MODULE 5 Understanding Legal Issues of New Populations Unit

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MODULE 5Understanding Legal Issues of New
Populations

• Unit 2 Understanding Cultures Building Bridges
  Across Cultures In Communities

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What Is Culture?

• It is the totality of socially transmitted
  behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions,
  and all other products of human work and thought
  typical of a population or community at a given
  time.
• Culture can also connote a style of social and
  artistic expression peculiar to a class or
  society.

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We All Have Culture

• Regardless of how you define culture, we all
  recognize our individual cultural background,
  filled with many distinct experiences.
• Culture exits at many levels
• Home Family
• Professional Work Environment
• Organizational Affiliations, e.g., clubs,
  fraternities, sororities, associations, etc.
• Religious Culture

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Lets Discuss Your Cultural Background

• With Which Cultural Group Do You Associate
  Yourself?
• Describe What You Believe To Be the Key Aspects
  of Your Culture.
• Do You Have Customs, Values, Artistic and
  Culinary Interests That Cross Cultural Lines?

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How Do You Value Culture?

• What Role Does Culture Play In Your Community?
• Family Well-being
• Values, Beliefs, Customs
• Parental Responsibility
• Extended Family Relationships Bonds
• Employment Opportunities
• Informal Recruiting Networks
• Work Habits Ethics
• Formation of Ethnic Niches

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The Role of Culture In Economic Development

• The Establishment of Ethnic Communities
• The Rise of Ethnic Entrepreneurship
• The Creation and Transfer of Skills
• The Building of Economic Political Structures
  and Influence

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A Historical View of One Immigrant Group In
Chicago

• Chinese Immigrants Arrive In Chicago in the
  1870s.
• Anti-Chinese Sentiment, Discrimination, and
  Worsening Economic Conditions Made Life Very
  Difficult.
• In spite of restricted immigration laws, the
  Chinese population grew steadily.

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The Evolution of the Chinese Community

• Establishment of the Ethnic Community
• The Population Increased Steadily Between 1870
  1920.
• A Chinese Residential Community Was Constructed
  Near Van Buren Clark Streets.
• Chinese Entrepreneurship Flourished
• In Spite of Harsh Treatment Discrimination, the
  Community Grew.

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Challenges Facing the New Community

• Laws That Discriminate Against Chinese
• Limited Civil Liberties Personal Freedom
• Unfair Housing Practices
• Shortages of Capital Resources
• Unfair Bank Lending Practices

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Building Cultural Bridges

• Growth of Social and Cultural Associations
• Family Associations Were the Core Strength of
  the Early Chinatown Community.
• The Associations Provided Support Guidance to
  New Entrants, e.g., food, housing, employment
  information.
• In Recent Years Other Associations and
  Organizations have Taken the Leadership for
  Assisting the New Entrants Who Are Coming In
  Greater Numbers and Have More Complex Needs.

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Role Of Todays Cultural Associations

• The Professional Cultural Associations of
  Today Provide A Broad Range of Services to the
  Chinese Community. As Most of the Traditional
  Problems Still Exist, e.g., housing,
  unemployment, language, training Todays
  Associations Also Focus on Issues Related to
• Juvenile Delinquency
• Health Care
• Elderly Services

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Recent Associations

• In 1978, the Chinese American Social Service
  League was Established To Provide Assistance With
  Housing, Employment, Health Care, Troubled Youth
  and other Community Social Needs.

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Recent Associations

• The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association
  was also Founded To Bridge Needs to Services.
  Over the Years They Have Provided Lunch Programs
  for the Elderly and Training Classes for Clerical
  Work.

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Culture As A Factor In Economic Growth

• Chinatown Has Realized Success In Ethnic
  Entrepreneurship That Has Resulted in Economic
  Growth In That Community.
• Community Businesses, e.g., laundries,
  restaurants, Chinese grocery stores, food
  processing factories, etc., all provide job
  opportunities for many immigrants in the
  Community.

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Culture As A Factor In Community Economic
Development

• Chinatown Is A Community With A Cultural Heritage
  Identification For Chinese People.
• Chinatown Also Attracts Other Persons In the
  Community and Visitors Because It Serves As A
  Gateway to the Chinese Culture.
• Chinatowns Economic Cultural Contribution to
  the Chicago Community Has Helped Its Community
  Achieve Social and Political Clout.

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