Book Description

The third edition of this directory includes information on local, state, national and selected international organizations, associations, research centers, government agencies, programmes, foundations, museums, human rights agencies, embassies, academic programmes, and other groups in the United States that offer services to or provide information/policy analysis about refugees and immigrants. The information is arranged in ten chapters and two appendixes : Appendix A contains a glossary, chronologies of refugee and asylum programmes, review of immigration and naturalization legislation and other documents. Appendix B contains extensive tables and charts on current and historical trends in immigration and refugee admissions, as well as selected data on the world refugee situation. The directory ends with three indexes, by organizational name, geographical area and contact name.