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Immigrants in the Heartland: Columbus as a New Settlement Destination City for Brazilians
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Klimpel, Jill M.
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Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2009, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, Latin American Studies (International Studies).
Abstract
Immigrant communities have been developing in a diverse array of new settlement destinations across the US. This research focuses on a group of Brazilian immigrants in Columbus, to better understand the city as a settlement destination, as well as the changing profile of the Brazilian immigrant community. Using a semi-ethnographic approach that uses qualitative methods, this research presents several new findings. First, it portrays a diverse community of Brazilian immigrants, including Brazilians from Rondonia. Second, it offers insight on Brazilians and their manner to self-identify, as well as the importance of their feelings of fear. Third, it highlights the significance of the internet as a vital space for immigrant communities. Finally, it supports findings on the importance of the five new settlement destination factors.
Committee
Brad D. Jokisch, PhD (Committee Chair)
Risa Whitson, PhD (Committee Member)
Walker Thomas (Committee Member)
Subject Headings
Geography
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Latin American History
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Social Research
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Sociology
Keywords
Brazilian Immigrants
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New Settlement Destinations
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Migration
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Rondonia
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Columbus
;
Immigrant Spaces
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Klimpel, J. M. (2009).
Immigrants in the Heartland: Columbus as a New Settlement Destination City for Brazilians
[Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1244500277
APA Style (7th edition)
Klimpel, Jill.
Immigrants in the Heartland: Columbus as a New Settlement Destination City for Brazilians.
2009. Ohio University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1244500277.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Klimpel, Jill. "Immigrants in the Heartland: Columbus as a New Settlement Destination City for Brazilians." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1244500277
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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