Keystone characteristics that support cultural resilience in Karen refugee parents

摘要: This participatory action research study used the conceptual framework of social–ecological resilience to explore how Karen (pronounced Ka·ren) refugee parents re-construct cultural in resettlement. The funds knowledge approach helped define essential by within their own community. Framing this around concept situated it an emancipatory paradigm: were actors choosing identity and making decisions about what was important for science education children. Sustainability with its capacity absorb indigenous as legitimate scientific offered a critical platform reconciling education. Photovoice, participant observation, semi-structured interviews create visual written narrative portraits parents. Narrative analysis revealed that had constructed counter-narrative Burma Thailand enabled them resist assimilation into dominant ethnic culture; contrast, life resettlement U.S. focused on potential self-determination. Keystone characteristics contributed identified be community garden gateway transformed future. Anchored tradition farming, these gained perspective comfort continuity self-determination rooted land. Therefore, cross-cultural learning elementary school students incorporates language self-sustaining horticulture would appropriate venue building climate reciprocity learning.