Date of Award
10-25-2002
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Nursing (MAN)
Department
Nursing
Abstract
During the past eight years, there has been an increase in the migratory patterns offtamilies from Mexico to a rural community in Minnesota, served by Maternal Child public health nurses. Many of these families are undocumented or are of Mixed Citizenship status, citizens and undocumented residing together, and live in poverty. This ethnographic study examines the migratory experiences of these immigrants and the interconnection to the socioeconomic and cultural influences of community.
The primary tools of poetry, cultural stories, and photography, are incorporated in this field project. Understanding the cultural and socioeconomic context of migration for Mexican immigrants may strengthen individual and community-based cultural competence, health care reform, access, and practice-based social justice, and advocacy for the underserved.
Identifier
SC 11.MAN.2002.Gunderso.JM
Recommended Citation
Gunderson, Jean M., "The Influences of Culture, Socioeconomics, and Migration on the Mexican Immigrant Experience" (2002). Theses and Graduate Projects. 492.
https://idun.augsburg.edu/etd/492