This study explores the ways in which English-speaking immigrants negotiate new linguistic and cultural landscapes. I examine immigration and intercultural communication in a more complex and nuanced manner by researching the ways in which expatriates or "high-end" immigrants relocate and interact with host cultures. I conducted 11…

From 1974 to 1980, Albany, New York, and other communities received an influx of Jewish immigrants from the Soviet Union. Organizations such as Jewish Family Services (JFS) have helped these new Americans to integrate into the new society. This report by the Albany JFS presents the results of a survey of resettlement efforts on behalf of Soviet…

Discusses assimilation and adaptation of immigrants in the United States. Summarizes major sociological theories on assimilation. Focuses on schools as instruments of assimilation that attempt to force Anglo-conformity upon students. The refugee student's perceptions of his or her problems and opportunities are discussed. (PS)

Analysis of information on Soviet Jewish immigration to the United States reveals the following: (1) the strongest motivation for emigration was anti-semitism, followed by a desire to secure one's children's future, opposition to or dissatisfaction with the political and economic system, the desire to join one's family, and the belief that there…

Discusses xenophobia as a key factor in inhibiting social integration of immigrants. Categorizes the social situations of immigrants and other minority groups based on their high/low economic and high/low cultural integration. Suggests interventions at the policy, institutional, community, and individual level to lessen xenophobia. (37 references)…

The refugee experience--migrating against one's will--is a source of immense psychological stress. This paper therefore draws on empirical findings and theoretical discussions from the psychological, psychiatric, nursing, social work, sociological, and anthropological literature in order to identify the major stressors encountered in the…

Analyzes the situation of Salvadoran refugees of rural origin to Montreal (Canada), using life histories of 11 males and 11 females in Canada less than 5 years. This study of adaptation highlights the special needs of this population, particularly for information about social services and government programs. (SLD)

This study, the result of interviews conducted in Quebec and Montreal in the spring of 1975, deals with the adaptation, integration, and acculturation of the Lebanese immigrants in Quebec since the end of World War II. This new immigration wave is contrasted with the one that took place around 1880. Generally speaking, the situation in both the…

This study attempts to measure the degree of assimilation exhibited by various immigrant groups, as indicated by their residential patterns. Ecological models of assimilation hold that immigrants are highly segregated from the majority population upon arrival, but that segregation declines with time in a process of residential assimilation. The…

Presents instructional materials for a unit of study reexamining the effects of the Vietnam War on the Vietnamese migration to the United States. These materials discuss the historical background of this migration as well as the development of Vietnamese American communities and their relationship to other Asian American communities. (MJP)

This handbook addresses itself to Vietnamese refugees and is intended to help them cope with everyday situations in the United States. The entire text is given in both Vietnamese and English. The three main sections are: (1) Refugee Status--information about the legal status of refugees, identification procedures, obligations, some Immigration and…