The Forgotten Human Service Sector: Leadership Narratives of Immigrant and Refugee-Led Community-Based Ethnic Organizations

J Kirsch, S Raut, Y Alvarez-Padilla… - Human Service …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Although community-based ethnic organizations (CBEOs) play a crucial role within the
human services landscape, their role often remains unacknowledged. Our study examines …

We are aging too! Exploring the social impact of late-life migration among older immigrants in the United States

A Maleku, M España, S Jarrott… - Journal of Immigrant …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Although aging and migration are major global demographic trends, little attention has been
given to the health and well-being of immigrants who migrate later-in-life. Drawing on the …

Conceptualizing mental health through Bhutanese refugee lens: Findings from a mixed methods study

A Maleku, E Soukenik, H Haran, J Kirsch… - … Mental Health Journal, 2022 - Springer
Despite the rapidly growing need to understand mental health challenges faced by refugee
subpopulations, there is a dearth of literature exploring mental health conceptualization …

Bhutanese–Nepali young women's experiences with racism inside and outside of schools

B Subedi, A Maleku - Educational Studies, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This study explores how young Bhutanese-Nepali refugee women experience racism within
and outside of school settings. Using data collected from a 16-month community-based …

The human service landscape in the midwestern USA: A mixed methods study of human service equity among the new American population

A Maleku, N Kagotho, V Baaklini… - The British Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
As demographic shifts are occurring in many urban cities in the USA, human service
organisations (HSOs) are challenged to provide services conducive to the local region's …

Toward healing-centered engagement to address mental well-being among young Bhutanese-Nepali Refugee women in the United States: Findings from the cultural …

A Maleku, B Subedi, YK Kim, H Haran… - Journal of Ethnic & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Our study provides findings from cultural leadership project based on healing-centered
engagement strategies using a transformative convergent mixed methods research design …

Substance use, service provision, access & utilization among foreign-born communities in the United States: a mixed methods study

N Kagotho, A Maleku, V Baaklini… - Substance Use & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background The prevalence of substance use among the foreign-born has gained
increasing attention. Cumulative migration stressors–including historical trauma, violence …

Context, commitment, and competency: a refugee-community partnership model for smaller urban communities in the United States

B Halaas, B Biswas - Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This article introduces the Refugee Community Partnership Model (RCPM), an easily
accessible and applicable model for addressing the challenges smaller urban communities …

Impact of Career Experiences on Health Outcomes Among Immigrants in the Midwest

C Kingori, MR Haider, SA Asfaw… - Examining the Career …, 2021 - igi-global.com
Immigrants in the US work in diverse professions and contribute to the economy. They play
an important role in the economies in which they settle by complementing the skills lacking …

[PDF][PDF] Barriers and Facilitators to Mental Health Services among Bhutanese Refugees in Central Ohio

E Soukenik - 2020 - kb.osu.edu
Mental health concern is a consequential issue facing resettled Bhutanese refugees in the
United States. Without early intervention, mental illness among this vulnerable population …