ERIC Number: ED291240
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987
Pages: 102
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Prirucka pro Vystehovani do Spojenyeh Statu = Resettlement Guide, Czech. A Guide for Refugees Resettling in the United States.
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC.
The resettlement guide, in Czech, describes the initial stage of resettlement and the processes that refugees undergo as new arrivals. The information is intended to prepare refugees for the first few weeks in an American community and to explain fundamental aspects of American life. An initial chapter outlines issues and procedures in pre-arrival arrangements, resettlement, and legal status, also explaining some common refugee misconceptions about their reception and status. Subsequent chapters describe aspects of employment in the United States (employment and benefit types, pay, getting a job, and job mobility), income and expenditures (budgeting, shopping, and banking services), education systems for children and adults, the American social, political, and religious system (including social services, the health care system, government and law, religion in American life, and church sponsorship), and daily living (personal communication, papers to carry, cars, alcohol, privacy, punctuality, personal habits, social conventions, money matters, and weights and measures). Notes on American holidays and special days and a list of voluntary agencies are contained in final chapters. (MSE)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Compensation (Remuneration), Cultural Context, Daily Living Skills, Employment, Expenditures, Interpersonal Communication, Land Settlement, Legal Problems, Occupational Mobility, Politics, Public Education, Refugees, Religion, Social Services, Sociocultural Patterns
Publication Type: Guides - General
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Language: Czech
Sponsor: Department of State, Washington, DC. Bureau of Refugee Programs.
Authoring Institution: Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC.
Identifiers - Location: Czechoslovakia
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