Jasmine Joy Paloma
Jasmine Joy Paloma is a first-generation college student working toward a major in social work with minors in psychology, sociology, and anthropology. She will graduate in spring 2026.
Since the start of EWU, Jasmine has been on the dean’s list. She has also been involved on the campus at EWU. She served as president of the Asian Student Association Club from 2022 to 2025 and assisted in the club’s establishment.
Jasmine’s areas of interest in research are the history of food, social justice, historical oppression, and diverse groups. She plans to attain her PhD and use it to better serve marginalized communities.
2025 EWU Faculty Research Mentor: Dr. Jason Scully and Dr. Pui-Yan Lam
Community-based Organizations Serving Immigrant and Refugees
Abstract: Within the city of Spokane, there are many community-based organizations that assist immigrants and refugees with resettlement, access to essential resources, and educational workshops. There are various facilitators and barriers within community-based organizations; to better understand these facilitators and barriers we selected 20~ community-based organizations in Spokane County to participate in semi-structured interviews. We will be interviewing individuals in leadership roles as well as employees within these organizations. We hope to identify the specific limitations and facilitators for these non-profits face and offer insights for organizations across Spokane County on how to more effectively support the immigrant and refugee population.
