Exploring Integration Issues for African Youth of Refugee Backgrounds in Utah
Exploring Integration Issues for African Youth of Refugee Backgrounds in Utah
Author(s): Caren J. Frost, Aster S. Tecle, Suavis Kanyange, Kilee Jorgensen, Nathan P. DevirSubject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences, Psychology, Sociology, Migration Studies
Published by: Daugavpils Universitātes Akadēmiskais apgāds “Saule”
Keywords: refugees; Burundi; Somalia; resettlement; integration; acculturation;
Summary/Abstract: Utah is one of the principal destinations for refugee resettlement in the United States. Despite the relatively frequent coverage of refugee stories in local news media, very little in the way of scholarly research has been written about these refugeesí integration and acculturation. Moreover, no research has yet dealt with the issues facing the youth of these refugee communities. In order to remedy this lack of knowledge about an important component of the populace in the state of Utah, this article uses an ethnographic approach to explore issues of integration and acculturation among African refugee youth. In addition to providing the aforementioned useful data on the status of immigration processes in Utah, it also contributes to the muchpublicized international debate surrounding the integration of asylum-seekers from lower- and middle-income countries.
Journal: Komparatīvistikas almanahs
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 12(41)
- Page Range: 66-93
- Page Count: 28
- Language: English
