Strangers in a strange land: a resettlement project brings a thousand Tibetans to the United States

Article Abstract:

A resettlement project initiated by volunteers in Mar 1988 has successfully brought 1,000 Tibetan exiles to the US as immigrants. Most of these Tibetans are already employed but some critics fear that American values may rob these immigrants of their culture.

Immigrants, Emigration and immigration, Tibetans, Tibetans in the United States

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The kindness of strangers

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Parents today are teaching their kids to be wary of strangers, in large part due to the highly-publicized child-snatchings of recent years. Unfortunately, this safety precaution can have a negative impact on the child's social values and sense of community.

Evaluation, Prevention, Parent and child, Parent-child relations, Kidnapping, Adult-child relations, Children and strangers

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Familiar strangers

Article Abstract:

A discussion on the difficulties faced by Hispanic people in American society is presented. Hispanics or Latinos are often treated as outsiders by other Americans

Column, Demographic aspects, Race discrimination, Hispanic Americans, Ethnic identity

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