Taking a Language Detour: How International Migrants Speaking a Minority Language Seek COVID-Related Information in Their Host Countries. (arXiv:2209.02903v2 [cs.CY] UPDATED)

Information seeking is crucial for people's self-care and wellbeing in times
of public crises. Extensive research has investigated empirical understandings
as well as technical solutions to facilitate information seeking by domestic
citizens of affected regions. However, limited knowledge is established to
support international migrants who need to survive a crisis in their host
countries. The current paper presents an interview study with two cohorts of
Chinese migrants living in Japan (N=14) and the United States (N=14).
Participants reflected on their …

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