Date Completed
Spring 2015
Document Type
Masters Capstone Project
Degree Name
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Department
Social Work
Abstract
The following is an online awareness intervention designed to reduce anti-immigrant sentiment and myth throughout the greater community by means of an educational toolkit. The foundation of this toolkit was designed using macro level theoretical intervention frameworks. The content is grounded in empirically based interpersonal communication strategies specialized in addressing anti-immigrant sentiment. The goal of this toolkit is to provide a source for humanizing and factual education especially for those who are unfamiliar with immigrant community members. The intervention achieves this goal by means of three specific elements: 1) Humanizing and inspiring personal stories from immigrants in the local community who have overcome structural and cultural barriers to reach high levels of success; 2) infographics designed to educate community members by presenting factual data which refutes common anti-immigrant myths; and 3) avenues for inspired members to become active in immigration related social change and learn more about the benefits of immigrants to any community. Additional documents include the “Supporting Rationale and Introduction to The HEAR.US Project.”
Recommended Citation
Epps, Douglas J., "The HEAR.US Project - Reducing Anti-Immigrant Sentiment and Myth Through an Online Awareness Intervention" (2015). MSW Capstones. 18.
https://digitalcommons.tacoma.uw.edu/msw_capstones/18
Supporting Rationale and Introduction
Included in
American Politics Commons, Civic and Community Engagement Commons, Community-Based Learning Commons, Human Geography Commons, Immigration Law Commons, Inequality and Stratification Commons, International and Intercultural Communication Commons, Other International and Area Studies Commons, Politics and Social Change Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons, Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons, Social Influence and Political Communication Commons, Social Policy Commons, Social Welfare Commons, Social Welfare Law Commons, Social Work Commons
Comments
The HEAR.US Project toolkit may also be found by visiting the Tacoma Community House homepage and selecting the “Resources” tab: tacomacommunityhouse.org