Guidelines: In a 10- to 12-page, double-spaced paper (in APA style), 12-point A

Guidelines: In a 10- to 12-page, double-spaced paper (in APA style), 12-point Arial or Times New Roman font, narrate your experiences, reactions, and insights with each of the parts of this assignment. Be sure to clearly delineate each part (i.e., use the sub/headings provided below), and discuss what you did/read/watched/asked. You need to include in-text citations for sources you have relied on, as well as present a reference list (Note: all in APA style). You must include a minimum of 5+ external sources that are peer-reviewed journal articles, scholarly texts, or credible professional texts (e.g., White Paper). The following headings and questions must guide your final paper narration:
1. Chosen Community (1st generation Ukrainian Christian Individuals in Sacramento, CA)
a. Describe the criterion through which you have defined your community of interest.
b. Describe your social location with this community and how this position affects your role and responsibility to this community (i.e., are you an ally or other relation)?

2. Background-Learn about the trajectory in brief of your population. Locate and review a few sources regarding the current social and health disparities within your chosen community. You may use articles, books, the internet, or other relevant sources. Highly recommend information and data from the U.S Census and other social epidemiology reports (Public health reports from the State of CA, CDC, NIH, NIMH, SAMHSA).

a. How have various forms of oppression affected this community (e.g., racism, hetero/sexism, ageism, ableism, White privilege)? How do you know this?
b. What are some resultant socio-economic problems and/or mental / health conditions due to these oppressive forces? This should be derived from empirical research, as well as credible sources that have the authority to draw associations, correlations, and conclusions.
3. Cultural Artifact- Procure one cultural artifact (a story or short YouTube video) that illustrates the lived experiences of your chosen community or is produced by members of your chosen community.
a. How does the text represent this community? What are the limitations?
b. Discuss two instances of how power/privilege and oppression operate within this community. For example, what sorts of microaggressions, discriminatory practices or other prejudices do you observe?
4. Conclusion
a. Summarize your learning about this community. What are the meta- (or “big-picture”) understandings that you have obtained?
i. How does your project, in-part or at-large, link to 202 inclusive of readings, exercises, and other course content? Be specific and cite your sources.
b. What might you have done differently?
i. What are the limitations of your analysis?
ii. What questions remain for you?
c. What have you learned about yourself and your identity (or identities)? How has your belief system been challenged? Been expanded?
d. How has this project informed your understandings of social work? What ethics or practices do you anticipate carrying with you as you develop your practice as a social worker?
5. References
a. Be sure to follow APA formatting.
b. Be sure to cite materials from class (e.g., concepts, keywords, definitions, key leaders, movements, etc.)
6. Appendix
a. Cite or take a picture of the chosen Cultural Artifact.
b. Cite the date/time, place, and parameters of the Cultural Immersion event.
c. Insert the interview questions that guided your conversation with your Cultural Informant.