IMPACT OF IMMIGRANT/REFUGEE STATUS AND RELIGION: IMPLICATIONS FOR SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS

I. RELIGION** A. Buddhism 1. Buddha-Indian prince 2. Reincarnation—repeated cycle of being born into the world till Nirvana is achieved 3. Karma—you get what you give out (even from a previous life)

B. Islam—Characteristics, Beliefs

What do you know about Islam?

Basic Facts** 1. Their god is Allah 2. Mohammed is the prophet and founder of Islam 3. Koran—sacred book

Islam is a rapidly-growing religion:** After Christianity, it is the 2 nd largest religion in the world

How Islam is practiced depends heavily on the country

Generally…

Example of modesty for women— clothes should:** Cover the whole head and body except the face and hands Not “attract a man’s attention to a woman’s beauty” Be thick enough to conceal the color of the skin Loose enough to conceal the woman’s body Not resemble men’s clothing

II. RELIGION: IMPLICATIONS FOR SLPS

III. IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES: INTRODUCTION** (no %s on test, but please know top 5 countries) In 2011, the top 5 countries (in order) that immigrants arrived from were: 1) Mexico, 2) China, 3) India, 4) Philippines, and 5) Dominican Republic. In 2011, the leading states of residence of refugees admitted to the U.S. were 1) Texas (10%), 2) California (8.8%), New York (6.3%), and Pennsylvania (5.3%) (Martin & Yankay, 2012).

In the decade of , more than 13 million new immigrants arrived in the U.S. The United States adds a new immigrant approximately every 31 seconds. **

The U.S. Census Bureau (2010) has projected that the number of foreign-born residents in the U.S. will increase from 31 million in 2000 to 48 million in Projections indicate that in 2030, 43% of U.S. citizens will be non- Anglo and from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. **

IV. IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES: CONCERNS AND CHALLENGES

Research shows:

Other research:

My own research:** Studied 376 immigrants from 82 different countries around the world Found that 51% of the immigrants stated that learning and communicating in English was their greatest challenge.

Other problems cited by subjects:

A number of immigrants said…

Many interviewees said:

When asked about persons with disabilities:

When asked about SLPs and our services:

V. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR SLPs** In small groups, list 3-4 practical implications of the information we just discussed about immigrants and refugees What can we do to best serve them?