Between Two Worlds: How Young Latinos Come of Age in America - Pew Research
Hispanics are the largest and youngest minority group in the United States. One-in-five schoolchildren is Hispanic. One-in-four newborns is Hispanic. Never before in this country’s history has a minority ethnic group made up so large a share of the youngest Americans. This report takes an in-depth look at Hispanics who are ages 16 to 25, a phase of life when young people make choices that set their path to adulthood. For this particular ethnic group, it is also a time when they navigate the intricate, often porous borders between the two cultures they inhabit—American and Latin American. The report explores the attitudes, values, social behaviors, family characteristics, economic well-being, educational attainment, and labor force outcomes of these young Latinos.
(Source: Pew Hispanic Center, http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1438/young-latinos-coming-of-age-in-america)

Changing Faiths: Latinos and American Religion - Pew Hispanic Center
Hispanics are transforming the nation’s religious landscape, especially the Catholic Church, not only because of their growing numbers but also because they are practicing a distinctive form of Christianity. Religious expressions associated with the pentecostal and charismatic movements are a key attribute of worship for Hispanics in all the major religious traditions—far more so than among non-Latinos. Moreover, the growth of the Hispanic population is leading to the emergence of Latino-oriented churches across the country. To explore the complex nature of religion among Latinos, the Pew Hispanic Center and the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life collaborated on a series of public opinion surveys.
(Source: Pew Hispanic Center, http://pewhispanic.org/reports/report.php?ReportID=75)

Changing Patterns of Hispanic Youth into Adulthood - Pew Research
This Pew Research report analyzes the changing pathways of Latino and other youth into adulthood from 1970 to 2007, including their school and work patterns. For example, young Latino adults in the United States are more likely to be in school or the work force now than their counterparts were in previous generations.
(Source: Pew Research Center, http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1369/changing-pathways-of-hispanic-youths-into-adulthood)

First Generation Immigrant Research - Lifeway Research
(Source: www.lifeway.com/article/170199)

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Growing Up American: The New Second Generation - Alejandro Portes and Rubén G. Rumbaut 
This is a summary briefing of research findings. 
(Source: Network on Transitions to Adulthood Research Network, www.transad.pop.upenn.edu)

Growing Up in America: The Power of Race in the Lives of Teens - 
Brad Christerson, Korie L. Edwards, & Richard Flory (Stanford: Standford University Press, 2010)

People's experiences of racial inequality in adulthood are well documented, but less attention is given to the racial inequalities that children and adolescents face. Growing Up in America provides a rich, first-hand account of the different social worlds that teens of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds experience. In their own words, these American teens describe, conflicts with parents, pressures from other teens, school experiences, and religious beliefs that drive their various understandings of the world. As the book reveals, teens' unequal experiences have a significant impact on their adult lives and their potential for social mobility. Directly confronting the constellation of advantages and disadvantages white, black, Hispanic, and Asian teens face today, this work provides a framework for understanding the relationship between socialization in adolescence and social inequality in adulthood. By uncovering the role racial and ethnic differences play early on, we can better understand the sources of inequality in American life.

Latinos & Digital Technology - Gretchen Livingston 
This new Pew Report analyzes digital technology use patterns among Latinos, whites and blacks in 2010. Among its findings, almost two-thirds (65%) of Hispanics were online, a rate comparable to that of blacks (66%) and significantly lower than the rate for whites (77%). More than eight-in-ten (81%) native-born Latinos are online, compared with 54% of foreign-born Latinos. While the overall internet usage rate among Spanish-dominant Latinos remains low, the share using the internet has increased rapidly—from 36% in 2009 to 47% in 2010. 
(Source: Pew Hispanic Center, http://pewhispanic.org/reports/report.php?ReportID=134)

U.S. Latino Religious Identification 1990-2008: Growth, Diversity & Transformation (ARIS) - Juhem Navarro-Rivera, Barry A. Kosmin and Ariela Keysar

The American Religious Identification Survey (ARIS) Latino Report is the third major report based on the findings of the ARIS Survey (2008), and the earlier surveys in the ARIS time series. This report focuses on three aspects of U.S. Latino religious identification: growth, diversity, and transformation. First, the report investigates the current demography and profile of Latino religious identification and how they have changed since 1990. The comparison of the patterns of Latino religious identification in 1990 and 2008 is based on a unique data set covering two very large representative national samples. Second, the report analyzes the differences among different religious groups of Latinos, according to national identity and origin and acculturation variables such as language use. The answers to questions regarding language preference and national origin were asked in English or Spanish to a subsample of 959 Latino adults in 2008. Finally, the report discusses the impact of the changes in Latino religion on American society at large and for the main religious groups to which Latinos belong. 
(Source: ARIS 2008, www.americanreligionsurvey-aris.org/2010/03/latino_influx_bolsters_catholic_church_ but_young_and_us-born_latinos_become_more_religiously_diverse.html)