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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED212731 AUTHOR: Ascher, Carol
TITLE: The United States' New Refugees: A Review of the
Research on the Resettlement of Indochinese, Cubans, and
Haitians. ERIC/CUE Urban Diversity Series, Number 75.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1981
NOTE: 40 p.
AVAILABILITY: ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education, Box
40, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY
10027
($5.00).
ABSTRACT: This review of research on recent refugees to the
United States focuses on the Indochinese, Haitians and
Cubans. An introduction stresses the need for more
information to enhance a better understanding of the
newcomers. Succeeding sections review published literature
on: (1) the development of Federal policy concerning
refugees, emphasizing the difference in policy requirements
for the earlier Soviet/East European refugees and those for
the new group of refugees; (2) the new refugees' cultural
backgrounds, especially as these affect resettlement; (3)
aspects of the refugee experience, particularly the
circumstances surrounding their flight from their
countries; (4) transition experiences and refugee camp
conditions; (5) experience in the new culture, culture
shock, and orientation programs; (6) educational policy and
programs; (7) employment and sociocultural adjustment; and
finally, (8) problems in emotional adjustment and solutions
to adjustment problems. (MJL)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Counseling-Services; Cubans-; Cultural
Influences; Cultural-Pluralism; Economic-Factors;
Elementary
Secondary-Education; Employment-Problems; Federal-Programs;
Haitians-; Indochinese-; Literature-Reviews; Political
Influences; Social-Influences
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Cultural-Background; *Educational-Policy;
*Emotional-Adjustment; *Public-Policy; *Refugees-; *Social
Adjustment
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