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Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, Elena – Comparative Education, 2011
Education is often prioritised by refugee children and families, as well as by their political representatives and international actors alike. This article explores the specificities of the Sahrawi refugee education system, focusing in particular on the nature, motivations and implications of Sahrawi refugee youths' educational migration to Cuba…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Foreign Countries, Migration, Refugees
Gordon, Monica H. – New England Journal of Black Studies, 1982
Caribbean migration to the United States has largely resulted from capital investment in the region. Such investment attracted labor to areas targeted for high economic development, and when employment opportunities in those areas dwindled, the migrants headed toward the United States, where industries welcomed these sources of cheap labor. While…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Center for Urban and Regional Affairs. – 1985
This volume is the final report of a national project which examined the resettlement of Laotian Hmong refugees in the United States. The study methodology included a review of literature about the Hmong; in-depth case studies of seven Hmong resettlements across the nation; discussions with informants in over 40 other Hmong communities; and…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Community Problems, Cultural Background, Cultural Traits
Downing, Bruce T. – 1984
This document reports on the resettlement of Hmong refugees in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas: what their employment experiences have been, which resettlement efforts have been successful, and how current resettlement efforts could be altered to improve the Hmong's long-term adjustment. The report is part of a larger, national project on Hmong…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Learning, Asian Americans, Community Attitudes
Downing, Bruce T. – 1984
This document reports on the resettlement of Hmong refugees in Fort Smith, Arkansas: what their employment experiences have been, which resettlement efforts have been successful, and how current resettlement efforts could be altered to improve the Hmong's long-term adjustment. The report is part of a larger, national project on Hmong resettlement.…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Learning, Asian Americans, Community Attitudes
Reder, Stephen; And Others – 1983
This document reports on the resettlement of Hmong refugees in Fresno County, California: what their employment experience has been, which resettlement efforts have been successful, and how current resettlement efforts could be altered to improve the Hmong's long-tern adjustment. Much of the data was gathered through personal interviews with Hmong…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Learning, Asian Americans, Community Attitudes
Sweeney, Michael; And Others – 1984
This document reports on the resettlement of Hmong Refugees in Portland, Oregon: what their employment experiences have been, which resettlement efforts have been successful, and how current resettlement efforts could be altered to improve the Hmong's long-term adjustment. The report is part of a larger, national project on Hmong resettlement.…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Learning, Asian Americans, Community Attitudes
Downing, Bruce T.; And Others – 1984
This document reports on the resettlement of Hmong refugees in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota: what their employment experiences have been, which resettlement efforts have been successful, and how current resettlement efforts could be altered to improve the Hmong's long-term adjustment. The report is part of a larger, national project on Hmong…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Learning, Asian Americans, Community Attitudes
Cohn, Mary; And Others – 1984
This document describes the resettlement of Hmong refugees in Orange County, California: what their employment experience has been, which resettlement efforts have been successful, and how current efforts could be altered to improve the Hmong's long term adjustment. The report is part of a larger, national project on Hmong resettlement. Much of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Learning, Asian Americans, Community Attitudes