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Franklin Goza (PI)
Sponsored by the Canadian Government's Academic Relations Office and Bowling Green State University ’s Center for Family and
Demographic Research and the Office of Sponsored Programs and Research.
This comparative international research uses primary data to examine Somali refugees, a group of disadvantaged newcomers,
who began arriving in North America approximately 15 years ago.
The challenges faced by these refugees will be addressed by examining a variety of topics. These include the process of refugee
incorporation, health and socioeconomic status, the meaning of race and religion in North America and how all of these vary
across the two nations examined. Furthermore, this study is an attempt to learn more how disadvantaged newcomers become socio-economically
well-adjusted members of their new host society. It may also provide theoretical insights on how possible complications due
to race and religion may affect incorporation experiences. The proposed study will also have significant policy relevance
as it will not only inform policymakers working with the growing Somali population, but also those who currently or in the
future will assist other similarly deprived refugees.
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