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An Analysis Of Burmese And Iraqi Resettlement Location And Assimilation In A Midsized City: Implications For Educational And Other Community Leaders, Donna Schiess Renaud
An Analysis Of Burmese And Iraqi Resettlement Location And Assimilation In A Midsized City: Implications For Educational And Other Community Leaders, Donna Schiess Renaud
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Refugees face different circumstances than other immigrants regarding housing in initial resettlement in the U.S. Refugees have no choice of their initial residence as this is determined in advance by the resettlement agency. Refugees who belong to minority ethnic groups and who have little education or skills may experience discrimination and hostility from local citizens. Resettlement areas that are high in population density, rental units, minorities, crime, unemployment, inadequate transportation, and low income may present additional barriers to cultural and economic assimilation.
This mixed-method study had a twofold purpose. The first was to describe quantitatively how the initial resettlement address …
Confucius Institute Fall 2011 Publication (Report), Dr. Wei-Ping Pan Director
Confucius Institute Fall 2011 Publication (Report), Dr. Wei-Ping Pan Director
The Confucius Institute Publications
No abstract provided.
Children’S Stories From Across Borders: A Contrastive Analysis Of Children’S Folk Tales In Ecuador And Appalachia, Teresa Cox
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
The Appalachian region of the United States encompasses fourteen states, ranging from southern New York to northern Mississippi. Despite the thousands of miles separating the mountain region of Appalachia within the United States and the small, diverse country of Ecuador, the two areas are decisively similar in their values. These values are clearly demonstrated in the traditional children’s folk stories, passed down orally between generations, in both Ecuador and Appalachia. Having surveyed anonymous subjects in both areas, four stories from Ecuador and seven stories from Appalachia have been collected at random in order to draw on comparison and contrast of …
Confucius Institute Spring 2011 (Report), Dr. Wei-Ping Pan Director
Confucius Institute Spring 2011 (Report), Dr. Wei-Ping Pan Director
The Confucius Institute Publications
No abstract provided.
Defining A Niche For International Education As The Link To Building Global Civil Society, Thomas Millington
Defining A Niche For International Education As The Link To Building Global Civil Society, Thomas Millington
Office of International Programs Faculty/Staff Publications
No abstract provided.