Untapped Talent: Immigrant Integration and Inclusion in Anchorage, Alaska

Gat, Nyabony; Kuhn, Shannon; Buckingham, Sara L.; Mbise, Amana; Chen, Tzu-Chiao; Sytniak, Sofia

Publication

Untapped Talent: Immigrant Integration and Inclusion in Anchorage, Alaska

Gat, Nyabony
;
Kuhn, Shannon
;
Buckingham, Sara L.
;
Mbise, Amana
;
Chen, Tzu-Chiao
;
Sytniak, Sofia

Abstract

Untapped Talent is a study of immigrants’ integration and inclusion in Anchorage with respect to education, employment, health care, access to public spaces, interactions with government agencies, social networks, and developing a sense of home. In this report, the term ‘immigrant’ is used for all people who moved from another country to the United States after their birth to live here indefinitely, including refugees, asylees, and asylum-seekers. The research team applied both quantitative and qualitative methods to uncover the results. In this document, we share findings and summarize what may help immigrants feel more at home in Anchorage.