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"KIN - Knowledge of Immigrant Nationalities"

Santa Clara County Office of Human Relations and the Immigrant Action Network - 030171

Abstract Number: 030171

September 2003

The Immigrant Action Network published "Knowledge of Immigrant Nationalities" to provide organizations and the public with information about the diverse backgrounds of immigrant communities living in Santa Clara County, California. This project was launched after the completion of a two-year needs assessment which highlighted the need for resources informing social service providers, educators and the public at large about immigrant communities in Santa Clara County.

A few of the explicit goals of this project include:

• Enhancing the cultural proficiency of human service providers, educators, policy makers, unions, businesses, religious organizations, and all county residents
• Contextualizing the lives of immigrants from 16 countries who live in the county
• Understanding the historical, geographic, economic, political, ethnic, language, religious, educational, and health backgrounds of different immigrant groups
• Creating humane relations by recognizing that our similarities as human beings far outweigh our differences, and that the future lies in unity within diversity

Originally published as a book, this project provides readers with country-by-country breakdown focusing on topics such as: a country's history and government, context for immigration, health care practices, food, religious practices, as well as the problems and barriers experienced in Santa Clara County, California. The report includes sections focusing on immigrant communities from the following countries: Bosnia, Cambodia, China (PRC), El Salvador, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Laos, Mexico, Nicaragua, Philippines, Russia, Somalia, South Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam. The immigrant communities detailed in this report represent 98% of all immigrants receiving any kind of public assistance in the county thus it can be particularly useful for organizations that deliver social services to low-income people. To learn more about this project, visit http://www.immigrantinfo.org/.

Contact Information:

Richard Hobbs, Director
Citizenship and Immigrant Services of Santa Clara County
70 W. Hedding, Lower Level, West Wing,
San Jose, CA 95110
Phone: (408) 792-2340
Fax: (408)297-2463
Email

Additional Information:

• Immigrant Action Network, KIN - Knowledge of Immigrant Nationality, September 2001.

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