Re-examining intercultural research and relations in the COVID pandemic

Kulich, Steve J.; Komisarof, Adam; Smith, Lee; Cushner, Kenneth

doi:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2020.12.003

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“…Understandable and culturally acceptable information from a trusted source like religious or community leaders can help establish an equitable access to preventive measures and healthcare (Finset et al, 2020;Kulich et al, 2021;Thomas et al, 2021). The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can play a role particularly in reaching migrants with limited health literacy (Ahmed, 2018).…”

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Undocumented Domestic Workers and Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Qualitative Study on the Impact of Preventive Measures

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This article describes the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) preventive measures on the undocumented migrant domestic workers in the Netherlands. Undocumented migrants (UDMs) are likely to experience inequalities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They rely on the informal market for work and housing and are usually not entitled to a healthcare insurance. However, they are not represented in the COVID-19 registrations or surveys. In order to advise the policymakers and healthcare professionals on how to tailor the preventive activities in handling a pandemic, including vaccination strategy, to the needs of this group, an insight into their experiences is needed. In our qualitative study, two focus group discussions were held with 14 UDMs, recruited through a snowball technique. The UDMs perceived the COVID-19 as a threat. Their precarious position affected their perceived vulnerability, which motivated them to seek information on and comply with preventive measures and testing. However, structural barriers decreased their self-efficacy and opportunity to comply. The COVID-19 measures impacted the lives of UDMs on essential domains, resulting in job, food, and housing insecurity, and increased barriers in access to healthcare. An intersectoral approach addressing health communication, access to healthcare, and social support, as well as legal rights for safe employment, is needed to alleviate the impact of the measures on UDMs.

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Undocumented Domestic Workers and Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Qualitative Study on the Impact of Preventive Measures

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“…Notably, our news sourcing revealed that on January 30–31, 2020, there was a surge/onset of global reports about anti-Chinese sentiments and xenophobia (see S9 Fig and S13 Table in S1 File ). In the same time window, WHO announced the coronavirus a global emergency [ 155 ] and the U.S. imposed a travel ban on people who had been to Wuhan in the past 14 days [ 156 ], followed by Western media reports naming COVID-19 as the “Chinese virus” or “Wuhan virus” [ 157 , 158 ] even though the WHO and other responsible authorities urged that the virus not be associated with a place or cultural group [ 159 ]. Given this unique surge of reports, we then conducted a post-hoc analysis by specifically counting the number of host reports on January 30 and 31, 2020 in each country as very likely a result of the “Chinese virus” effect on anti-Chinese sentiment.…”

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Anger among Chinese migrants amid COVID-19 discrimination: The role of host news coverage, cultural distance, and national identity

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2021

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As the early COVID-19 outbreak sparked xenophobia against people of Asian and Chinese background, we collected data from Chinese migrants worldwide to test how discrimination at a macro-level was perceived by the Chinese during COVID-19 globally. Specifically, we examined (1) whether/how the Chinese migrants were aware of discrimination against their co-nationals during COVID; (2) if so, whether anger was a predominant reaction of these Chinese towards certain exposure to relevant information; (3) how responses of anger transcend across the group of Chinese migrants. Integrating the ecological approach to media and cultural psychology, as well as the intergroup perspective of social psychology, we conducted a study that explored the impact of traditional media exposure to discrimination on collective anger—a process mediated by national identity among the Chinese migrants. Findings provide some evidence that geographically dispersed mono-cultural groups may share or identify with collective emotions when facing xenophobic threats in a macro context. Further examination of cultural distance (between China and the host country) among the Chinese migrants also revealed a particular interaction between host newspaper coverage and cultural distance on national identity. These findings suggest further research to examine the emotional norms of similar cultures bonded via strong collective identities in times of intergroup threat and the theoretical possibility for diasporic identity processes.

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“…After reviewing existing literature, we realised we could align our research with calls for sociocultural research on the impact of COVID-19 ( Pleyers, 2020 ). More specifically, Kulick et al (2021) call for intercultural research on the social disruption wrought by COVID-19 on an immigrant sense of belonging resonated strongly with us. We will argue that the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a blip or oscillation in our immigrant acculturation trajectories, at odds with the expected trajectory of decreasing levels of acculturative stress with settlement over time ( Lysgaand, 1955 , Ward et al, 1998 ).…”

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