Religion and Refugee Resettlement in the United States: A Research Note

Trauma, time and mental health: a study of temporal reintegration and Depressive Disorder among Southeast Asian refugees

“…In 1983, the study team located and re-interviewed 1169 persons, and, in 1991, 648 persons who had taken part in the initial 1981 study. RRP retention rates compare favorably with other longitudinal investigations of Southeast Asian refugees (Burwell et al 1986;Lewis et al 1988). Furthermore, formal statistical testing revealed negligible attrition-related bias.…”

Who Is Welcoming the Stranger? Exploring Faith‐Based Service Provision to Refugees in Philadelphia

“…Jewish faith-based nongovernmental organizations assisted in the resettlement of Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust (Nichols, 1988). 72 N. Ives et al Refugees fleeing Vietnam in the mid-1970s were recipients of organized refugee resettlement assistance offered by religious congregations (Burwell, Hill & Van Wicklin, 1986). In the 1980s, sponsorship by American congregations became more institutionalized and proactive: in response to human rights violations in Central America, more than 160 congregations joined a loose confederation to provide sanctuary to Guatemalan and Salvadoran refugees (Anonymous, 1985).…”

Holy Mothers in the Vietnamese Diaspora: Refugees, Community, and Nation

“…In his 1980 survey, Rutledge (1985) has found that more than two-thirds of 200 Vietnamese refugees in Oklahoma City regarded religion as "extremely important" or "very important." Religion has been one of the most important avenues for ethnic Vietnamese to cope with the challenges of migration and adaptation, particularly by creating liaisons and sharing resources with their ethnic faithful (Bankston and Zhou 1996;Burwell et al 1986;Camda and Phaobtong 1992;Dorais 2001Dorais , 2005Dunning 1982Dunning , 1989Fjeldstad 1995;Hoang 2006;Hoskins 2006;Huynh 2000;Lewis et al 1988;Nguyen 2001;Phan 2003;Phan 2006).…”