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Housing Interviews

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	Interviews The anthropology students interviewed twenty-one refugees from Somalia and Sudan, living in Blue Earth County. Their housing varied: private homes, town-homes, public housings, apartments, and shelters. The students also interviewed seven individuals who were landlords or housing officers working with Somalis or Sudanese immigrants. Interviewers asked open-ended questions, letting people freely express their views, in addition to their answers. The following are selected questions from interviews: Questions for Immigrants What relationships do you have with your landlord or housing office? What procedures do you follow for housing repairs? What difficulties do you face regarding housing? Questions for Landlords What relationship do you have with tenants from Somalia or Sudan? What cultural differences do you see among your tenants? How often do you meet with a housing office for policy information? Questions for Housing Officers How many housing programs do you have? How do you explain housing policies to immigrants from Somalia or Sudan? What challenges do you have with these immigrants? Source: Ahmed, Lul Saeed and Jason Kroning N.d. New Americans and Housing in Blue Earth County. Unpublished report, Department of Anthropology, Minnesota State University, Mankato.
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