From 1976 to 2000, an estimated three quarters of a million Jewish refugees from the former Soviet Union immigrated to the United States. These refugees were welcomed by both volunteers and professional aid workers from the American Jewish community who provided food, shelter, and a helping hand in establishing a new life in a new place. Social capital accumulated through membership in a global Jewish identity, both for Soviet and American Jews, provided the foundation for this aid. The shift in identity from #8220;American#8221; or #8220;Russian#8221; to #8220;Jewish & rdquol that provided the initial transnational social capital was largely the result of the efforts of the Soviet Jewish Freedom Movement, centered in Cleveland and New York City. Additionally, the descendants of Soviet Jewish refugees appear to be assimilating with native-born populations. Through interviews with Soviet Jewish refugees and other key participants, this dissertation examines the role of place in the shifting identities of Soviet Jewish refugees living in Cleveland. From the evidence gathered through this case study and building on the work of Bourdieu and Lefebvre, this dissertation culminates in the development of a new model of Scalar Assimilation that allows for identity shifts and assimilation processes to simultaneously operate at multiple scales with a variety of outcomes.

abstract: This empirical study aims to identify and analyze the accumulated literacies and multilingual repertoires of three Karenni refugee families originally from the highlands of Burma but who had lived in refugee camps in Thailand before arriving in Phoenix, Arizona. Through participant observation in the families' households and neighborhood, artifact collection, and individual and group interviews, I observe, document, and examine the everyday literacy practices of these three families in order to understand how these literacies are used to foster new understandings and social networks while maintaining transnational connections. The data analysis demonstrates that there are similarities and differences between the literacy practices and language choices of the sixteen individuals who participated and that there are significant differences across generations as well as across the three families. The findings shed light on the complicated relationship between migration and language learning, ideologies of language, literacy practices, and various modes of communication (face-to-face and digital). Building on a long tradition of ethnographic work that examines language learning and literacy in relation to educational access and opportunity, this research is relevant to educational researchers, policy makers, and teachers who are committed to rethinking what counts as literacy, for whom, in what contexts, and with what kinds of consequences. In a time of increased movement of people across borders, and increased use of information and communication technologies, this investigation has important implications for teacher preparation, theories of language learning and literacy development, and educational research. / Dissertation/Thesis / Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction 2012

This research focuses on the special considerations and reasons for Burmese migrants and refugees from Burma living in Mae Sot, Tak province, Northern Thailand to stay in Thailand or return to Burma/Myanmar. The researcher has more than three-years of experience of living and working in Northern Thailand. During the thesis process, the researcher lived and worked in Mae Sot. A multi-method approach was applied to compile the experiences, knowledge, opinions and feelings of migrants and refugees from Burma. The research presented in this thesis shows that, even though the push factors from leading a life in Thailand are increasing in terms of obtaining legal documents, the pull factors towards return or repatriation to Burma remain few for refugees and migrants. In terms of the labour situation, migrants can earn more money and get more value for their money in Thailand. In addition, access to affordable education and health care is much greater in Thailand than in Burma, mostly due to initiatives by international non-governmental actors. In Burma, poverty continues to be an endemic challenge: there are difficulties for families to sustain their livelihoods and obtain access to quality healthcare and education. The findings from the research explain that migrants from Burma, many of which represent a marginalized minority in terms of ethnicity and religion, do not consider a future in Burma for themselves or their families if not forced to leave Thailand.   In particular, the Myanmar Muslim subpopulation and those with lower education possess experiences or have perceived discrimination of a potential future in Burma, largely related to issues with identification documents and registration. In addition, lack of land ownership remains a large obstacle for migrant workers and refugees in the consideration of where to live and work in the future.

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[pt] Nesta dissertação, aborda- se a questão das migrações internacionais no seu viés do refúgio, tomando como mote o recente processo de reassentamentos de refugiados palestinos no Brasil. Tem como foco o acampamento levantado por um grupo de refugiados em Brasília, em protesto a supostos problemas no programa de reassentamento brasileiro. Esse acampamento, contudo, com o passar do tempo, tornou- se uma reedição de Ruwasheid - campo de onde vieram os refugiados palestinos - reproduzindo aqui o campo de Brasília. Analisa- se, neste trabalho, as múltiplas e recíprocas visões dos brasileiros e palestinos envolvidos no processo de reassentamento bem como das implicações sociais da recriação, em território brasileiro, das condições experenciadas no campo de refugiados da Jordânia. / [en] This dissertation addresses the issue of international migration as a bias of the refuge, taking as its motto the recent process of resettlement of Palestinian refugees in Brazil. Has focused the camp raised by a group of refugees in Brasilia, to protest the alleged problems in the resettlement program in Brazil. This camp, however, over time, became a reprint of Ruwasheid - camp where they came from the Palestinian refugees - here playing the camp of Brasilia. It is analyzed in this work, the multiple and reciprocal visions of Brazilians and Palestinians involved in the resettlement process as well as the social implications of recreation in the Brazilian territory, experiential conditions in the refugee camp in Jordan.

abstract: The United States is currently the world's largest reception and placement country of the nearly 22 million refugees worldwide. Of the numbers of refugees resettled, almost half of them are under the age of 18 and are arriving in American schools having experienced trauma, stress, and limited education during the conflict in their home country. Teacher experiences with refugee students can have a profound effect on the way refugee children feel they are received in the school community. Drawing on previous studies that emphasize the challenges that refugee students face, this thesis looks at the training that teachers receive that prepares them to work with refugee students in public schools in Maricopa County, Arizona. Through a review of the literature and data collected from teacher and former refugee student interviews, this research explores what teachers know and need to know to teach refugee students successfully. Innovative practices that teachers employ are also highlighted, and recommendations for further research, policy, and practice are provided. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Social and Cultural Pedagogy 2017

abstract: Resettled refugees face numerous challenges including unsafe living conditions, loss of permanent shelter, adjustment to a new culture, loneliness, and separation from family, friends, and community. Of particular importance is the lack of a feeling of sense of community (SOC) within their new surroundings. SOC is not only worthwhile as an outcome of its own, but may also predict additional positive outcomes such as resilience and cultural adjustment. Literature has shown participation in sport can develop youth positively and build social skills, while studies in other regions of the world have also found a sport team setting to be a place for immigrants to experience SOC. In this study, I use a congruent mixed methods approach to both explore the experience of SOC for youth refugees in a soccer club, and examine the relation of SOC to resilience and cultural adjustment. Using photo-elicitation and semi-structured interviews with 11 youth participants, the qualitative portion of the study explored SOC among youth participants. Findings note the presence of SOC as matched to theoretical frameworks both specific to sport, and to a more general theory of SOC. Further data were collected through questionnaires distributed to club members. Results from the quantitative analysis indicate a significant positive relation between SOC and resilience, and SOC and perceived acculturation. This study’s contribution is to illustrate how refugee youth in a sport club in the United States experience SOC, and the impact of that SOC. Results suggest practical implications for sport managers who wish to provide positive sport experiences for youth refugees. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Community Resources and Development 2018

Orientador: Rosana Aparecida Baenginger / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Filosofia / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-15T03:16:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Aydos_MarianaRecena_M.pdf: 2790086 bytes, checksum: 81eb81050bc30e17e6934bdf18a1f8a6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010 / Resumo: Abordamos neste estudo a temática dos deslocamentos forçados em suas configurações jurídicas e analíticas. Apresentamos os deslocamentos forçados enquanto fenômeno social que ultrapassa os limites do estatuto jurídico de refugiado, envolve diversos atores e vincula-se a outros processos migratórios, e por nós incorporado no conceito analítico de migração forçada. Isso implica incluir a violência como um fator migratório importante, ressaltando que os movimentos populacionais não ocorrem apenas no terreno da economia e da liberdade das escolhas individuais, e sim em um território com forte presença de aparatos estatais de dominação e coerção. O debate conceitual é pautado por uma reflexão sobre o fluxo de imigrantes angolanos para o Brasil, da década de 1970 até os dias atuais. Apresentamos o contexto de origem da imigração de angolanos através de um breve histórico da Angola com ênfase na conjuntura de conflitos que marcaram a história do país e que forçaram parte de sua população a migrar. Utilizamos como fonte de dados os Censos Demográficos de 1980, 1991 e 2000 e a pesquisa amostral Condições de Vida da População Refugiada (CVPR, NEPO/UNICAMP-SDH, 2007). A partir dos resultados propomos uma análise das transformações que a imigração angolana no Brasil sofreu ao longo das últimas quatro décadas, buscando suas analogias com as transformações sofridas pelo próprio fenômeno das migrações forçadas. / Abstract: We approached in this study the issue of forced displacement in its legal and analytical settings. The forced displacement is presented as a social phenomena that goes beyond the limits of the legal status of refugee, involving different actors and linking to other migration processes, thus being incorporated into the analytical concept of forced migration. This means we must include violence as an important migration factor, noting that population movements occur not only in the field of economy and freedom of individual choices, but in an area with a high presence of state apparatuses of domination and coercion. The conceptual debate is guided by a reflection on the flow of Angolan immigrants to Brazil from the 1970s to the present day. We introduce the context of origin of the Angolan migrants through a brief history of Angola, focusing on the conflicts that marked the history of the country and forced part of its population to migrate. Our sources of data were the Demographic Census of 1980, 1991 and 2000 and the survey "Condições de Vida da População Refugiada" (CVPR, NEPO/UNICAMP-SDH, 2007). From the results we propose an analysis of the changes that the Angolan immigration to Brazil has suffered over the past four decades, seeking its analogies with the transformations undergone by the phenomena of forced migration. / Mestrado / Mestre em Demografia

Orientador: Amneris Angela Maroni / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Filosofia e Ciencias Humanas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-11T21:34:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 BarrenecheCorrales_Johana_M.pdf: 1165234 bytes, checksum: 9385074633b61a87ae3e67961e66e977 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 / Resumo: O conflito armado interno que vive a Colômbia há 40 anos continua acompanhado de violações generalizadas dos direitos humanos e do direito internacional humanitário. Todos os atores do conflito-guerrilhas, grupos paramilitares e forças armadas cometem violações graves tais como massacres, assassinatos e seqüestros. A partir desse conflito se produziram dois tipos de movimentos: o deslocamento forçado interno e a migração internacional em busca de "Refúgio" ou "Asilo Político". Ambos implicam na desterritorialização e numa subseqüente cadeia de eventos como desemprego, falta de moradia, problemas de alimentação e de saúde, indigência, estigmatização, choque cultural, entre outros. Este fenômeno não pertence somente à Colômbia, faz parte de inúmeros eventos que, no nível mundial, afetam todas as estruturas, desde a psíquica até a política e que, por sua vez, evidenciam um lado sombrio da globalização. Este trabalho é um intento por compreender, desde a ciência política e a psicanálise, as conseqüências políticas e humanas que trazem consigo os movimentos migratórios. / Abstract: The internal armed conflict that Colombia has endured for forty years continues to be characterized by generalized violations of Human Rights and International Law. Various participants in the conflict (guerrillas, paramilitary groups and members of the military) commit serious violations including massacres, assassinations and kidnappings. From this conflict two kinds of movements have occurred: international forced displacement and emigrations in search of political asylum and refuge. These actions uproot populations and create a chain of events such as unemployment, lack of housing, malnutrition, mental health problems, stigmatisation, and culture shock, to name a few. This phenomenon is not unique to Colombia, it is part of numerous events worldwide affecting all aspects of life, from psychological to political which are evidence of the dark side of globalisation. This essay is an attempt to understand through political science and psychoanalysis, the political and human consequences that migratory movements cause. / Mestrado / Mestre em Ciência Política

Background: Today, there are over 65 million refugees exist worldwide and arrival of the refugees has increased rapidly in Sweden as well. Refugees and asylum seekers may be more susceptible to mental disorders because of the traumatic events they encounter prior to immigration and adverse circumstances in the new country. Aim: A literature study was aimed at exploring different kind of mental ill health among immigrant refugees and the factors that affect their psychological ill health. Further aim of this study was also to find association between mental disorders observed in refugees and the factors responsible for them.  Method: Systematic literature study has chosen to provide an overall summary of the existing researches within the subject. A systematic search for relevant literature in PubMed and CINAHL was performed and it was limited to original research articles published between 1st January 2008 and 31st December 2017.  Data was extracted from 11 scientific quantitative articles. All the articles were reviewed for quality according to Forsberg & Wengström’s review template. Results: Depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and somatization are common diagnoses among refugees. Many refugees experienced traumatic events in their home country and during escape. Unfavorable conditions like violence, murder, lack of food, shelter and money affect their mental health negatively. Landing in new country can be expressed in joy, but it did not stay for a long time with upcoming resettlement difficulties such as communication problems, discrimination, unemployment, separation from family and culture. Conclusion: Depression and PTSD were most common among refugees. Unemployment and language difficulties were the main reasons for their miserable mental health. There was an association between mental disorders and the factors like trauma in the home country and on the way to new destination as well as adoption difficulties in a new country.