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New Immigrants, Changing Communities Elzbieta M. Gozdziak

New Immigrants, Changing Communities By Elzbieta M. Gozdziak

New Immigrants, Changing Communities by Elzbieta M. Gozdziak


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This handbook provides a review of promising practices and strategies facilitating immigrant integration, especially in new settlement areas. The purpose of this handbook is to foster a constructive approach to newcomers and community change.

New Immigrants, Changing Communities Summary

New Immigrants, Changing Communities: Best Practices for a Better America by Elzbieta M. Gozdziak

This book is a product of research stemming from a multiyear project conducted by Elzbieta M. Gozdziak and Micah N. Bump for the Institute for the Study of International Migration at Georgetown University. The project studied immigration integration in areas that had no recent experience with foreign-born newcomers and the information presented within this book builds upon this by identifying and reviewing promising practices and strategies that facilitated immigrant integration. Gozdziak and Bump include descriptions of the most effective approaches as well as an analysis of challenges within resettlement programs. By highlighting successful initiatives in newcomer communities it seeks to assist stakeholders in their decision-making processes. As newcomer-related issues are complex and solutions are rarely one-size fits all, the programs described here are unique responses to particular issues in individual communities, and they may not be an exact fit for other communities with similar problems. The book is not a cookbook or a blueprint that can be applied anywhere and everywhere. Rather, it is meant as inspiration and motivation for trying out new strategies. Successful practices discussed in this book include: programs facilitating English language acquisition, access to culturally sensitive and linguistically appropriate health care services, access to vocational training and higher education opportunities, community development, microenterprise, creation of homeownership opportunities for immigrants, and efforts to ensure safety of newcomers. It is the hope of the authors that many practitioners-including service providers, community leaders, representatives of local governments, and donors both public and private-will find this book useful.

About Elzbieta M. Gozdziak

Elzbieta M. Gozdziak is research director and editor of International Migration, Institute for the Study of International Migration, Georgetown University. Micah N. Bump is a research associate for the Institute for the Study of International Migration, Georgetown University.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Table of Contents Chapter 2 Acknowledgements Chapter 3 Preface Chapter 4 1 Immigrants in New Settlement Areas: A Portrait Chapter 5 2 Integration Challenges in New Settlement Areas Chapter 6 3 Communication is Key: Enhancing English Language Proficiency of Adult Immigrants Chapter 7 4 Addressing economic needs: vocational training, re-credentialing, and micro-enterprise Chapter 8 5 Dreaming about Education: Enhancing Educational Opportunities for Immigrant Students Chapter 9 6 Facilitating Immigrant Access to Culturally Sensitive and Linguistically Appropriate Health Care Chapter 10 7 Creating Homeownership Opportunities for Immigrants Chapter 11 8 Community Development Chapter 12 9 Cultural and Religious Heritage Preservation Chapter 13 10 Legal Assistance and Community Security Chapter 14 Conclusions Chapter 15 Bibliography Chapter 16 Contacting the promising practices Chapter 17 Contacting the Georgetown team

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NLS9780739106372
9780739106372
0739106376
New Immigrants, Changing Communities: Best Practices for a Better America by Elzbieta M. Gozdziak
New
Paperback
Lexington Books
2008-05-20
134
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