Caribbean and Central American women’s feminist inquiry through theater-based action research

Feminist action research interrogates gendered dynamics in the development of a collective consciousness. A group of immigrant Latina women (Latinas) from the Caribbean and Central America employed community-based theater as an instrument to mobilize diverse audiences against discriminatory practices and policies. Based on their theater work, I present two interrelated arguments. First, Latinas’ knowledge construction in multiple arenas counteracts gendered and racialized immigration discourses while leading to fundamental sociocultural transformations. Second, deeper epistemological rigor is needed in feminist action research to uphold Latin American women’s agency while countering pervasive discrimination.     

试述水利工程建设监理与移民监督评估

在阐述水利工程建设监理和移民安置监督评估的必要性与重要意义的基础上,厘清了二者之间的共同点和区别,对二者工作的开展有一定的指导作用。     

战后西印度群岛人在英国的同化及其困境

从二战后至60年代初,西印度群岛人掀起了移民英国的高峰。他们在一些大城市建立了许多民族聚居区,积极与英国白人通婚,努力参与英国的劳动市场与政治领域,期望融人英国社会。但是,作为一支黑人移民群体,他们在英国的同化之路,却遭遇到严重的种族歧视。     

Fostering the academic success of their children: Voices of Mexican immigrant parents

Latinos, particularly Mexican immigrants, are the fastest-growing population in the United States but lag behind others in educational attainment. Parent involvement in their child's education has been linked to positive student academic outcomes, but few studies have focused specifically on Latino/a parents. To identify and promote culturally salient parent involvement approaches for Mexican immigrant parents, this qualitative strength-based study investigated motivations, actions, and culture of 11 Mexican immigrant parents of students who attended a selective college preparatory high school. The study found that a parent's effort to help their children succeed is not dependent on high levels of parent education or income. Rather, the home-based strategies, many of which are rooted in the Latino culture, and specific outreach by educators influenced parent involvement.     

Is emigration worth the trouble? Satisfaction with life,group identifications,perceived discrimination,and socio-economic status of immigrants and stayers

In the present study, we examined satisfaction with life (SWL), group identifications, perceived discrimination, and socio-economic status among immigrants and stayers. The study had two main objectives: 1) to test the morbidity and salutary hypotheses of immigration by comparing the psycho-social characteristics of immigrants and stayers; 2) to test a resource model of well-being among immigrants and stayers by investigating the effect of different resources and stressors on SWL. The study was conducted using a random representative sample of first-generation immigrants from the Former Soviet Union to Israel (n = 400) and a not-random large and geographically dispersed sample of Jews staying in Russia (n = 935). The comparison of immigrants and stayers revealed that immigration is a mixed blessing, salutary in some aspects and onerous in others. In general, immigrants were more satisfied with their life than stayers. In addition, identification with the country of residence was stronger among immigrants than stayers. However, immigrants reported a higher level of perceived discrimination, and their socio-economic status was lower than that of stayers. Socio-economic status, identification with the country of residence, and perceived discrimination were directly connected to SWL among immigrants and stayers. In addition, among stayers, identification with the ethnic minority group was connected to SWL, while among immigrants, identification with the country of origin was not connected to SWL. Socio-economic status and perceived discrimination also affected SWL indirectly, through their connections to identification with the country of residence among immigrants and stayers and through their connection to ethnic identification among stayers.     

Neighborhood Press and Immigration

This research studied the way immigration is depicted by the neighborhood press of Barcelona. Mainstream media tend to give visibility to immigrants when problems arise. Through this visibility based on problems, and the processes of framing, a virtual social identity is constructed and given to the immigration population. However, the neighborhood press of Barcelona, inscribed within the Catalan regional press’ own idea of journalism, offers a different approach to this issue due to its history, neighborhood and commitment to the region. Through a frame analysis, three main frames gave a depiction of the immigrants different from the one the mainstream media use. The results show that this differentiated depiction still stereotypes immigrants while not granting them enough visibility even when there is no blaming or attack. In this sense, while accounting for the differences, the neighborhood press of Barcelona misses a chance of depicting immigration in a more accurate way.     

清政府对台湾劳动力资源的配置

台湾的大规模开发始于清代，清政府的移民政策、民族政策、土地政策和赋税政策对台湾的土地开发均产生深刻的影响。在传统的土地开发中，解决劳动力问题是其首要前提。清政府对台湾劳动力的配置，大致以同光时期的“开山抚番”运动为界线，在两个地区、分两个阶段进行：一是清前、中期以大陆移民填充台湾西部平原，一是清后期将台湾西部海岸的多余人口分配到以台东地区为代表的广大米开发地带。然而清政府在各种固素的干扰下，对这项_T-作时而表现出积极主动，时而表现出消极保守；而且由于当时清政府对台湾土地政策与人口政策的调节并不平衡，导致乾隆以后台湾人口与土地的矛盾问题逐渐尖锐化。根据清代台湾劳动力资源与土地资源配置的情况，大致可以分为以下三个时期：康（熙）雍（正）时期、乾隆至同治时期、同（治）光（绪）时期。本文分别论述了这三个时期台湾的人地关系。     

Encountering education in the rural: migrant women’s perspectives

ABSTRACT

This paper explores migrant women’s encounters with formal and informal education in what can be termed new immigration rural destinations. We ask to what extent educational opportunities are realized in these new destinations. We show that education aspirations may be jeopardized because of the desire to achieve economic goals and thus require remedial action. Specifically, we refer to qualitative data collected in rural (and remote) Boddington in Western Australia, and rural Armagh in Northern Ireland. The paper engages with two interrelated dimensions of this migrant/migration experience. English is not a first language for our participants and we first examine the provision and consumption of informal English Language classes. In doing so, we demonstrate the complex social and cultural dimensions of community-based English language instruction. Second, we attend to migrant mothers’ perceptions of and responses to children’s formal education. We highlight transnational senses of, and tensions around, ‘local/rural’ pedagogies and resultant migrant strategies.     

Mexican American Women Pursuing Counselor Education Doctorates: A Narrative Inquiry

The authors used narrative inquiry and Anzaldúa's ( 1999 ) bordlerlands theory to understand the cultural experiences of 5 Mexican American women in doctoral programs accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs. Results indicated that participants navigated multiple cultural spheres and that the doctoral program culture affected their professional identity. Implications for counselor education include engaging Mexican American women in academic activities congruent with their ethnic identities.     

唐宋湖南僧道移民考论

唐宋时期,有部分僧、道宗教移民迁来湖湘之地,这部分宗教移民以僧人为主,南方之闽浙和北方之陕晋,都是主要迁出地,而湖南之衡山与潭州诸山是主要迁入地。在迁移时间上主要集中于唐中后期与北宋时期,迁徙原因主要与佛道之学传授有关。他们的到来对湖南宗教文化的发展发挥了积极的作用。