At the intersection of gender and discrimination: Experiences of Congolese refugee women with social and cultural integration in the United States

Saksena, Jyotika; McMorrow, Shannon

doi:10.1016/j.wsif.2021.102517

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“…Massey and España [ 19 ] found that external shocks (depression, war, or strict law enforcement) inhibited the integration process of international immigrants. Saksena and McMorrow [ 20 ] also demonstrated that history, power relations, and cultural differences could make the complete integration of political refugees impossible. These claims are supported by Kuiper and Greiner [ 21 ], who suggested that economic and market factors prevent the complete social integration of labor migrants.…”

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Ecological migrants’ socio-spatial integration in Yinchuan City, China

Zhao

Long

et al. 2022

PLoS ONE

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Promoting the social integration of ecological migrants and identifying the key constraints to their integration are significant issues for social governance and transformation. Most previous studies have not systematically analyzed the level of social integration of migrants from the perspective of spatial ternary dialectics or systematically analyzed physical, social, and spiritual spaces. Based on space production theory, this study used principal component analyses to evaluate the ternary spatial integration level of physical, social, and spiritual spaces of ecological migrants in a specific resettlement area in Yinchuan City, China, and the Tobit regression model was used to identify the key constraint factors. The results demonstrate that the overall socio-spatial integration levels of ecological migrants in Yinchuan City are lower than that of the overall migrant population nationwide, and the levels of their spatial adaptation and spatial practice integration lag behind that of spatial belonging and spatial identity integration. Meanwhile, length of residency, occupation type, monthly income, and household type have facilitating effects on the ecological migrants’ social integration, while gender, age, ethnicity, and education levels have insignificant effects. In particular, occupation type is a key factor in promoting social integration and improving employment among ecological migrants. It is concluded that upgrading production skills and raising employment for ecological migrants can foster sustainable social space production patterns, facilitate virtuous cycles, and eliminate inhibiting factors such as lagging spatial practices, regional cultural differences, and socio-spatial deprivation.

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Ecological migrants’ socio-spatial integration in Yinchuan City, China

Zhao

Long

et al. 2022

PLoS ONE

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“…In addition, migration frequently disrupts their highly valued social circles, and loss of extended communities and social isolation due to immigration may create mental health challenges [ 12 , 14 , 15 ]. Women also fare worse on most indicators with inequalities related to language acquisition, health, and employment, enduring or becoming worse over time due to gender stereotyping and discrimination within the community and policymakers [ 16 ]. Furthermore, the needs of refugee men and women differ significantly [ 16 ].…”

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“…Women also fare worse on most indicators with inequalities related to language acquisition, health, and employment, enduring or becoming worse over time due to gender stereotyping and discrimination within the community and policymakers [ 16 ]. Furthermore, the needs of refugee men and women differ significantly [ 16 ].…”

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“…Thus, our research question was: what cultural pieces have newly resettled Congolese women kept after resettling in the United States? Therefore, this study’s unique contribution is adding Congolese refugee women’s experiences [ 16 ] to Acculturation Theory literature and being one of the first to explore which cultural traditions they have been able to maintain after resettling in Ohio.…”

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Perceptions of Resettled Refugee Congolese Women: Maintaining Cultural Traditions during Resettlement

Kirkland

Evans

Spates

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Conflict-displaced refugees have increased significantly globally. The Democratic Republic of Congo is the leading country with refugees in the United States, where many resettle in Ohio. Women refugees are highly vulnerable, yet little literature has focused on them. Furthermore, maintaining cultural traditions can provide comfort during the tumultuous resettlement process. Therefore, this study used mixed methods to understand the perceptions of Congolese refugee women on maintaining cultural traditions during resettlement in Ohio. Translator-assisted, orally administered demographic survey and face-to-face interviews were conducted among resettled Congolese refugee women (n = 20) 18 and older, who arrived in the United States from 2011 to 2018, and were currently receiving Ohio resettlement agency assistance. Researchers applied descriptive coding and thematic analysis to identify themes and subthemes. Three themes were identified among the resettled Congolese refugee women regarding maintaining cultural traditions in the United States. The three themes comprised (1) clothing and dressing, (2) food, and (3) parenting style. Our work examined resettled refugee Congolese women’s perceptions of maintaining their culture after resettling in Ohio. These study findings could assist community engagers with insights and practical recommendations on supportive services for resettled Congolese women and a deeper understanding of complex acculturative situations facing them during resettlement.

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“…With over two decades of photovoice experience between us, we were accustomed to doing things in person, face to face, in community settings. In projects ranging from working with youth and young adults on high school and college campuses (Breny et al, 2017; Breny & Lombardi, 2017; McMorrow & Smith, 2016), exploring how social media impacts young women’s body image (Madden & Breny, 2016), understanding lived experiences among transgender women of color (Ruff et al, 2019), and collaborating with refugee women to understand their health and integration experiences (McMorrow, in press; McMorrow & Saksena, 2017, 2021; Saksena & McMorrow, 2017, 2020, 2021), we were used to being in contact, in place, and in person with study participants. When the pandemic disrupted our usual practices, we were challenged to adapt to a new way to engage this deeply participatory method to the virtual environment.…”

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Research Engagement in a Virtual World: Strategies for Maintaining the Power and Impact of Photovoice Research Online

Breny

McMorrow

2022

Health Promotion Practice

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When our photovoice research intersected with the COVID-19 pandemic, we were thrust into a new world of adapting the method in the virtual environment. Between both authors, we had over two decades of experience implementing photovoice. However, that involved tried and true methods of working face to face and side by side with people in community-based settings. This article describes lessons learned from two virtual photovoice projects. One involved pivoting from a project already well underway in person to online and the other was designed for virtual implementation since that was the only option available. Key considerations discussed are navigating our institutional review boards, adapting project management, building community online, and sharing results and advocacy for social change. Dilemmas and key decisions in each of these areas are described for practitioners and community-based researchers who need or seek to transition their photovoice research to the virtual environment. Practical tips and strategies for implementation are described and offered to photovoice researchers.

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At the intersection of gender and discrimination: Experiences of Congolese refugee women with social and cultural integration in the United States

Cited by 12 publications

References 49 publications

Ecological migrants’ socio-spatial integration in Yinchuan City, China

Ecological migrants’ socio-spatial integration in Yinchuan City, China

Perceptions of Resettled Refugee Congolese Women: Maintaining Cultural Traditions during Resettlement

Research Engagement in a Virtual World: Strategies for Maintaining the Power and Impact of Photovoice Research Online

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