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Atlanta, Clarkston, immigrant, maureen klein, refugees, safety, sociology, United States, violence
Maureen Klein ’13 presented again on a different issue, but still in her study of sociology and anthropology. Klein looks at refugees leaving conflict in their own countries and meeting conflict again in their new refugee living conditions. Clarkston, GA has refugees from Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Vietnam and many others — several foreign languages are spoken in this community and it has been called “a modern day Ellis island.” Klein studied the experience of Clarkston refugees and their satisfaction with living in Clarkston, potential conflicts between other refugees and violence, and a desire to return to their homeland. Klein worked with this refugee community during her time at Agnes Scott College and wanted to study the refugee community more deeply as part of her senior research.