Each year the United States resettles thousands of refugees in the U.S. The goal of the U.S. refugee program is to provide a durable solution to suffering refugees while facilitating timely self- sufficiency upon arrival. To accomplish this, the government provides a cultural orientation program in asylum countries for U.S. bound refugees. This study explores the efficacy of pre- departure cultural orientation in improving employment success. Based in the acculturation theory of John Berry, the study analyzes a sample of 15,737 Sudanese, Somali and Liberian refugees. The study operationalizes...
Each year the United States resettles thousands of refugees in the U.S. The goal of the U.S. refugee program is to provide a durable solution to suffe...