Child Welfare & Cultural Diversity
New Populations - Immigrants & Refugees
In 2001, Minnesota ranked 19th out of the 50 states for total legal immigrants. It has the highest proportion of refugees compared to total population in the U.S.
As of 2003 data, Minnesota hosted the largest population of Somali immigrants and the second highest population of Hmong. In some regions of Minnesota, immigrant and refugee population accounted for almost 57% of population growth during the 1990s.
2004 Population Estimates from
the MN Department of Administration
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 Source: 2010 Census |
Resources on Immigrant Communities Generally:
- Special Juvenile Status Fact Sheet (2011)
- Mixed Status Famlies Fact Sheet (2011)
- Children in Immigrant and Refugee Families: Recognizing Developmental Risk at an Early Age (2010)
- Immigrants and the Economy: Contribution of Immigrant Workers to the Country's 25 Largest Metropolitan Areas (2009)
- Refugee Health Statistics from the Minnesota Department of Health
- New Populations in Rural Counties: Implications for Child Welfare (2008) from CASCW & CURA
- Cultural Competency in Child Welfare Practice: a Bridge Worth Building (2007) from Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services
- Expanding Immigrant and Refugee Funding in Minnesota (2007) from Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants & Refugees
- Responding to Immigrant Families & Children: Rising to the Challenge (2007) from CASCW & CURA
- Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services (BRYCS): Child Welfare
- International Immigration and Foreign-Born Population from the Minnesota Department of Administration
- The Facts: Immigration in Minnesota (2006) from the Advocates For Human Rights
- Record Number of Immigrants Arrived in Minnesota in 2005 (2006) from the Minnesota Department of Administration
- Immigration and Refugees in Minnesota from Infobarrel
- The Minnesota School of Immigration and Refugee Studies from the Immigration Research History Center at the Universith of Minnesota
- Minnesota's Immigrant Populations Continue to Increase (2004) from the Minnesota Department of Administration
- Immigration in Minnesota: Discovering the Common Good (2004) from the Minneapolis Foundation
- The Contribution of Ethnographic Interviewing to Culturally Competent Practice (2001) from CASCW
- Speaking for Themselves: A Survey of Hispanic, Hmong, Russian and Somali Immigrants in Minneapolis/St. Paul (2000) from Wilder Research
Resources on African Immigrant Communities:
- Somali Cultural Guide (2011) from CASCW, CURA, & MN DHS Children's Trust Fund
- Fearing the Child Protection Laws: Somali-American Parents Neglect Their Children (2011) by Hassan Ugas
- Autism and the Somali Community from the Minnesota Department of Health
- Discipline in Somali Families: Challenges and Responses (2009)
- Somalis in Minnesota (2010) from Culture Care Connection
- Minnesota's Somali Community (2002) from University of Minnesota Academic Health Center
Resources on Asian Immigrant Communities:
- Hmong Cultural Guide (2010) from CASCW, CURA, and MN DHS Children's Trust Fund
- Exploring Child Abuse Prevention in the Hmong Community (2009) by Bo Vue
- Working with Asian American Families from Child Welfare Information Gateway
- Hmong Early Childhood Education Needs Assessment (2005) from Ready4K
- Refugee and Immigrant Populations in Minneapolis-St. Paul: The Hmong from Macalester College
- Hmong Culture and Medical Traditions from Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
- Hmong Mental Health Initiative from Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
- Road Map for School Readiness in the Hmong Community from Ready4K
- Hmong Children's Program: Evaluation Report (2003)
- PowerPoint presentation from the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families, New York
- Hmong Child and Family Team Meetings from Catawba County Social Services, NC
- Hmong in Minnesota (2010) from Culture Care Connection
- Highlighting the Role of Cross-Cultural Competence in Ethically Sound Practice from the Journal of Social Work Ethics & Values
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