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1.5-generation · /ˈaɪns pʊŋkt fʏnf ɡenəʁaˈt͡sjoːn/
1.5-generation
1.5-generation/ˈaɪns pʊŋkt fʏnf ɡenəʁaˈt͡sjoːn/noun
people who immigrated as children, between the first and second generation
Menschen, die als Kinder einwanderten, zwischen erster und zweiter Generation
A sociological label, not a math expression; often the child who translates at school and clinics.
Ein soziologischer Begriff, kein Rechenausdruck; oft das Kind, das in Schule und Praxis dolmetscht.
Examples
She is part of the 1.5 generation and still switches languages in the school hallway.
As a 1.5 generation kid he translated the doctor's forms for his parents every visit.
The 1.5 generation often feels foreign both in Korea and in the country they grew up in.
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