Author's POV
The major influence of the author in writing this story
What is her father, a Panamanian immigrant and his Panama to US immigration journey?
In what way is the book related to the course
What is immigrants are considered a vulnerable population?
What is the group’s overall area of consensus?
What is we all enjoyed reading ‘The Unknown Americans’ novel
Group impact of the readings
What is group members sharing their own personal stories and family histories?
What is leads to a greater understanding of this vulnerable population and what issues they might face?
Illustrations of the varied backgrounds and individual struggles of a group of immigrants who all speak Spanish
What is the format of Unknown Americans?
Mexico,Panama, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Guatemala, and Paraguay
What are the countries of origin for the characters who live in the building?
What is the group’s range of topics?
What is topics surrounding cultural influences, family unity, hardships, and aspirations?
Identity and Culture
What are two types of literature elements that the author utilized to portray the characters of the story?
Cultural Awareness and Implicit Biases
What are two concepts to consider that will help us provide better care?
First person perspective, taken from multiple viewpoints
What is the narrative perspective of Unknown Americans?
What do many characters in this novel have in common?
What is longing for something more, something better?
What is the group’s shared meaning?
What is the importance of community and finding hope in the midst of despair?
Minority groups or culture resemble a society’s majority group of values, behaviors, beliefs of another group
What is cultural assimilation?
Being non-native English speakers, we often face language barriers due to limited English proficiency so we are unable to navigate the community and environment comfortably and freely, limiting the ability to access resources, especially healthcare and healthcare services. This may lead to poorer health outcomes and higher costs of patient care. This is also known as?
What is low health literacy?
At its heart Unknown Americans is a story about love: love between teenagers, love that binds family, love of home and love of the United States
What is the main idea of Unknown Americans?
Why do many flee from their native country/homeland?
What is the search for safety due to horrific and violent situations?
Why do classmates give personal examples/stories during a Lit Circle meeting?
What is storytelling; It makes for effective learning?
Fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners in your community as portrayed by the Millers
What is xenophobia?
Vulnerable populations as described in this novel are often unable to access grocery stores with fresh produce or whole, healthy foods, restricting them to cheap foods that are highly processed or lack nutrients leading to poor nutrition increasing their chances of chronic diseases and illness, such as heart disease and diabetes. These are also known as?
What are health risk factors?
The immigrant population and their experiences in the US described by the author are impacted by various health disparities and inequities, affecting some of these major areas of life: finances and socioeconomic status, education, healthcare, community, housing. These are also known as ?
What are social determinants of health?
Acculturation, toxic masculinity, and religion
What are the surrounding concepts connecting the families living in the building?
The difficulty of scheduling meetings due to various fluctuating schedules
What is the most challenging aspect encountered in utilizing the Literature Circles Module?
Language barriers, lack of employment opportunities, housing, access to medical services, transportation issues, cultural differences, raising children, prejudice
What is the biggest challenges immigrants face?
This is a communication strategy that is often utilized in nursing practice to improve health literacy, health outcomes, patient relationships, and positive behavior change when working directly with vulnerable populations. OARS is an acronym involved in this strategy.
What is motivational interviewing?