University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Mapping Areas in Need of Immigrant-Focused Crisis Support

Hong, Lingzi; Roeschley, Ana; Du, Yunfei

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Title
Mapping Areas in Need of Immigrant-Focused Crisis Support
Author(s)
  • Hong, Lingzi
  • Roeschley, Ana
  • Du, Yunfei
Issue Date
2024-03-20
Keyword(s)
  • Public library
  • public service for crisis
  • immigrants
  • resilience-building
Abstract
In crisis preparedness, response, and recovery, providing inclusive services to immigrants is of significant importance. By pinpointing vulnerable areas, public libraries can offer more tailored, efficient, and impactful services to immigrant communities. This study aims to outline a method to identify the critical areas in need of immigrant-inclusive crisis support by integrating the socioeconomic, natural hazard risk, and broadband use information of counties. After a clustering analysis, we identified counties with a relatively high proportion of immigrants, facing high risk of natural hazards while having a deficit in broadband use. This study serves as a foundational step toward future work that will investigate the status of library services considering immigrants' needs in high-need areas. The project aims to promote inclusive services for fostering social cohesion, economic growth, and sustainable development.
Publisher
iSchools
Series/Report Name or Number
iConference 2024 Proceedings
Type of Resource
Other
Language
eng
Handle URL
https://hdl.handle.net/2142/122824
Copyright and License Information
Copyright 2024 is held by LINGZI HONG, ANA ROESCHLEY, and YUNFEI DU. Copyright permissions, when appropriate, must be obtained directly from the authors.

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