TY - JOUR
T1 - More than Just Not Enough
T2 - Experiences of Food Insecurity for Latino Immigrants
AU - Munger, Ashley L.
AU - Lloyd, Tiffani D.S.
AU - Speirs, Katherine E.
AU - Riera, Kate C.
AU - Grutzmacher, Stephanie K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2015/10/13
Y1 - 2015/10/13
N2 - Undocumented Latino immigrants often struggle to provide food for their families. In an attempt to inform efforts to create effective programs and policies promoting food security, this study explored the experience of food insecurity for low-income, undocumented Latino immigrants. In-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with 24 undocumented Latino immigrants. Modified grounded theory was used to analyze the interview data. The experience of food insecurity was similar to other groups’ experiences, as it entailed inadequate amount and quality of food. However, immigration and documentation status presented unique vulnerabilities for food insecurity related to unfamiliar food environments, remittances and separation, employment, and community and government resources. Cultural and structural factors that may shape the experience of and response to food insecurity are discussed along with implications for policy and programming.
AB - Undocumented Latino immigrants often struggle to provide food for their families. In an attempt to inform efforts to create effective programs and policies promoting food security, this study explored the experience of food insecurity for low-income, undocumented Latino immigrants. In-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with 24 undocumented Latino immigrants. Modified grounded theory was used to analyze the interview data. The experience of food insecurity was similar to other groups’ experiences, as it entailed inadequate amount and quality of food. However, immigration and documentation status presented unique vulnerabilities for food insecurity related to unfamiliar food environments, remittances and separation, employment, and community and government resources. Cultural and structural factors that may shape the experience of and response to food insecurity are discussed along with implications for policy and programming.
KW - Food insecurity
KW - Health
KW - Latino immigrants
KW - Qualitative research
KW - Undocumented immigrants
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U2 - 10.1007/s10903-014-0124-6
DO - 10.1007/s10903-014-0124-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 25376127
AN - SCOPUS:84941423589
SN - 1557-1912
VL - 17
SP - 1548
EP - 1556
JO - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
JF - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
IS - 5
ER -