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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 .
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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