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Bikele, Frieda
(University of Oregon, 2017-09-27)
Oregon, especially the Portland metro area, has become an important relocation destination for migrants, including many from Africa (Curry, and Al 2010). According to data from the Immigrants and Refugees Community (2011) ...
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Dezendorf, Caroline
(University of Oregon, 2013-10-03)
Across the United States, organic gardens are being used to improve community development and develop civic agriculture programs for minority populations, including Latinos. Huerto de la Familia (Family Garden), a community ...
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Olson, Tara
(University of Oregon, 2024-01-10)
This thesis is an evaluation of the constraints and opportunities for agroecological transformation in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, in attempt to find what can be learned from the particularities of this context. Using a ...
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Faye, Jean
(University of Oregon, 2013-10-03)
Communities in the Sahel region are confronted with problems such as depletion of soil fertility, food insecurity, and climate change, which exacerbate poverty and malnutrition for the inhabitants. The farmlands in Toukar, ...
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Bogolyubova, Yelena
(University of Oregon, 2009-09)
This study assesses the implementation of Oregon-based child welfare models in
Ukraine in the context of the Family For Children (FCP) curriculum. Both trainees' and
trainers' perspectives on these issues were surveyed. ...
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Wright, Alexandra
(University of Oregon, 2016-11-21)
This thesis uses the framework of a program evaluation to highlight the human experience of participants in a community-based family literacy program in the context of a “New Destination” for Latino immigrants. There is ...
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Fouts, Matthew
(University of Oregon, 2021-09-13)
The Japanese prefecture of Okinawa is a contradiction. A peaceful, idyllic tourist destination for beachgoers today, in 1945 Okinawans suffered through a four-month battle where hundreds of thousands of civilians died by ...
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Chanphengxay, Souphatta
(University of Oregon, 2014-10-17)
Gender mainstreaming to promote gender equality and include persons with disabilities is important because it can bring a huge impact to the organization and the country. It is not easy to accomplish gender equality as ...
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Paone, Taylor
(University of Oregon, 2024-01-09)
This thesis explores interspecies relationships between humans and honey bees. Through multispecies ethnographic vignettes, beekeeper-honey bee relationships reveal the ways in which social systems inform interspecies ...
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Price, Amy
(University of Oregon, 2014-09-29)
Under the prevailing global capitalist model, increased access to the formal economy for women is touted as a panacea to women´s empowerment and gender equality. Despite an unprecedented increase in women's participation ...
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Burbano, Laura
(University of Oregon, 2018-04-10)
Among the children of immigrants in the United States, the children of migrant farmworkers are at significant risk of not finishing high school. These children deal with challenging socioeconomic conditions specific to ...
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Samti, Farah
(University of Oregon, 2019-04-30)
Focusing on the context of post-uprising Tunisia and using a gender lens, I explore gender and body politics through embodied social protest. I examine the post-uprising constitutional and decision-making processes as well ...
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Lauermann, Paul David
(University of Oregon, 2011-12)
This thesis interrogates the transfrontier conservation areas (TFCA) program of southern Africa. Promoted since the mid-1990s as the solution to the vexing problems of environmental degradation and rural development in the ...
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Gerken, Kimberly
(University of Oregon, 2021-11-23)
Sports for Development and Peace (SDP) refers to the intentional use of sports in the pursuit of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This thesis primarily centers on three SDP Goals: #3, Good Health and Well-Being; ...
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Caudill, Lydia
(University of Oregon, 2022-02-18)
Through semi-structured interviews with CTUIR community members, I assessed the current spectrum of relationships that exists between CTUIR community members and their First Foods. Furthermore, I identify two categories ...
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Pedraza, Alejandra
(University of Oregon, 2022-10-04)
This thesis explores how women heads of transnational households in one rural Mexican village in Querétaro, Mexico experienced the COVID-19 pandemic vis-à-vis their gendered family roles. From June 2021 to February 2022, ...
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Matheson, Joel
(University of Oregon, 2024-08-07)
Smallholder farmers constitute a vital component of agricultural systems globally, playing a pivotal role in ensuring food security. This thesis delves into critical issues surrounding agricultural development in Jamaica, ...
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Okusa, Maki, 1976-
(University of Oregon, 2008-06)
Child labor is an important global concern. Among 317 million children who are
engaged in any type of labor around the world, Asia harbors the largest number of child
workers. The International Labour Organization (ILO) ...
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Ulrich, Nicolette
(University of Oregon, 2018-09-06)
This thesis explores the relationship between community gardens in Portland, Oregon, and the refugee integration process. Using interviews and observations of a community garden in southeast Portland, the research explores ...
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Garcia Millan, Brenda
(University of Oregon, 2018-09-06)
Contemporary population displacement trends are impacting cities located in developing countries in unprecedented ways. This scenario is reflected in the Mexican border town of Tijuana, which from May 2016 to January of ...
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