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Rose, Peter I., Ed. – 1986
This book contains a transcript of discussions at a 1983 conference held at Smith College (Massachusetts) for refugee workers. Included are presentations by official representatives of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, foreign service officers, administrators of key voluntary agencies, immigration lawyers, social workers, case…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Agency Role, International Relations, Land Settlement
Download full textSomach, Susan D. – 1995
Since July 1994 the U.S. Department of State has supported the programs of the Catholic Migration Commission to conduct predeparture orientation for U.S.-bound refugees from Bosnia. The orientation program operates in several sites in Croatia to prepare Bosnian refugees for resettlement in the United States. To create links between overseas…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Awareness, Employment Opportunities, Foreign Countries
International Catholic Child Bureau, Inc., New York, NY. – 1989
This document presents proceedings of a conference convened to identify the unmet spiritual and other non-material needs of Southeast Asian refugee children and youth and to offer recommendations to strengthen present programs and policies. Participants included leaders in the refugee community, clergy of several faiths, organizational…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Asian Americans, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare
Williams, Sarah, Ed. – 1994
The European Forum for Child Welfare (EFCW) is committed to promoting the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the Convention's views underpin and influence the work program of the EFCW. The 1994 EFCW Conference concentrated on articles within the Convention whereby mobility within Europe may have a…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Children, Childrens Rights
Hayward, Peter W. – 1994
The Ethiopian Community Development Center and the Center for Applied Linguistics hosted a conference to discuss the language and cultural orientation needs of Somali and Sudanese refugees. Somali and Sudanese refugees receive a 10-week language and cultural orientation course in Kenya (Africa) before coming to the United States. Representatives…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Awareness, Delivery Systems, Foreign Countries
Gim, Wever; Litwin, Tybel – 1980
Five case studies describe experiences in the resettlement of Indochinese refugees in Albuquerque, New Mexico; San Diego, California; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota; and Des Moines, Iowa. The case studies focus on local government and community attitudes toward the refugees; patterns of resettlement; and the nature and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Attitudes, Community Role, Educational Needs
