Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies
Volume 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 267-289

La Calidad de Vida dentro de La Villita: An investigation of factors affecting quality of life of Latino residents of an urban immigrant residential enclave (Article)

Stodolska M.* , Shinew K.J.
  • a Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
  • b Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States

Abstract

The goal of this study was to examine factors affecting the quality of life of Latino residents of Little Village - a predominantly Latino urban gateway community in the city of Chicago. Two focus groups with Latino residents and eleven interviews with stakeholders in this community were employed to collect the data. The findings show that the quality of life of Latino residents was affected by a number of interrelated factors, including environmental degradation, insufficient access to open spaces, low sense of community, fear of crime, and undocumented status of many residents. Findings of this study are discussed and a number of practical implications are provided.

Author Keywords

Quality of life Latinos Urban gateway communities

Index Keywords

Chicago Illinois urban area crime Latino people illegal immigrant quality of life North America United States immigrant population
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-70449132351&doi=10.1080%2f15562940903150071&partnerID=40&md5=75c5a2005c22559ffb728a75ccf0b55b
DOI: 10.1080/15562940903150071
ISSN: 15562948
Cited by: 3
Original Language: English