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Showing 1 to 20 of 53 for “"immigrant population"”.
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A Modern Examination of Marcus Goldstein’s Mexican Immigrant Population Data: Comparisons of Mexican-born and U.S.-born Children and Adults Living in 1930’s America and Mexico
… on two different groups of individuals, Mexican immigrants and their children residing in the San Antonio, Texas area and Mexican natives living in central and northern Mexico. Using independent samples T-tests, an analysis of covariance, and an RMET analysis, significant differences among …
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A Modern Examination of Marcus Goldstein’s Mexican Immigrant Population Data: Comparisons of Mexican-born and U.S.-born Children and Adults Living in 1930’s America and Mexico
… on two different groups of individuals, Mexican immigrants and their children residing in the San Antonio, Texas area and Mexican natives living in central and northern Mexico. Using independent samples T-tests, an analysis of covariance, and an RMET analysis, significant differences among …
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Immigration and Domestic Violence Services: One Size Fits All?
… Considering the recent dramatic rise in immigrant population in the United States, addressing the needs of foreign-born domestic violence survivors is becoming increasingly important. This thesis used secondary data from Multi-State Study of Meeting Domestic Violence Survivors' Needs …
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Exploring experiences of mental health in second generation South Asian Canadians
… this phenomenon within the South Asian Canadian immigrant population. Furthermore, despite experiencing differential acculturation, there is a paucity in the literature concerning second generation South Asian Canadians. Thus, this research explored their experiences of mental health using …
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Providing Culturally Appropriate Services to Immigrant Children and Families Involved with the Allegheny County Department of Human Services
In the last decade, the immigrant population in Allegheny County has doubled and currently accounts for approximately seven percent of the general population. This number, despite being low, especially compared to other counties and states, is very diverse from an ethnic point view and includes …
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Immigrants’, refugees’ and their families’ perspectives of midwifery care in Canada, the Netherlands and New Zealand; a qualitative evidence synthesis
… poses significant health challenges affecting immigrants' physical and mental well-being. In Canada, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, midwifery practices focus on autonomy, collaboration, and cultural competency to support vulnerable populations, including immigrants. This qualitative evidence …
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Fordsburg's urban memory - cultural significance and its embodiment in the ordinary landscape
… the Indian community and more recently a new immigrant population from the Indian subcontinent. Transitory communities have left their mark on the suburb and have resulted in changing significances and heritage resources. The study's main aim was to identify what constants have gained …
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Effective Art Interventions for Adult Immigrants
<p>Many immigrants settle in the United States in search of a better future or to escape war, poverty, or trauma. The vast cultural dissimilarities between their country of origin and the host country, coupled with the lack of social support systems in their new environment, can severely impact an …
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LATINA IMMIGRANTS, HIV, AND THEIR EXPIERENCES WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN THE U.S. AND THEIR HOME COUNTRY
… associated with immigration in the Latina population and available culturally sensitive health care has not been well examined. There is a scarcity of research available that examines factors specific to the Latina population that contribute to HIV/AIDS education, screening, and care, …
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Multiculturalism and planning : lessons from Vancouver
… the integration of Canada's ever-growing immigrant population, serves as an ideal socio-political environment in which to examine issues of citizenship and social inclusion. Using Vancouver as a case study, this work aims to tease out the role of city planners in identifying existing …
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UNDERSTANDING HEALTH LITERACY REGARDING THE CANADIAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM UPON SETTLEMENT OF ISMAILI MUSLIM CANADIANS: A NARRATIVE STUDY
… past decade in response to concerns about the populations that are at risk and the need to target effective interventions for them. Canadian censuses have utilized the International Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey (IALLS) to examine Canadian health literacy rates and found that the most …
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Homeownership of Latinos in Richmond: An evaluation of the homeownership to community participation model
… argument, considering the effects for Latino immigrants of homeownership on community participation. As this is the first study to consider this model for an immigrant population, it is also the first to introduce to this model the concepts of acculturation and assimilation. Studying Latinos …
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Exploration of the Link Between Migration and Acculturation Related-Stress, Attachment Style, and Psychological Distress in Arab Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylees
… attachment in migrant compared to non-migrant populations. Attachment style may be influenced by sociocultural and sociopolitical forces and the associated prejudice and discrimination experienced by a particular migrant population. The current study was conducted to explore whether higher …
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The Immigrant-Criminality Paradox: A Macro-Level Analysis of the Relationship Between Immigration and Violent Crime in San Antonio, Texas
… supposed “threat” associated with an increasing immigrant population (Stephan, Diaz Loving, & Duran, 2000). Thus, the current study intended to answer whether immigration is a predictor of crime occurrence by evaluating the relationship between incidences of violent crime and Mexican-immigrant …
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The Game They All Played: Chicago Baseball, 1876-1906
… attracted players and fans from the growing immigrant population, laborers from factories, white-collar employees of the downtown business district, and African-Americans.</p><p>This dissertation brings together the multiple layers of baseball in Chicago and explores the deep cultural …
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Yo Hablo Ingles: The Influence of Motivation and Group Cohesion on Learning English in a Workplace Setting
… language acquisition, particularly among an immigrant population, will enable instructors to provide greater assistance to their students. The current study examines the influence of age of arrival, motivational orientations and social factors including group cohesion on language use and …
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"The Coming Man From Canton": Chinese Experience in Montana (1862-1943)
<p>The Chinese immigrants who came to Montana during the 19th and 20th centuries forged a new community. The goals of this dissertation were to create a historical and archaeological context for Chinese Experience in Montana, and to frame the interpretation of these results within a social …
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"The Coming Man From Canton": Chinese Experience in Montana (1862-1943)
<p>The Chinese immigrants who came to Montana during the 19th and 20th centuries forged a new community. The goals of this dissertation were to create a historical and archaeological context for Chinese Experience in Montana, and to frame the interpretation of these results within a social …
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"Sometimes it's hard here to call someone to ask for help" : social capital in a refugee community in Portland, Maine
… they represent a small proportion of the total immigrant population in the U.S., refugees play a significant role in many cities and towns that have recently received substantial numbers of refugees but have little experience with immigrants. Despite their access to temporary resettlement …
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Integration between dividing lines : the spatial and social integration of African immigrants in post-apartheid Cape Town
… dispensation, has become host to several million immigrants from the rest of the continent. This has been paralleled by a rise in violent acts of xenophobia against an increasingly diverse immigrant population by those who consider themselves "legitimate citizens" of the new post-apartheid nation. …
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