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Showing 1 to 20 of 51 for “"immigrant populations"”.
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The construction of collective identity in Northern Ireland in relation to minority ethnic and immigrant populations
Ethnic minority and immigrant populations in Northern Ireland have been regularly subjected to discrimination, intimidation and attacks. The UK and international media have represented the region’s post-conflict ‘dual majority’ as racist inheritors of sectarian bigotry. The current research …
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Three essays on immigrant nonprofit organizations and immigrant use of social services
Immigrant populations are moving to new destinations across the country and no longer settling predominantly in established immigrant destinations, causing stress on local governments. Local governments increasingly rely on nonprofit organizations to provide services to immigrant and refugee …
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Immigrants in Leeds: An investigation into their socio-econmic characteristics, spatial distriburion, fertility trends and population growth
… fertility and demographic development of immigrant populations in Leeds C. B. The immigrant populations: derive from the New Commonwealth, Northern Ireland, Eire and other areas of the world and the developments in these aspects of their existence in Leeds is examined over the ten year …
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Chronic Disease Development and Multimorbidity Among Immigrants and Refugees in Ontario
… multimorbidity risk patterns across different immigrant populations has been lacking in Canada. The purpose of this dissertation is to identify knowledge gaps in the scientific literature on the development of chronic conditions and multimorbidity across immigrant populations in Ontario, using …
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The COVID-19 Response of Health Systems Working with Refugee, Immigrant and Migrant Communities: A Qualitative Study
Refugee, immigrant, and migrant (hereafter referred to as “immigrant”) communities have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. There is little data to help us understand the perspectives of health system providers on their role in addressing inequities facing immigrant …
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Crime and Immigration in Albuquerque, NM — Real or Misperception?
… 2000 and 2010 marked the largest increase of immigrant populations in U.S. history, however crime rates have seen a decrease during this same period. Recent research suggests that immigrant groups may actually be associated with this phenomenon. As immigration rates are expected to continue to …
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Far-Right Extremism in America: A Geospatial Analysis of Incident Distribution
… that the presence of hate groups, higher immigrant populations, higher unemployment rates, higher education levels and higher urbanicity in counties all indicate an increased likelihood a violent extremist far-right incident will take place.</p>
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Posters, Politics and immigration during the May 1968 Protests in France
<p>How were immigrants, immigrant issues and their histories represented through radical poster art created during the 1968 protests and strikes in France? The May 1968 protests remain one of the most significant moments in contemporary French history and it occurred during a time when immigrant …
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A Qualitative Exploration Of Trauma, Familismo, And Resilience In Three Mexican Immigrant Families.
… and other generational factors impact Mexican immigrant families. While intergenerational trauma has been well-documented among Holocaust survivors, war veterans, and historically marginalized communities, limited research has examined how such patterns manifest in Latin American immigrant …
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Hohokam Population Dynamics: Settlement Organization and Migration at the Sabino Canyon Ruin Site, Arizona
… demonstrate at the Sabino Canyon Ruin site, immigrant populations were living spatially separate from the native Hohokam. In addition, the data collected in this research suggests that the Hohokam at the Sabino Canyon Ruin site subsisted through means which are atypical in the Tucson Basin, …
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The shape of segregation : the role of urban form in immigrant assimilation
… environment and the residential segregation of immigrants at the building level. I use micro-data that includes the exact address of all the foreign and native population in Barcelona, combined with geometric indicators for urban shape at the block level. Using these data, I construct measures …
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The domestic impact of international remittances : t he role of Dominican remittances in Washington Heights, New York
… side sheds light on this particular facet of immigrant life, and suggests where funding and support might be targeted to best help local development in communities with large remitting immigrant populations. This study focuses on the remitting habits and economic conditions of Dominican …
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UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF U.S. IMMIGRATION POLICY: EXPLOITING UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS FOR POLITICAL GAIN
… political shifts, leaving border security and immigrant populations vulnerable to the volatility of partisan agendas.
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The Social and Cultural Alienation of First and Second Generation Immigrant Youths: Interrogating Mainstream Bullying Discourse
… method to be addressed. Even though immigrant youths are as much prone to this phenomenon, if not more, as their native-born peers, the advertisements, media and news outlets have portrayed youth bullying as a white subject. The socio-cultural differences, past experiences of …
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The Phenomena Of Acculturation In First-Generation Somali Refugee Women
… a culturally sensitive platform for the immigrant populations voice to be heard as it relates to what is working and what requires improvement to assist with their acculturation.</p>
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A REANALYSIS OF BOAS’S HEBREW IMMIGRANT DATA: COMPARISONS OF FOREIGN-BORN AND US-BORN CHILDREN LIVING IN EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICA
This research paper uses data observed on Hebrew immigrant populations collected by the anthropologist Franz Boas and coworkers between 1909 and 1910. Boas was asked by the United States Immigration Commission to write a report that examined how the influx of European immigrants into the United …
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A REANALYSIS OF BOAS’S HEBREW IMMIGRANT DATA: COMPARISONS OF FOREIGN-BORN AND US-BORN CHILDREN LIVING IN EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICA
This research paper uses data observed on Hebrew immigrant populations collected by the anthropologist Franz Boas and coworkers between 1909 and 1910. Boas was asked by the United States Immigration Commission to write a report that examined how the influx of European immigrants into the United …
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Visitors Pass: The Story of a Group of Pakistani Immigrant Students at Sawyer High School
<p>New immigrant populations are shaped in significant ways by globalization. The phenomenon of transnationalism has changed the localized sense of "home" and "local cultures" on a global scale. In fact, "Globalization lies at the core of current sociocultural experiences, especially in processes …
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The racial politics of urban celebrations : a comparative study of Philadelphia's Mummers Parade and Odunde Festival
… are challenged by demographic shifts and new immigrant populations. Festivals, as spatial expressions of identity that image city spaces, provide an important perspective on this topic. Philadelphia, as a former capital city that continues to struggle with race and identity in its politics, …
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An Examination of the Factors Underlying the Motivation and Learning Strategies of Generation 1.5 Korean American Students
… has investigated the learning strategies used by immigrant students and how these strategies relate to academic excellence. While survey instruments currently exist for assessing these constructs in the general population, the construct validity of theses scales has yet to be examined within …
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