International Protection for LGBT Refugees

Resource: International Protection for a Newly Surfacing Refugee Community
Migration Information Source
Articles discusses that asylum and refugee status on the basis of sexual orientation is a relatively new phenomenon in the United States and many other countries.  International protection, however, is not constant from country to country for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender refugees.

Healthcare Info Videos Karen and Burmese

Resource: Healthcare Information Videos in Karen and Burmese
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare & Burmese refugees.

Videos can be shown as part of a cultural orientation or before refugees’ health screening or first primary care visit.
Karen Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qebHxrNY5uE&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alq0W_gncFA&feature=plcp

Burmese Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvdqN3v8myM&feature=channel&list=UL

Islamic Marriage Contracts: A Resource Guide for Legal Professionals, Advocates, Imams & Communities

Resource: Islamic Marriage Contracts: A Resource Guide for Legal Professionals, Advocates, Imams & Communities
Asian Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence and the Battered Women’s Justice Project
Resource provides and clarifies information about Islam and gender equality in marriage and divorce.  It also directs readers to best practices that safeguard women’s rights and interests.

NJMS TB newsletter

Resource: TB & Cultural Competency newsletter #16- Assessing Ourselves
New Jersey Medical School, Global Tuberculosis Institute
Discusses a TB outbreak among immigrants working at a tomato packing plant in Maryland whose primary language was not English. Also includes information on assessing the cultural competency of an organization.

Changing Face Unaccompanied Alien Child Report

 

Resource: Changing Face of the Unaccompanied Alien Child: A Portrait of Foreign-Born Children in Federal Foster Care and How to Best Meet Their Needs
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops/Migration & Refugee Services
In-depth analysis of the profile of children coming into federal foster care and how that profile has changed over the years.