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Rivera, Jason D.

Jason D. Rivera is a research associate for the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.

How Ethnically Marginalized Americans Cope with Catastrophic Disasters. Studies in Suffering and Resiliency
2010 0-7734-3644-8
This edited volume explores the experiences of minority groups within American society in the aftermath of disaster. Focusing on four minority groups, Native Americans, Asian Americans, African Americans and Latinos, contributing authors discuss the various strategies used by these groups to recover from natural and technological disasters in the midst of their heightened social vulnerability.