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Perception and action : an analysis on communication between U.S. sponsorship and Russian speaking immigrants

Creator:: Johnston, Candace G.
Abstract:: The problems of Russian speaking refugees from the Ukraine region of the former Soviet Union are the basis for ethnographic inquiry and the delineation of the role of voluntary agencies who assist their resettlement in Portland, Oregon. Interpretive methods are the foundation for an analysis of Ukrainians' perceptions of problems...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Anthro ology in cha( e of major Head of of depar. ent of Ant iopol Dean of the G ate Scho Date thesis

International students as educational migrants : east and southwest Asian perspectives

Creator:: Visconti, Lauren A.
Abstract:: Projected to reach one million people next year, international students in the United States are undergoing a transformative educational migration. Moving away from the existing study abroad paradigm is the first step to more accurately understand the lived experience of an educational migrant. Discovering the perceptions of what value an...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ________________________________________________________________________ Dean of the Graduate School I understand that my thesis will become part of the

Cultural analysis of the Karakuwa fishing community in Japan and Fishermen's reforestation movement

Creator:: Takahashi, Tokiko
Abstract:: Based on the author's ethnographic research at the Karakuwa fishing community in Japan, this thesis explains a cultural process of the local people's synthesis of the values they place on nature and their everyday behavior in a modern industrial world. Explicated by ethnographic narrative, this study focuses on a revitalization...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Anthropology Dean of the O4duate School I understand that my thesis will become part of the permanent

Computer and internet usage in rural clubs : are members digitally divided?

Creator:: Cassell, Christopher J.
Abstract:: Lower rates of computer adoption and usage in rural areas has been called a "digital divide." This work explores the current state of connectivity within a rural town of the Pacific Northwest with a quantitative and qualitative overview of computer usage and access within civic and activity clubs, ranging from...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Cassell presented on July 29, 2002. APPROVED: Major Professor, Chair of Dean of Applied'Anthropology

Cultivating taste and place in Russia : perspectives from Moscow's alternative food network

Creator:: D'Alessandro, Erica
Abstract:: Limited research has analyzed how the values espoused by Western alternative food systems, such as taste and territoriality, are adopted and refashioned in post-socialist societies. Muscovites now echo the global quality turn that reconnects consumers to their food sources. This research qualitatively explores the perspectives of the cosmopolitan consumers of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of Language, Culture, and Society Dean of the Graduate School I

Diversity at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site : processes of diversification in historical interpretation, visitor services, and workforce management

Creator:: Langford, Theresa E.
Abstract:: Issues of diversity are receiving significant attention within the National Park Service recently, due in large part to a growing awareness that its future as a relevant and viable agency is dependent upon improving its response to and management of diversity. A diversity assessment of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: presented on May 5 2000 APPROVED: Major Professor, repreentmg Applied Chair of Deoaiment of Dean of C

Development projects and questions of empowerment: a Salvadorean women's cooperative

Creator:: Hannigan-Luther, Kristen L.
Abstract:: Many development organizations now recognize the importance of culturally sensitive project design and implementation. Unfortunately most of these groups continue to disregard the significance of gender. This qualitative research examines a women's cooperative in rural El Salvador which formed in order to find a means of generating income and to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: APPROVED: Major Professo representing Apilied Anthropology Chair of Deparment of Dean of I understand

The emergency department as a provider of nonemergent care

Creator:: Stiles, Catherine M.
Abstract:: Emergency departments (ED) provide access to care for large numbers of patients who have nonemergent medical needs. More than half of the patients presenting to the ED at Salem Hospital in Salem, Oregon, were found to be seeking care for nonemergent medical needs. In an effort to provide an alternative...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , reprenting AppIiedAnthropology Chair of Department of AntliropoJogy Dean of Graduate I understand that my

An exploration of people, culture and work organization across cultures : theoretical framework and case studies

Creator:: Heim, Erik A.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of Dean of I understand that my thesis will become part of the permanent collection of Oregon State

Gods and knickknacks : the American adoption of Asian religious items

Creator:: Jameson, Tamsyn L.
Abstract:: This thesis contains the cultural biography of Buddhist and Hindu items in a small college town in the United States. It explores different factors that have led to the availability of these items here, what attracts Americans to them, and the meanings they give these items. Semi-structured interviews were conducted...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Applied Anthropology Chair of the Department of Anthropology Dean of the Graduate

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Perception and action : an analysis on communication between U.S. sponsorship and Russian speaking immigrants

International students as educational migrants : east and southwest Asian perspectives

Cultural analysis of the Karakuwa fishing community in Japan and Fishermen's reforestation movement

Computer and internet usage in rural clubs : are members digitally divided?

Cultivating taste and place in Russia : perspectives from Moscow's alternative food network

Diversity at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site : processes of diversification in historical interpretation, visitor services, and workforce management

Development projects and questions of empowerment: a Salvadorean women's cooperative

The emergency department as a provider of nonemergent care

An exploration of people, culture and work organization across cultures : theoretical framework and case studies

Gods and knickknacks : the American adoption of Asian religious items

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