Hi Rosie:
 
I'm glad you found the information useful. The stress in the word
"Karen" is on the second syllable.
 
Greetings
Sanja


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	Thanks so much, Sanja! This is great information - I will share
it with our ESL teachers here in Kentucky. 
	I have a question related to Sanja's posting: What is the
correct pronunciation of "Karen"?
	Thanks.
	Rosie Maum
	Jefferson County Public Schools
	KYTESOL President
	Louisville, KY
	 
	In a message dated 8/8/2006 4:34:41 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
sanja at cal.org writes:

		
		In response to Jill's question about refugee
populations:
		 
		We will continue to see groups from East and West
Africa, including Somalis, Ethiopians, Sudanese, and some Liberians.
Arrivals of religious minorities from the former Soviet Union, including
Jews, Evangelical Christians, and Ukranains, will also continue. One of
the newer refugee groups, Meskhetian Turks out of the Krasnodar Krai
region in Russia, some 9,000 of whom have been resettled to the U.S.
since FY2005, will continue to arrive through 2007 and into 2008. A
total of up to 16,000 Meskhetian Turks are expected to be resettled all
across the U.S. 
		 
		Arrivals of religious minorities from Iran, including
Baha'is and Christians will continue as well, as will resettlement of
Cubans and small numbers of Columbians. 
		 
		Some of you will also start seeing refugees from two
groups new to the U.S. Refugee Program:
		 
		Karen refugees from Burma will start arriving this fall,
and up to 9,000 are expected to be resettled over the next few years.
They are being resettled out of Tham Hinh refugee camp on the Thai-Burma
border. Over 90% of those being accepted for resettlement to the U.S.
speak Karen, and some may speak Burmese or Thai. Between 20% and 30% are
non-literate. Karen are Christians and many adults have experience in
agriculture, fishing, farming, and the health sector. 
		 
		The so-called 1972 Burundians are refugees primarily of
Hutu ethnicity, who fled the widespread ethnic violence and
government-sponsored ethnic cleansing that took place in Burundi between
May and August 1972, and have been in refugee camps in Tanzania ever
since. Upwards of 10,000 Burundians are expected to arrive over the
course of several years, starting in early 2007 and will be resettled
across the country. We don't have reliable statistics on this group yet,
as overseas processing for U.S. resettlement has not started. 
		 
		As some of you may know, the Cultural Orientation
Resource Center at CAL publishes a series of publications about the
history and culture of particular refugee groups. Past publications
include "The Somalis, "The Liberians," "Hmong," "Muslim Refugees in the
United States," and "The Somali Bantu." We are currently finalizing two
Culture Profiles, the latest in the series, on Meskhetian Turks and on
Burmese refugees (including the Karen.) Both of these will be posted on
our Web site, www.culturalorientation.net
<http://www.culturalorientation.net/>  in late September and in early
October, respectively. We will also be putting out a fact sheet and a
longer Culture Profile on the 1972 Burundians sometime in October. You
can view current Culture Profiles, and order print copies, by going to
http://www.culturalorientation.net/pubs.html All of the Profiles have
information about language and educational background of these groups,
as well as information about challenges they may face when learning
English.
		 
		This is just a broad overview, so please let me know if
you have specific questions on any of the groups above, or other groups,
and I'll be happy to continue this discussion.
		 
		Regards to all
		 
		Sanja Bebic
		Cultural Orientation Resource Center
		Center for Applied Linguistics


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			Sanja -Can you tell us about the immigrant and
refugee populations that we might see in our classes in the near future?
What are the broad trends and what might certain regions/states expect?
			 
			Debbie - Can you share the materials and
resources you use in your program with the literacy classes?  What
training do you give the volunteers who are working with literacy
students?  
			 
			Jill Kramer
			Columbus Literacy Council



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