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The term first-generation can refer to either people who were born in one country and relocated to another, or to their children born in the country they have relocated to. The term second-generation refers to children of first-generation immigrants, and thus exhibits the same ambiguity. The term 1.5 generation is a term coined for people who identify as "first generation" who do not meet the definition. == First generation == The term first-generation, as it pertains to a person's nationality or residency in a country, can imply two possible meanings, depending on context: *A foreign born citizen or resident who has immigrated to a new country of residence: e.g., "first-generation" migrant *A native-born citizen or resident of a country whose parents are foreign born: e.g., "first-generation" American, thus second-generation immigrant This ambiguity is captured and corroborated in ''The Oxford English Dictionarys definition of "generation": :''...designating a member of the first (or second, etc.) generation of a family to do something or live somewhere; spec. designating a naturalized immigrant or a descendant of immigrant parents, esp. in the United States....'' (''OED'' definition of "generation," section 6b., emphasis added)b In the United States, among demographers and other social scientists, the term "first generation" is used to refer to foreign-born residents (excluding those born abroad of American parents). There is not a universal consensus on which of these meanings is always implied. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Immigrant generations」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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