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Walsh (Robert) Files on Southeast Asian Refugee Resettlement and Education
MS.SEA.021  
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  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Biography
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Arrangement
  • Related Material

  • Contributing Institution: Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
    Title: Robert Walsh files on Southeast Asian refugee resettlement and education
    Creator: Walsh, Robert E.
    Identifier/Call Number: MS.SEA.021
    Physical Description: 4.2 Linear Feet (5 boxes and 4 oversize folders)
    Date (inclusive): 1975-2002
    Physical Location: University of California, Irvine. Library. Special Collections and Archives. Irvine, California 92623-9557.
    Abstract: This collection comprises materials accumulated during Walsh's involvement with the Overseas Refugee Program for Southeast Asian refugees in the Philippines and Thailand, and also materials that he collected regarding the education and resettlement of Southeast Asians in the United States. The collection consists of video cassettes; conference schedules; curricula, resource catalogs, reference books, and workbooks for ESL education programs; newspaper clippings; reports and studies; and serial publications. Cultural orientation materials-- such as handbooks, guides, and manuals-- for refugees and their sponsors and service providers are also included. Items in this collection are predominately written in English, though a few items are written in Southeast Asian languages.
    Language of Material: English .

    Access

    Collection open for research.

    Publication Rights

    Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and University Archives.

    Preferred Citation

    Robert Walsh files on Southeast Asian refugee resettlement and education. MS-SEA021. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
    For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Robert Walsh, 2002.

    Biography

    Robert Walsh formerly was curriculum director for the Philippine Refugee Processing Center, which was part of the Overseas Refugee Program, and later continued in the education field in the San Diego area.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    This collection comprises materials accumulated during Walsh's involvement with the Overseas Refugee Program for Southeast Asian refugees in the Philippines and Thailand, and also materials that he collected regarding the education and resettlement of Southeast Asians in the United States. The collection consists of video cassettes; conference schedules; curricula, resource catalogs, reference books, and workbooks for ESL education programs; newspaper clippings; reports and studies; and serial publications. Cultural orientation materials-- such as handbooks, guides, and manuals-- for refugees and their sponsors and service providers are also included. Items in this collection are predominately written in English, though a few items are written in Southeast Asian languages.

    Arrangement

    The collection is arranged primarily by form of material, and then alphabetically by topic or title. Newspaper clippings are arranged chronologically.

    Related Material

    This collection is also supplemented by materials in the SEA Archive's newspaper clippings file.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Refugees -- Southeast Asia -- Archives.
    Asia, Southeastern -- Emigration and immigration.
    United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- Sources
    Manuals (Handbooks) -- 20th century.
    Refugees -- Education -- Southeast Asia -- Archives.
    Video recordings -- 20th century.
    Refugees -- United States -- Archives.
    English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers.
    Clippings -- 20th century.
    English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers
    Southeast Asian Americans -- Cultural assimilation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
    Southeast Asian Americans -- Cultural assimilation -- Archives.
    Overseas Refugee Program -- Archives
    Philippine Refugee Processing Center -- Archives
    Walsh, Robert E. -- Archives