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Beyond Resettlement: The Impact of Community on the Integration of Burmese Refugees in Marion County, Indiana

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Mamitiana Jenny Rakotoarisoa Andriamiseza. Beyond Resettlement: The Impact of Community On the Integration of Burmese Refugees In Marion County, Indiana. . 2023. uindy.hykucommons.org/concern/etds/6f6aa34e-5abc-4930-8013-79991afb8e84?locale=en.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

M. J. R. Andriamiseza. (2023). Beyond Resettlement: The Impact of Community on the Integration of Burmese Refugees in Marion County, Indiana. https://uindy.hykucommons.org/concern/etds/6f6aa34e-5abc-4930-8013-79991afb8e84?locale=en

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Mamitiana Jenny Rakotoarisoa Andriamiseza. Beyond Resettlement: The Impact of Community On the Integration of Burmese Refugees In Marion County, Indiana. 2023. https://uindy.hykucommons.org/concern/etds/6f6aa34e-5abc-4930-8013-79991afb8e84?locale=en.

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Abstract
  • This study investigates the integration of Burmese refugees in Neighborhood B, a Burmese ethnic enclave in Marion County, Indiana. It operationalizes integration with the adoption of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's (2015) definition of the concept which posits that the ultimate goal of integration is for immigrants and refugees to achieve a similar status to that of the native-born population. The study disaggregates the native-born population into three major groups, namely White, Black, and Hispanic. Using Census Bureau data, the study examines five domains of integration found in the framework proposed by Ager and Strang (2008), which are education, employment, housing, health, and rights and citizenship. The study employs seven socioeconomic indicators, namely educational attainment, employment status, household income, poverty status, tenure or housing occupation status, health coverage, and citizenship status, to examine these domains. The study finds that Burmese refugees in Neighborhood B have successfully integrated into their host society despite the limitations of the U.S. refugee admissions program. More specifically, the socioeconomic outcomes of Burmese refugees generally approximate that of White individuals, while tending to surpass that of Black individuals on average, and Hispanic individuals in some domains. The study suggests that the strength of the Burmese community in Neighborhood B, which fosters strong social networks, may be a possible explanation for this finding.

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Degree
  • MS

Level
  • Masters

Discipline
  • Sociology

Grantor
  • University of Indianapolis

Advisor
  • Colleen Wynn

Department
  • Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice

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