Eastern European Immigrant Families

Robila, Mihaela

doi:10.4324/9780203869918

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“…Studies have shown how years of reliance on 7 informal networks have influenced people's strategies for migration, relying on friends already migrated to find jobs or accommodation (Ryan, 2011), or on family networks, to help with looking after children or older parents left behind. However, among those migrated, competition as well as collaboration was shown to affect diaspora relationships (Robila, 2010), where conflicts between and among ethnic groups are not uncommon. There is little evidence on how Eastern Europeans' limited trust in state institutions affects their involvement with research.…”

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“…Firstly, children and parents' unfamiliarity with the concept of 'research' in a Western European context, especially if recently arrived in their new country, may require much more time in clarifying the issues for potential participants. Robila (2010) writes about Eastern European families' respect for the authority of teachers in schools and equally, their lack of complete trust in services. While parents and children may feel an obligation to respond positively to requests coming from schools, they could be deeply suspicious of research which targets migrant children, especially in a social climate generally negative to migrants.…”

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Challenging Barriers to Participation: Doing Research with Migrant Children and Young People

Sime

2015

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The methodological and ethical aspects of conducting research with children and young people have been a significant area of debate across disciplines over the last few decades, with two broad issues emerging in relation to children's involvement in the research process:(i) children should be seen as competent agents, who have the right to participate in research at all stages; (ii) researchers must ensure that children's participation is fair, inclusive and ethical, and uses appropriate techniques for children to be able to contribute.Drawing on recent studies with first generation migrant children for whom English is a second language and the more general literature on conducting research with children and young people, this chapter examines the ethical and methodological challenges one needs to consider when aiming to include migrant children in research, with a focus on Eastern

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Challenging Barriers to Participation: Doing Research with Migrant Children and Young People

Sime

2015

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“…Despite these changes, very little is known about the adaptation experiences of new Eastern European immigrants. A very few published articles and unpublished dissertations address certain aspects of the socioeconomic adaptation of post-1991 Eastern European immigrants but fail to provide a more complete picture of all important dimensions of their socioeconomic adaptation (Gold 2004;Morawska 2004;Robila 2007Robila , 2010Stodolska 2008). Most studies focus on adaptation experiences of adolescent immigrants who are refugees rather than adult nonrefugee immigrants (Belozersky and Borschevsky 2004;Birman et al 2002;Erdmans 1998;Gold 2004;Sanatullov 2004;Stodolska 2008;Tartakovsky 2012).…”

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“…Because of space constraint, these will be examined elsewhere. It may appear straightforward that Eastern European immigrants refer to immigrants who immigrate to the USA from Eastern Europe, but there are different definitions of Eastern Europe (see, for example, Robila 2010;United Nations Statistics Division 2012). Following the lead of Robila (2010) who defined Eastern Europe based on their common experience of the "Iron Curtain," this study adopts a geopolitical definition of Eastern Europe that formed the so-called communist bloc during the "Cold War."…”

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Socioeconomic Adaptation of Post-1991 Eastern European Immigrants in the USA

Michalikova

Yang

2014

Int. Migration & Integration

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Very little is known about new Eastern European immigrants in the USA, despite the rapid growth of this immigrant population. In particular, their socioeconomic adaptation to American life has not been systematically studied. Extending previous research on post-1965 immigration to the USA, this study examines the socioeconomic adaptation of post-1991 Eastern European immigrants by focusing on their educational attainment, occupational status, and income. We test our hypotheses using data from the pooled 2006-2010 American Community Surveys and ordinary least squares regression and logistic regression. The results show that new Eastern European immigrants tend to be highly educated and professional, but their income is surprisingly low. The results of regression models indicate that the individual characteristics of immigrants largely explain their socioeconomic adaptation. In addition, such conditions in the countries of origin as gross domestic product and political and personal freedom also influence their socioeconomic performance to some extent. The implications of findings are discussed.

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“…In Europe the number of migrants was 64.1 million in 2005, while in North America 44.5 million. Increasing part of the European migration flows migration was stemming from East Central Europe (ECE), a geographical area that includes the former communistbloc countries (including Hungary) (Robila, M. 2010). Another important issue often discussed in the literature is the growing complexity of migration.…”

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Measuring and interpreting emigration intentions of Hungarians

2017

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International migration and problems associated with it attracted increasing attention among geographers. Hungary has been affected by various forms of international migration since the systemic changes of 1990. This paper focuses on the emigration intentions of Hungarians, with special emphasis on regional differences, and age and gender dimensions. For the sake of analysis a questionnaire survey was carried out which resulted a database containing the answers of nearly 10 thousand respondents nationwide. During the survey we measured socio-economic status, age, gender, migrations intentions and previous migration records. Subjective quality of life factors, like happiness and satisfaction which may influence the migration intentions were also recorded. Based on the survey the main push factors of potential migration were defined. Our results confirm a more globalised pattern of migration intentions where women are at least as much involved in the process of preparation as men, and regions with good economic performance are equally affected as regions with economic hardship.

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Eastern European Immigrant Families

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Challenging Barriers to Participation: Doing Research with Migrant Children and Young People

Challenging Barriers to Participation: Doing Research with Migrant Children and Young People

Socioeconomic Adaptation of Post-1991 Eastern European Immigrants in the USA

Measuring and interpreting emigration intentions of Hungarians

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