Oral Presentations
Presentation Type
Presentation
Faculty Mentor’s Full Name
Jason Triche
Faculty Mentor’s Department
Management Information Systems
Abstract / Artist's Statement
The resettlement of Ukrainian and Russian peoples in Montana has been infrequently documented outside of personal anecdotes and narratives, shrouding the experience of resettling in Missoula for peoples with an Eastern Slavic background. As more emigrees arrive in Missoula from Ukrainian and Russian regions, the benefit of collecting and analyzing former emigrees’ experiences and resettlement strategies becomes more critical for the operations of Missoula-based non-profits and local policymakers. Analyzing written responses from multi-prompt questionnaires and utilizing native natural language processing techniques, this paper presents an analysis of the resettlement of Ukrainian and Russian emigrees in Missoula. Questionnaires examine key factors surrounding emigrees’ resettlement, including their social life, housing, perceptions of Montana, and current events in their home country. Further, responses are evaluated through natural language processing, which provides a sentiment of the responses and highlights key attitudes on specific questionnaire topics. This paper showcases the variety of emigree backgrounds that comprise the Ukrainian and Russian communities in Missoula, Montana.
Category
Humanities
Sentiments of Slavic Resettlement in Montana
UC 330
The resettlement of Ukrainian and Russian peoples in Montana has been infrequently documented outside of personal anecdotes and narratives, shrouding the experience of resettling in Missoula for peoples with an Eastern Slavic background. As more emigrees arrive in Missoula from Ukrainian and Russian regions, the benefit of collecting and analyzing former emigrees’ experiences and resettlement strategies becomes more critical for the operations of Missoula-based non-profits and local policymakers. Analyzing written responses from multi-prompt questionnaires and utilizing native natural language processing techniques, this paper presents an analysis of the resettlement of Ukrainian and Russian emigrees in Missoula. Questionnaires examine key factors surrounding emigrees’ resettlement, including their social life, housing, perceptions of Montana, and current events in their home country. Further, responses are evaluated through natural language processing, which provides a sentiment of the responses and highlights key attitudes on specific questionnaire topics. This paper showcases the variety of emigree backgrounds that comprise the Ukrainian and Russian communities in Missoula, Montana.