Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2023
Abstract
This project was part of a collaborative effort between Illinois State University (via the Center for Civic Engagement) and BN Welcoming (BNW), a local non-profit organization working to make Bloomington-Normal a safe and supporting community for immigrants and refugees (BN Welcoming). Conversations between BNW and an interdisciplinary group of faculty began in Spring 2023. As part of the collaboration, Dr. Gina Hunter proposed to involve students in her Fall 2023 Anthropology 302/402 (Ethnography/Advanced Ethnographic Methods) course in a community-engaged research project to document the stories of recent immigrants to our community. In conversation with BNW, they began with the guiding research question: “What have recent immigrants learned that they wish they had known when they first arrived?” The objective of the research was to guide future inquiry and help BNW determine what kinds of information and resources should be including in a “living resource package” given to new immigrants. Because this Anthropology course is just one of hopefully several future courses working in partnership with BNW, this document outlines the content and structure of the course as well as the findings of the students’ research. The student researchers and co-authors are graduate and undergraduate students in anthropology.
Recommended Citation
Hunter, Gina; Erb, Sierra Naomi; Greenslaugh, Rebekah; Keeran, Laura; Hickman, Ryleigh; Ulrich, Elise; Koch, Alexander; Johnson, Apollo; McReynolds, Madeleine; Sales, Benedict; Youngman, Dela; and Roelant, Charles, "Being Welcoming: Community Engaged Research on Immigration to Bloomington-Normal" (2023). Student Research - Sociology and Anthropology. 3.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/grh/3
Comments
Project from Fall 2023, ANT 302/402