Abstract
This report details an action research project initiated by a team of university researchers with area female African refugees. The goal was to determine the primary issues facing this population and to provide potential solutions. Through focus groups, five problems emerged. Upon identification of these problems, and in conjunction with the refugees and other citizens, the researchers proposed the formation of a community-wide coalition charged with specific objectives to meet the needs of this growing population. Subsequent to the project, an inter-agency coalition, which reports to the city's human rights commission, was established to ameliorate the problems of the refugees.
Journal Title
Iowa Journal of Communication
Volume
39
Issue
1
First Page
5
Last Page
24
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
DeWitt, Lori J.; Pearson, Judy C.; Tyma, Adam W.; Wolf, Kelly E.; and Kahl, David H. Jr.
(2007)
"At Home Among Strangers: The Acculturation Process of Female African Refugees in the Upper Midwest,"
Iowa Journal of Communication: Vol. 39:
No.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/ijc/vol39/iss1/4
Copyright
©2007 Iowa Communication Association
