Irena, Age 16, Is a First-Generation Immigrant Whose Parents Came

question 12

Multiple Choice

Irena, age 16, is a first-generation immigrant whose parents came to the United States from Ukraine when she was just a baby. Irena enjoys many of the same things that her American friends do, but respects her culture's traditions and speaks to her parents in their native language. Irena seems to have formed a _____ identity.

• A) bilingual
• B) bicultural
• C) mixed-cultural
• D) culturally confused

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