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Jenny Hsinchun Tsai - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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a multi sector assessment of community organizational capacity for promotion of chinese Immigrant Worker health
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 2017Co-Authors: Jenny Hsinchun Tsai, Elaine A ThompsonAbstract:Background Community-based collaborative approaches have received increased attention as a means for addressing occupational health disparities. Organizational capacity, highly relevant to engaging and sustaining community partnerships, however, is rarely considered in occupational health research. Methods To characterize community organizational capacity specifically relevant to Chinese Immigrant Worker health, we used a cross-sectional, descriptive design with 36 agencies from six community sectors in King County, Washington. Joint interviews, conducted with two representatives from each agency, addressed three dimensions of organizational capacity: organizational commitment, resources, and flexibility. Descriptive statistics were used to capture the patterning of these dimensions by community sector. Results Organizational capacity varied widely across and within sectors. Chinese and Pan-Asian service sectors indicated higher capacity for Chinese Immigrant Worker health than did Chinese faith-based, labor union, public, and Pan-ethnic nonprofit sectors. Conclusions Variation in organizational capacity in community sectors can inform selection of collaborators for community-based, Immigrant Worker health interventions.
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effects of social determinants on chinese Immigrant food service Workers work performance and injuries mental health as a mediator
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2015Co-Authors: Jenny Hsinchun Tsai, Elaine Adams ThompsonAbstract:OBJECTIVE: The effects of social discrimination, job concerns, and social support on Worker mental health and the influence of mental health on occupational health outcomes have been documented intermittently. We propose an integrated, theory-driven model to distinguish the impact of social determinants on work performance and injuries and the mediating effects of mental health problems. METHODS: The US Chinese Immigrant food service Workers (N = 194) completed a multimeasure interview; we tested the integrated model using structural equation modeling. RESULTS: Mental health problems, which were associated with decreased work performance and increased injuries, also mediated relationships between job/employment concerns and both work performance and injuries but did not mediate the influences of discrimination and social support. CONCLUSIONS: This research reveals mechanisms by which social determinants influence Immigrant Worker health, pointing to complementary strategies for reducing occupational health disparities. Language: en
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impact of social discrimination job concerns and social support on filipino Immigrant Worker mental health and substance use
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 2013Co-Authors: Jenny Hsinchun Tsai, Elaine A ThompsonAbstract:Background The personal and social impact of mental health problems and substance use on workforce participation is costly. Social determinants of health contribute significantly to health disparities beyond effects associated with work. Guided by a theory-driven model, we identified pathways by which social determinants shape Immigrant Worker health. Method Associations between known social determinants of mental health problems and substance use (social discrimination, job and employment concerns, and social support) were examined using structural equation modeling in a sample of 1,397 Immigrants from the Filipino American Community Epidemiological Study. Results Social discrimination and low social support were associated with mental health problems and substance use (P Conclusions The integration of social factors into occupational health research is needed, along with prevention efforts designed for foreign-born ethnic minority Workers.
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occupational trajectories and Immigrant Worker health
AAOHN Journal, 2012Co-Authors: Allison Crollard, A B De Castro, Jenny Hsinchun TsaiAbstract:Worldwide, nearly 200 million individuals migrate annually across national borders, an increase of 144% in the past 40 years. More than 60% of these migrants move from developing to developed countries seeking better employment and economic opportunities. More than half of all migrants are estimated to be either employed or actively seeking employment (Global Conference of International Migration, 2005). During their initial years in the receiving country, many Immigrants experience occupational downgrading or downward occupational mobility (Akresh, 2006, 2008; Chiswick, 1978; Chiswick, Lee, & Miller, 2005; Chiswick & Miller, 2009; Friedberg, 2000). This occurs when there is a loss of occupational status or prestige between one’s last job in the country of origin and first job in the receiving country. Often, Immigrants are undervalued, having limited job opportunities that match their actual skills and educational level. Thus, Immigrants who encounter downward occupational mobility frequently hold jobs for which they are overeducated or overqualified (Akresh, 2006; Chiswick, 1978; Chiswick et al., 2005; Chiswick & Miller, 2009; Friedberg, 2000). Prior research on occupational downgrading, over-education, and overqualification in Immigrant Worker populations has primarily focused on measuring magnitude and characterizing causes. The health consequences of these phenomena for Immigrant Workers have largely been unexplored. Some evidence indicates that overeducation and overqualification are associated with adverse health effects, including poor self-rated health, depression, anxiety, and ischemic heart disease, among the general working population (Friedland & Price, 2003; Johnson & Johnson, 1996, 1997, 1999; Lundberg, Kristenson, & Starrin, 2009; Peter, Gassler, & Geyer, 2007; Smith & Frank, 2005). This article examines the issue of occupational trajectory specifically among Immigrant Workers by reviewing the literature on occupational downgrading, overeducation, and overqualification and discussing implications for Immigrant Worker health. The extent of occupational downgrading, overeducation, and overqualification among Immigrant Workers and related theories and conceptualizations are summarized; considerations related to the health and well-being of Immigrants are discussed; and areas for further research and challenges facing occupational health professionals are illuminated.
Francis Vella - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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persistent occupational hierarchies among Immigrant Worker groups in the united states labor market
Social Science Research Network, 2017Co-Authors: Agnieszka Postepska, Francis VellaAbstract:This paper examines the phenomenon of occupational hierarchies among Immigrant labor groups in the United States. Using census data for 1940-2011 we document the persistent ranking of Immigrant labor groups in major metropolitan areas reflected by their position in the empirical distribution of occupations based on the corresponding Duncan Socioeconomic Index values. Having established the existence and persistence of these hierarchies across regions and time we estimate a structural model of the allocation of Immigrant labor to the occupational distribution on the basis of employers' perception of their perceived productivity. The model estimates suggest that while human capital characteristics are relevant determinants of location in the occupational distribution the key factor, and the cause of persistence, is the presence of Immigrant networks in regional labor markets.
Jennifer J Lee - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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outsiders looking in advancing the Immigrant Worker movement through strategic mainstreaming law
Utah law review, 2015Co-Authors: Jennifer J LeeAbstract:How can subordinated groups best advance their agenda? The recent success of undocumented Immigrant youth activists (“DREAMers”) can be instructive, from the creation and extension of the program for deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) that provides for temporary immigration relief to the passage of numerous state laws providing for in-state tuition regardless of immigration status. At the same time, those within the movement have questioned the adherence to a DREAMer identity of the successful and culturally integrated student, who endorses mainstream exclusionary immigration norms while undermining the affirmation of a broader Immigrant identity of all ages and backgrounds. As a result, some DREAMers have rejected the heavily compromised “comprehensive” immigration reform approach that provides a direct road to U.S. citizenship for some undocumented youth because it also continues to treat “Immigrants as criminals.”
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outsiders looking in advancing the Immigrant Worker movement through strategic mainstreaming
Social Science Research Network, 2015Co-Authors: Jennifer J LeeAbstract:The Immigrant Worker movement faces the age-old problem of social movements: whether change should be pursued from the inside or outside. Shaped by dominant cultural norms, the current legal framework generally disadvantages Immigrant Workers. They suffer from workplace exploitation, anti-Immigrant hostility, and exclusion. By examining the interplay between law and culture, this Article offers a unique perspective on how Immigrant Workers have the power to change law through cultural narratives. Change pursued from the inside by Immigrant Workers, community advocates, and public interest attorneys has more immediately provided positive results for Immigrant Workers. They have done so by mainstreaming Immigrant Workers with cultural narratives that emphasize their identity as Workers who contribute to society and as victims of criminal employers. Such mainstreaming, however, is potentially fraught with well-known perils, which can include the creation of stereotypes and classes of outsiders while obscuring the need for fundamental change. On the other hand, while a transformative or even more radical narrative of universal rights and global citizenship might provide for a more normative ideal, it can be excessively utopian or antagonistic. Presented with this dilemma, the Immigrant Worker movement must determine how to best advance its agenda. I suggest that the use of “strategic mainstreaming” – mainstream cultural narratives that are owned, shaped, and cleverly deployed by Immigrant Workers – can best promote the legal rights of Immigrant Workers and their inclusion into society. This approach corresponds to a vision of advocacy that respects the voice of subordinated individuals and communities, which maximizes empowerment and solidarity while minimizing the damage created by aligning with dominant elites. At the same time, it offers a way that Immigrant Workers can achieve success, often through the use of multifaceted advocacy with local mainstream institutions. Over time, the hope is that strategic mainstreaming will not only create increased familiarity with Immigrants as societal members but also increase their political power.
Meredith Minkler - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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adapting to context in community based participatory research participatory starting points in a chinese Immigrant Worker community
American Journal of Community Psychology, 2013Co-Authors: Charlotte Chang, Alicia L Salvatore, Alvaro Morales, Robin Baker, Meredith MinklerAbstract:Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is increasingly being used to better understand and improve the health of diverse communities. A key strength of this research orientation is its adaptability to community contexts and characteristics. To date, however, few studies explicitly discuss adaptations made to CBPR principles and processes in response to community context and partners’ needs. Using data from our CBPR study, the San Francisco Chinatown Restaurant Worker Health and Safety Project, and drawing from literature on Immigrant political incorporation, we examine the links between the contexts of the Chinese Immigrant Worker community, adaptations made by our collaborative, and study outcomes. In particular, we explore the concepts of contexts of reception and participatory starting points, which may be especially relevant for partnerships with Immigrant communities whose members have historically had lower rates of civic and political participation in the US. We discuss contextual findings such as Worker partner accounts of language barriers, economic and social marginalization, and civic skills and participation, as well as subsequent adaptations made by the partnership. We also describe the relative effectiveness of these adaptations in yielding equitable participation and building partners’ capacity. We conclude by sharing lessons learned and their implications for CBPR and partnerships with Immigrant communities more broadly.
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using community based participatory research to design and initiate a study on Immigrant Worker health and safety in san francisco s chinatown restaurants
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 2010Co-Authors: Meredith Minkler, Charlotte Chang, Alicia L Salvatore, Alvaro Morales, Robin Baker, Feiyi Chen, Rajiv Bhatia, Niklas KrauseAbstract:Background Restaurant Workers have among the highest rates of work-related illness and injury in the US, but little is known about the working conditions and occupational health status of Chinese Immigrant restaurant Workers. Methods Community-based participatory research (CBPR) was employed to study restaurant working conditions and Worker health in San Francisco’s Chinatown. A community/academic/health department collaborative was formed and 23 restaurant Workers trained on research techniques and Worker health and safety. A Worker survey instrument and a restaurant observational checklist were collaboratively developed. The checklist was piloted in 71 Chinatown restaurants, and the questionnaire administered to 433 restaurant Workers. Results RestaurantWorkers,togetherwithotherpartners,madesubstantialcontributions to construction of the survey and checklist tools and improved their cultural appropriateness. The utility of the checklist tool for restaurant-level data collection was demonstrated. Conclusions CBPR holds promise for both studying Worker health and safety among ImmigrantChineserestaurantWorkersanddevelopingculturallyappropriateresearchtools. A new observational checklist also has potential for restaurant-level data collection on Worker health and safety conditions. Am. J. Ind. Med. 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Jayesh Rathod - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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damaged bodies damaged lives Immigrant Worker injuries as dignity takings
Social Science Research Network, 2017Co-Authors: Rachel Nadas, Jayesh RathodAbstract:Government data consistently affirm that foreign-born Workers in the U.S. experience high rates of on-the-job illness and injury. This article explores whether—and under what circumstances—these occupational harms suffered by Immigrant Workers constitute a dignity taking. The article argues that some injuries suffered by foreign-born Workers are indirect takings by the state due to the government’s lackluster oversight and limited penalties for violations of occupational safety and health laws. Using a framework of the body as property, the article then explores when work-related injury constitutes an infringement upon a property right. The article contends that the government’s weak enforcement apparatus, coupled with state-sanctioned hostility towards Immigrants, creates an environment where Immigrant Workers are deemed to be sub-persons, and where employer impunity abounds. Drawing upon data gleaned from a research study of Immigrant day laborers in northern Virginia, the article describes a range of practices by employers in cases of workplace accidents, noting the circumstances that are indicative of dehumanization, and thus, dignity takings.
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beyond the chilling effect Immigrant Worker behavior and the regulation of occupational safety health
Social Science Research Network, 2010Co-Authors: Jayesh RathodAbstract:This article forms part of a broader scholarly project that seeks to understand the root causes of Immigrant Worker injury and fatality trends in the U.S., and the ways in which legal norms and regulatory practices shape these trends. This particular contribution examines the broad range of attributes and experiences that influence Immigrant Worker behavior relating to occupational safety and health -- in the context of interactions with employers and regulatory bodies, and relating to the choices that Workers themselves make about how to perform their work. Drawing upon scholarship from multiple disciplines, the article encourages a more robust understanding of Immigrant Worker behavior, and highlights how a range of legal norms influence safety-related behavior, often in unexpected ways. In so doing, the article critiques existing legal discourses relating to Immigrants, which often position Worker behavior as a function of immigration status. While questions of status undoubtedly weigh heavily on foreign-born Workers, the emphasis on status to the exclusion of other factors obscures the rich interplay between immigration status, other structural forces, Worker characteristics, and expressions of individual agency. The shift in emphasis recommended by the article validates the importance of individual Worker attributes and experiences, which, at times, are subsumed in debates about immigration status broader structural conditions. It also acknowledges the autonomy of Immigrant Workers and the multiple forms of resistance practiced by these Workers. In short, the article is premised on a theory of agency that situates Immigrant Worker behavior as a product of both individual autonomy and the structural conditions that shape human experiences and identities.
