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1 online resource (xii, 176 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction : thinking beyond United States borders / Ana Paulino, Diane Drachman -- Immigration in the life histories of women living in the United States-Mexico border region / Raquel R. Marquez, Yolanda C. Padilla -- Armenian refugees and displaced persons and the birth of Armenian social work / Nancy A. Humphreys, Ludmila Haroutunian -- Strengthening the link : social work with immigrants and refugees and international social work / Lynne M. Healy -- Neither here nor there : Puerto Rican circular migration / Gregory Acevedo -- On the age against the poor : Dominican migration to the United States / Ramona Hernandez -- Return migration : an overview / Charles Guzzetta -- Mexican immigrants : would you sacrifice your life for a job? / Maria Zuniga -- An east-west approach to serving Chinese immigrants in a mental health setting / Irene Chung, Florence Samperi -- Conclusion / Ana Paulino, Diane Drachman |
| Summary |
Explore an understudied but vital aspect of the immigration experience!Until now, the American social work literature on immigration has emphasized one part of the migration process?the experiences of immigrants in this country. Country-of-origin experiences that lead to emigration have received limited attention. Immigrants and Social Work: Thinking Beyond the Borders of the United States expands the focus of the literature, drawing clear connections between immigrants' situations in their countries of origin and how they adapt to their new country. This book presents a |
| Notes |
Co-published simultaneously as Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Services, Volume 2, Numbers 1/2 2004." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Social work with immigrants -- United States
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Return migration.
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Transnationalism.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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Return migration
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Social work with immigrants
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Transnationalism
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Drachman, Diane, editor.
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Paulino, Ana, editor.
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| LC no. |
2004009662 |
| ISBN |
9781135423506 |
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1135423504 |
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9781135423575 |
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1135423571 |
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1315043998 |
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9781315043999 |
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