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

Creator:

Johnston, Candace G.

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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...

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Masters Thesis

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hegemony, Pentecostal religious belief, and aspects of bilingualism which reflect the use of Ukrainian in
Unsubstantiated fears : assessing the effects of recent immigration on part I index crimes

Creator:

Stansfield, Richard

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In this paper I examine the impact of recent immigration, in addition to other community predictors on community counts of violent and property crimes in Austin, Texas, a multi-ethnic city. I combine data from the 2000 US census of population and housing with census tract level uniform crime report data...

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Capstone Project

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that increased immigration is associated with an increased threat to public safety, and in fact show
Exploring Sri-Lankan women's migration experiences in L.A. county : three stories, three lives

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Gunewardena, Sriyanthi Lorna Antoinette

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The recognition that women are not in a fixed position but are dynamic and active in any of the processes of migration and post-migration adjustment helps us to see the complexity of women's participation in migration. Using life history interviews, three Sri-Lankan womens' migration experiences are examined for the ways...

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Masters Thesis

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of resources of religious institutions and their own human capital in the form of cooking skills can