leading this change in our demographics and will be setting the course for the future of this country. A new study by the Foundation for Child Development, Diverse Children: Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration in America’s New Non-Majority Generation, reveals persistent disparities in child well-being based on race-ethnicity, home language, and immigrant status.

As Congress debates the future of our immigration and education systems, it is critical that federal policies be crafted to meet the needs of America’s increasingly diverse child population. A panel of experts will discuss opportunities for Congress to improve outcomes for children of immigrants through reforms to health, early learning, and immigration policies.

Speakers Include:

• Donald Hernandez, PhD, Hunter College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York (lead author of Diverse Children)
• Dr. Glenn Flores, MD, FAAP, UT Southwestern and Children's Medical Center
• Angela Capone, PhD, Para Los Niños
• Hirokazu Yoshikawa, PhD, New York University

 
The briefing will be moderated by Wendy Cervantes, First Focus.