[Nesabes] FW: New Research & Events from the Immigrant Learning Center

Thu Jun 19 18:34:58 EDT 2008

Some very interesting information from the Immigrant Learning Center!

Carol

Carol Bower

Director, Northeast SABES

Northern Essex Community College

45 Franklin Street

Lawrence, MA 01840

978-738-7301

"SABES: Training Leaders in Adult Basic Education"

For more information on the System for Adult Basic Education Support
(SABES) please go to: sabes.org/northeast <http://sabes.org/northeast> 

For information on upcoming SABES offerings or to register for events
please go to: calendar.sabes.org/northeast
<http://calendar.sabes.org/northeast> 

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From: Ewa Goodman [mailto:egoodman at ilctr.org] 
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 5:05 PM
To: Bower, Carol
Subject: New Research & Events from the Immigrant Learning Center

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Diane Portnoy

Co-Founder and Director

The ILC Public Education E-Newsletter

Spring 2008

PROMOTING IMMIGRANTS AS ASSETS TO AMERICA 

Research -  Statistics - Teacher Training - Theater 

Immigrant Learning Center Newsletter 

Contact: 

Marcia Drew Hohn, EdD

Director of Public Education

Telephone: 781-322-9777 

Email: mhohn at ilctr.org <mailto:mhohn at ilctr.org> 

NEW RESEARCH 

Immigrant Workers in the Massachusetts Health Care Industry

University researchers from Tufts University, the University of
California at Berkeley and the University of Massachusetts Boston
conducted this latest ILC study.  Their report identifies the vital and
substantial presence of immigrant workers across the spectrum of health
care in an industry that is a major economic sector in the Commonwealth.
Overall, immigrants are bringing education and skills to fill critical
vacancies and diversifying the health care workforce to serve increasing
numbers of multicultural consumers. 

Key Findings for Massachusetts  

*	Health care is a $29 billion industry, employing almost 500,000
and generating 66,000 new jobs. 

*	Immigrants are workers across the spectrum of health care with
representation of 15 to 40 percent in 16 health care occupations.  Some
examples include:

		40 percent of Pharmacists
		28 percent of Physicians and Surgeons
		28 percent of Physician Assistants
		33 percent of Health Aides
		26 percent of Dental Assistants

As state health care reform and an aging population continue to increase
demand for service, immigrant workers in Massachusetts are playing a
crucial role in sustaining health care services and a key industry for
the state.

RESEARCH IN PROCESS 

Immigrants:  Vital Economic Contributions to Our State   

Designed to address on-going questions about the benefit and burden of
immigration in Massachusetts, this study will examine key indicators of
economic participation by immigrants in the state including income,
earnings, occupations, employment, home ownership, taxes paid and
consumer spending capacity. The study is being carried out by Alan
Clayton Matthews and Faye Karp of the John W. McCormack Graduate School
of Policy Studies and will be ready in the summer of 2008.

Adult Children of Immigrants

This long-term study will look at adult children of immigrants in
advanced graduate or professional studies to examine their backgrounds
and experiences in growing up in an immigrant household.  The hypothesis
is that there are unique characteristics in immigrant families that
nurture success in the second generation.

TEACHING IMMIGRATION ACROSS THE CURRICULUM 

Teaching Immigration Across the Curriculum summer forums will be offered
again this summer on July 9 and 10, 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM.   These forums
are free of charge and offer 10 Professional Development Points (PDPs).
The forums will cover:  

*	History of Immigration - Past & Present Compared with
connections to the MA Curriculum Frameworks

*	Facilitating the Debate - Immigration's Benefits & Burdens

*	Metaphors for Immigration - Melting Pot, Salad Bowl or something
else?  Issues of Integration & Assimilation

To register, email Marcia Hohn at mhohn at ilctr.org

THE ILC WEBSITE - IMMIGRANT RESEARCH & STATISTICS AVAILABLE 

Don't forget that the website hosts all ILC sponsored research reports
available for downloading.  There are also summaries of other research
to address such topics as:

*	Immigrants, Taxes and Use of Welfare

*	Immigrants, Jobs and the Labor Force

*	Economic Contributions of Immigrant Entrepreneurs

*	Immigrants and Crime

We are in the process of upgrading the website and its materials to be
more user-friendly.

THE "SUPER WEBSITE" FOR IMMIGRANT RESEARCH 

This is an idea that grew out of the September 2007 meeting of 30+
researchers interested in immigrant issues and subsequent discussions in
the newly formed "Northeast Steering Group" (key players on the eastern
seaboard in immigrant affairs).  The "super" website would host or link
to immigrant research from across the country and would be user-friendly
for the media, policy makers and the general public.  

Thanks to a grant from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, three
research institutes at UMass Boston will begin conceptualization of the
super website this summer.  

NELLIE MAE EDUCATION FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE ILC PUBLIC EDUCATION
PROGRAM

We are pleased to announce that the Nellie Mae Education Foundation has
awarded The ILC Publication Education Program a grant of $149,000 to
support implementation of the "Northeast Steering Group" and the
research study about adult children of immigrants. 

Founded in 1992, The ILC is a not-for-profit adult learning center whose
mission is to provide free English classes to immigrant and refugee
adults so they can lead productive lives in the U.S. and become
successful workers, parents and community members. Since its inception,
The ILC has served over 5000 students from 93 countries who now live and
work in 60 Greater Boston communities. In response to rising
anti-immigrant sentiment, The ILC expanded its mission in 2003 to
include promoting immigrants as assets to America.

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