That study is solely about savings behaviors and only to the second generation. I don't have access to the paper so I couldn't see their methodology. I also hav

That study is solely about savings behaviors and only to the second generation. I don't have access to the paper so I couldn't see their methodology. I also have so many questions (not expecting you to answer, just stuff that popped up in my mind). Is there a proposed mechanism of action? Has the effect gotten stronger over time as communications have improved and immigrants can better keep in touch with their homeland? Or is it coincidental, and more a function of changing economic conditions? Did 4th or 5th generation Americans also start saving more in the same period? What about immigrants from countries where the savings rate reduced? You were generalizing about a range of cultural behaviors, and for several generations. > You think you're well-assimilated until your kid wants to "express themselves" and you realize you abhor how Americans raise their kids There is no single "American method" for raising kids, even among populations that have lived here for many generations. Compare rural Utah to the Bay Area or to suburban Dallas and you'll likely find stark differences.