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4 The Voices of Immigrants
4 The Voices of Immigrants
Pages 29-38
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• Recent policy changes have made the military less welcoming to immigrants and have resulted in the deportation of thou sands of immigrant veterans. (Hinojosa)
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SERVING A DIVERSE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY Asian Health Services, a community health center located just a few blocks from where the workshop was held in downtown Oakland, serves 28,000 patients, most of whom are limited English proficient. It provides comprehensive care, including dental care, behavioral health care, and preventive services, in English and 12 Asian languages.
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"You don't see the disparities that exist within certain groups because it's being masked," she said. Asian Health Services is staffed by people from the community, which is important, reported Quach, because "those who are closest to the problems are often closest to the solutions." Health care providers are on the front lines of immigration issues, and they need to be able to take stories to higher levels and organize for change.
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[But] by not seeking health care, by not having access to healthy food, that is going to affect not just them but also their family members," she said.
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They may not even speak the language of their home country, and they may not be able to get the health care they need in that country, even in countries with universal health care. "If you deport a veteran who does not have the job skills or
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DACAmented Voices in Healthcare provides a platform for discussion and identification of health care experiences and needs. DACA youth addressed their experiences in health care using PhotoVoice, which combines photography and prose to enable people to tell their own story.1 PhotoVoice additionally enabled the youth to have critical conversations with each other and with policy makers 1 More information about PhotoVoice is available at https://photovoice.org.
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Baltazar-Molina pointed to the need for continued advocacy for immigration reform and health care for all. Immigrant youth can help make this case by working with public health departments and local community organizations.
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Cordova spent much of his childhood in Chicago as an undocumented immigrant where he experienced firsthand the social determinants of health associated with immigration. His family's biggest fear was not deportation, he said, but not having health insurance or access to health care.
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Health care providers need to be aware that these differences exist, he said, and not assume that all immigrants have the same backgrounds or experiences. Inequities magnify the problems that communities face in terms of health outcomes, he said.
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