Examines the hoped-for end to cycles of violence, persecution and flight, and the prospect of repatriation with the end of the Cold War. Shows that durable solutions for refugees were more complex and elusive than expected, however, with changing constructions and realities. Pro…
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An innovative anthology showcasing Asian American and Pacific Islander women's histories Our Voices, Our Histories brings together thirty-five Asian American and Pacific Islander authors in a single volume to explore the historical experiences, perspectives, and actions of Asian…
Account of the origin, development and underlying issues and political problems of East and West Pakistan leading to the creation of Bangladesh - outlines the historical background of economic exploitation and political subservience before Pakistan CAME into being, covers politi…
Refugee and immigrant populations are at an increased risk of having posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and exhibit a significant amount of variance in trauma treatment outcomes that may be impacted by sociocultural factors. This study examines the impact of demographic variab…
In recent years, increased emphasis has been placed on the relevance of social determinants of health in mitigating health inequities. As a social determinant of health, religion has the potential to impact a variety of health outcomes. Given that religious minorities face wides…
The creative submission for my dissertation includes two of my documentary works: They Will Take My Island, a thirty-minute multimedia collaboration with filmmaker Atom Egoyan for amplified string octet, electronic track, and film, commissioned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art;…
The Bhutanese-Nepali community in the United States, estimated to be greater than 100,000, has been fleeing religious and ethnic persecution since the 1980s. Ohio ranks fifth in the United States in the number of resettled Bhutanese-Nepali refugees. Studies have shown refugee wo…
Militarization as a process has influenced various refugee groups throughout the 20th and 21st century as refugees see little future for themselves. The militarizing process revolves around three factors that influence refugees to differing degrees around the globe. The factor o…
Immigrants and refugees in the U.S. tend to face many significant difficulties in obtaining good health care. In this analysis, I review what is known and unique about the health of Middle Eastern immigrants/refugees in the U.S., with a particular focus on Iraqis, and identify t…
In this dissertation, I examined the educational and life experiences of 13 first-generation Hmong women and how their lived experiences impacted their earlier education experiences as well as their post-secondary educational choices and their children’s educational pathways. Dr…
By 1864, refugees from the South and the Western Border flooded into St. Louis and adjacent towns in unprecedented numbers. This influx of destitute people required aid and relief organizations in Missouri to broaden their level of operations. As the largest charity society in t…
This dissertation study used an asset-based, qualitative approach to explore how refugee-background students who have participated in a College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) at four different universities describe and make meaning of their paths to and through college. This …
Many K-12 and higher educational establishments in the Central Valley are Hmong-serving institutions. The Central Valley has been the new home to thousands of Hmong refugees who arrived in the United States (U.S.) after the Secret War. However, the Hmong people’s history and war…
This project examines the Southeast Asian refugees, specifically Cambodian refugees, as they relate to both the imperial and carceral state. In examining both “oral hxstory” interviews from organizers within the Southeast Asian Freedom Network (SEAFN) and my own autoethnographic…
The evolution of immigration law in the United States represents a unique history of exclusion based along lines of race, reaction and capital. This history has become all the more relevant in our contemporary age of anti-immigrant rhetoric with new forms of restrictionist legis…
For over 300 years, Danube Swabians were able to maintain their German dialect and culture despite their status as an ethnic minority in Hungary and Yugoslavia. The events after World War II, including expulsion from their homes and ethnic persecution, radically destabilized thi…
