African, Russian, and Ukrainian Refugee Resettlement in Portland, Oregon

The residential patterns, adaptation experiences, and impacts of immigrants on North American cities have been well documented in the geographical literature. In this article, we build on prior work by testing the theories of Gaim Kibreab, who identified three factors that shape the experiences of r...

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Published in:Geographical review 2005-04, Vol.95 (2), p.189-209
Main Authors: Hume, Susan E., Hardwick, Susan W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
Africans
Assimilation
Censuses
Cities
Communities
Employment
Ethnic groups
Geography
Human geography
Human migration
Immigrants
Immigration
Immigration policy
International migration
Metropolitan areas
Migrant communities
Oregon
Pacific Northwest
Refugees
Resettlement
Russians
Social aspects
Social integration
Social services
Sociology
U.S.A
Ukrainians
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Summary:The residential patterns, adaptation experiences, and impacts of immigrants on North American cities have been well documented in the geographical literature. In this article, we build on prior work by testing the theories of Gaim Kibreab, who identified three factors that shape the experiences of recent refugees: attitudes of the receiving society; current policy environments; and employment opportunities in local communities. We analyze some of the ways in which these factors operate as interrelated systems for two comparative groups of foreign-born migrants in Portland, Oregon: sub-Saharan Africans; and Russians and Ukrainians. Using a mixed-methods approach, we triangulate data from a blend of in-depth interviews, participant observation in the community and at refugee and immigrant social service agencies, census and other statistical records, and cartographic analyses to report on the findings of our work. Data suggest that the residential, economic, and social spaces of new refugees are constructed as a complex multiplicity of networks and relationships that link time and place
ISSN:0016-7428
1931-0846
DOI:10.1111/j.1931-0846.2005.tb00362.x