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Latinos in the Heartland: Positive Steps Toward a Pluralist Society : Proceedings of the 12th Annual Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, June 12-14, 2013. Columbia, MO. : University of Missouri.
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Building Community with a Farmers Market, Commercial Kitchen and Community Garden The Sprouts and Roots Program at Lincoln University
(2014)The overall objective of the Lincoln University Cooperative Extension (LUCE) Sprouts and Roots Program (SRP) is to improve the well-being of minorities and other underserved communities through gardening and to promote ... -
Meanings and Strategies for Good Health: The Perspectives of Latina Immigrant Mothers in Rural Iowa
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Cambio Center, 2014)Limited research has examined the variety of strategies Latino immigrants, especially those living in rural communities, use to maintain or improve their health. This study identified Latina immigrant mothers? conceptualizations ... -
Dimensions of Acculturative Stress and Mexican American Emerging Adults Prosocial Behaviors
(2014)Stressful experiences are demanding and can weaken coping mechanisms and lead to maladjustment (Conger et al., 1993; Lazarus & Folkman, 1984). Mexican Americans face unique forms of stressors, including acculturative stress. ... -
On Being a Mexican American: An Autoethnographic Analysis of Identity Construction
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Cambio Center, 2014)This article uses autoethnography to frame a larger conceptual/theoretical discussion of the identity categories based in the intersections of race/ethnicity, nationality, and immigration for the immigrant third generation ... -
Examining the Health Literacy of Rural Latina Immigrant Mothers and Their Use of the Internet to Seek Health Information
(2014)This study examined the health literacy of 98 Latina immigrant mothers in a rural area of a Midwestern state, their use of the Internet to seek health information, and the relationship between mothers' use of the Internet ... -
A Dream Attained or Deferred? Examination of Production, Placement, and Transition into the Principalship of Latina/o Educators in Texas
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Cambio Center, 2014)The demographics of the student population enrolled in U.S. schools is quickly evolving, with dramatic increases in the number and percentage of English Language Learner students (Garcia, 2012), immigrant youth, and Latino/a ... -
Health, Wellbeing, and Social Connectedness of Rural Hispanic Populations
(2014)Studies explored two rural Kansas communities with Hispanic populations that ranged from 30 percent to 51 percent. This research addresses a social capital literature that traditionally targeted a White majority population ... -
Back to Nature: Native Flora for Wildlife and People. The Lincoln University Native Plants Program
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Cambio Center, 2014)The overall objective of the Lincoln University Cooperative Extension (LUCE) Sprouts and Roots Program (SRP) is to improve the well-being of minorities and other underserved communities through gardening and to promote ... -
Latino Youth Involved in Urban Community Gardening
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Cambio Center, 2014)Since Latinos became the largest minority group in the United States (U.S. Census Bureau, 2011), urban communities have experienced growth in Latino immigrants. This change in demographics helps fund employment opportunities ... -
Start-Up Experiences of Latino Business Owners in Lansing and Saginaw, Michigan
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Cambio Center, 2014)The paper presents findings from qualitative data gleaned from formal interviews with 14 business owners from the Start-Up Experiences of Latino/a Business Owners in Michigan study conducted by the Julian Samora Research ... -
Developing Entrepreneurship Programs to Assist New Destination Latino Immigrants
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Cambio Center, 2014)As part of an integrated research and outreach program designed to better understand and to ultimately assist Latino entrepreneurs to establish businesses in Arkansas, educational materials and a pilot training program ... -
Exploring Successful Aging Among Foreign-born Latinos and Other Immigrant Groups in Saint Louis, Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Cambio Center, 2014)The health and well-being of older and elderly adults in the United States has received increasing attention since the second half of the 20th century. However, immigrants remain an understudied population in gerontological ... -
Immigration and Trauma: Examining Coping and Resiliency Among Latina/o Immigrants
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Cambio Center, 2014)Latinas/os are the largest racial/ethnic minority group, accounting for 16% of the U.S. population (Census, 2010). Between 2000 and 2010, more than half of the growth in the United States was due in part to Latinas/os ... -
Pathways to Community Leadership in Rapidly Diversifying Communities: Preliminary Results
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Cambio Center, 2014)This proposed research begins with the idea that leadership becomes more challenging as groups that include a diversity of cultures and agendas become involved. How do integrative leaders communicate with, inspire, and ...