Russian Refugee Families: Accommodating Aspirations through Education

Historically, new immigrants to the United States have learned to conform to the new society largely through their experiences in the American educational system. The Russian refugee families in one city illustrate how this group with political‐refugee status learns coping strategies through support from community educational programs. Religious and social networks support their efforts to accommodate. New practices in new cultural settings are discussed in this article, as we observe Russian families realize some of their goals while they strive to make sense of obstacles to other aspirations.