Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies
Volume 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 69-74

Health Assessment of Iraqi Immigrants (Article)

Jamil H. , Nassar-Mc Millan S. , Lambert R.G. , Hammad A.
  • a School of Medicine, Wayne State University, 15400 West McNichols, 2nd Floor, Detroit, MI, 48235, United States
  • b College of Education, North Carolina State University, Box 357660, Raleigh, NC, 98195, United States
  • c Department of Educational Leadership, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, College of Education Building 280, Charlotte, NC, United States
  • d Community Health & Research Center, Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services, 6450 Maple Street, Dearborn, MI, 48126, United States

Abstract

Given the complexities inherent in defining “community,” we undertook an exploratory study of perceptions of “community” among immigrant and refugee youth. A multidisciplinary team of investigators carried out focus groups in three Seattle Public Housing sites with 39 teenagers, boys and girls, aged 12 to 17. Through content analysis of transcripts, key themes emerged related to community as defined by location, identity, and interests. Implications of the study suggest that many immigrant and refugee youth must literally occupy a common ground with others not of their culture, and that their own sense of “community” is forged out of the dynamic processes of acculturation and by what others think of them. © 2006 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.

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health status immigrant medical geography disease incidence health risk
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-33846039490&doi=10.1300%2fJ500v04n04_06&partnerID=40&md5=1a05c75f377547b36665ad2bd6f3d77f
DOI: 10.1300/J500v04n04_06
ISSN: 15562948
Cited by: 4
Original Language: English