Resource: The Opening of Burmese Borders: Impacts on Migration
Migration Policy Institute
Article discusses the history of forced migration experienced by people from Burma and how the recent reopening of that country’s borders will affect migration.
Category Archives: Resources
Refugees from Burma U.S. Resettlement Questions and Answers
Resource: Refugees from Burma, U.S. Resettlement Questions and Answers
Karen News
International Rescue Committee’s Resettlement Support Center issued a document with 20 key questions and answers related to U.S. resettlement of refugees from Burma who are currently in Thailand.
Limited English Proficient Individuals in the United States
Resource: Limited English Proficient Individuals in the United States, by County
Migration Policy Institute
Data tables show estimates of the number and share of Limited English Proficient (LEP) individuals – and the main languages or language groups they speak – across counties in the United States and Puerto Rico.
Title VI and Language Access
Resource: Title VI and Language Access
Lutheran Children and Family Services
Explains Title VI section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and how it requires agencies that receive public funding to guarantee Limited English Proficient clients are able to fully access their services.
Best Practices for Qualified Interpreters
Resource: Best Practices for Qualified Interpreters
Lutheran Children and Family Services
Outlines best practices for interpreters to follow when assisting staff of federally funded agencies while communicating with limited English proficient clients.
Democratic Republic of the Congo Country Condition Report
Resource: Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Country Condition Report
Jewish Gulf Coast Family and Community Services
Provides a historical timeline, information about torture, and current conditions in the DRC.
Resource: Cultural Aspects of TB
Resource: Cultural Aspects of TB Screening and Management
Ethnomed
Clinician resources, cultural profiles, and patient education materials on TB to help inform clinical practice.
Resource: TB Country Guides
Resource: Country Specific Guides on TB
Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center at University of Florida.
Guides for Cambodia, Haiti, Myanmar, Somalia, and other countries.
Resource: TB Technical Instructions 2007
Resource: TB Technical Instructions, Revised in 2007
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The guidelines followed by panel physicians for TB testing and treatment of refugees and immigrants before arrival in the U.S.
Resource: 2012 National TB Stats
Resource: Trends in Tuberculosis- United States, 2012.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Contains 2012 national TB surveillance data.