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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Somali refugees"”.
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Beyond the refugee label : identity and agency among Somali refugees
… implementation of national policies relating to refugees contribute to the xenophobia that has become prevalent across the country. When the xenophobic sentiment turns violent, the Somali community has been targeted in the most extreme ways. Using the oral history methodology, this study draws on …
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Cultural Traditions and the Reproductive Health of Somali Refugees and Immigrants
<p>Millions of Somalis began fleeing their country in 1991 to escape the civil war. The largest Diaspora of Somali refugees in the United States currently reside in Minnesota. Utilizing a qualitative research approach, four focus groups with 25 Somali women, two focus groups with 12 Somali men, one …
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Enterprising Somali refugees in Cape Town: beyond informality, beyond the spaza shop
… South Africa has received high numbers of refugees from around the African continent in particular. One of the largest groups of refugees, Somalis, have established numerous enterprises in South African cities, concentrated in micro and small business sectors, particularly in the grocery …
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The Relationship Between Trauma, Acculturation, and Mental Health Symptoms in a Somali Refugee Community
The conflict in Somali has resulted in millions of refugees and internally displaced persons for more than three decades. More than 100,000 Somali refugees have been resettled in the United States, striking a need for additional research about mental health needs and pre-migration experiences that …
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"Speaking with one voice": the Somali Retailers' Association - rights and xenophobia in Cape Town's townships
… which swept South Africa in 2008, a group of Somali refugees resident in Cape Town formed the Somali Retailers’ Association (SRA) as a mutual support network made up of those who were targeted by xenophobes most: Somalis involved in informal sector trade in the townships. This study …
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Village Voice : expressing narrative through community-designed ontologies
… the real-world context of a local community of Somali refugees (Jamaica Plain, MA).
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Songs of sand and grit : a collection of narrative literary journalism
… Rainbow deals with the repeated attacks against Somali refugees in South Africa portraying victims and perpetrators alike. On a meta-level, the story also reflects on the topic of xenophobia in a more discursive style. A Runner's Mind is a first-person creative non-fiction narrative. The core of …
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The challenges of a water system management handover in eastern Ethiopia : from the United Nations Refugee Agency to a local community
… in the late 1980s, hundreds of thousands of Somali refugees crossed into eastern Ethiopia. A humanitarian crisis soon unfolded as water was in short supply in the arid region. In response, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) constructed the largest water system ever …