Starting in under an hour! On Sat, May 26, 2018, 16:12 Philip Garrison <phili...@cs.washington.edu> wrote:
> *Who*: Students from the Jackson School Applied Research Program, led by > Jessica Beyer > *What*: Expanding financial inclusion for Seattle-area immigrants and > refugees > > *Where*: EEB 037 > > *When*: Noon-1pm, Tuesday, 5/29 > > *Abstract:* > > As immigrants and refugees migrate to new home countries, many experience > difficulties adjusting to their new home nation’s financial systems. Issues > relating to language, education, and cultural sensitivity contribute to > these populations’ barriers to entry. As a result, many immigrants and > refugees remain unbanked or underbanked. To ensure their successful > integration to financial systems and the establishment of financial > well-being, a team of researchers from the Jackson School of International > Studies Applied Research Project team seeks to understand how populations > of immigrants and refugees interact with the financial systems in the > Greater Seattle Area. The report begins by examining established legal > definitions of different types of immigrants. It then explores the > demographic makeup of people arriving in Washington State and the Greater > Seattle Area before examining the existing financial systems in Seattle. > The report concludes with an in-depth overview of the various obstacles to > financial inclusion for specific target populations by examining three case > studies: the Somali population, Eritrean and Ethiopian populations, and > Latino communities. This project was completing in collaboration with the > University of Washington Computer Science and Engineering department. > > > > *Bio:* > > *Jessica Beyer,* *Faculty Lead*: Jessica Beyer is a Research Scientist in > the Henry M. Jackson School for International Studies and the Technology & > Social Change Group in the Information School. Jessica holds her Ph.D. in > Political Science from the University of Washington. > > *Allison Anderson, ARP Program Manager*: Allison Anderson is a Ph.D. > student at the Jackson School of International Studies. Her research > interests are centered around gender, development, and information and > communications technologies (ICTs) in the Arab world. > > *Grant Dailey, Senior Research Fellow*: Grant Dailey is currently > enrolled as a concurrent degree candidate pursuing a Master of Public > Administration with the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, and a > Master of Arts in International Studies with the Jackson School of > International Studies. > > *Nabilla Gunawan*: Nabilla Gunawan is a junior pursuing a B.A. in > International Studies with an emphasis on Political Economy and Development. > > *Mardav Jain*: Mardav Jain is a junior pursuing a BA in Economics and > International Studies with a focus on Foreign Security and Diplomacy. > > *Sertseleul Kebede*: Sertseluel D. Kebede is a senior at the Henry M. > Jackson School of International Studies majoring in International Studies. > > *Jinyong Um*: Jinyong Um is currently a junior at the Henry M. Jackson > School of International Studies studying Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Peace > and Security. He also is an Informatics minor. > > *Jaime White*: Jaime White is a second-year master's student at the > Jackson School of International Studies. Her research focuses on narrative > and rhetoric in Hindu and Buddhist movements, and communal violence in South >
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