Displacement caused by war, conflict and persecution affects refugees and asylum seekers in more ways than we can imagine. This article investigates refugees and asylum seekers’ experiences associated with displacement and the effects it has on their social capital. We present findings from a qualitative study that involved a mix of 24 participants, including refugees, asylum seekers, community workers and activists. Cultural probes and semi-structured interviews were adopted in this study. We discuss our findings in four themes: displacement related stressors, acceptance in the host community, access to social resources and technology use by refugees. We discuss examples from our study and offer practical, theoretical and technological design implications that can foster social capital for refugees and asylum seekers.

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重建难民和寻求庇护者的社会资本

战争、冲突和迫害造成的流离失所对难民和寻求庇护者的影响超出我们的想象。本文调查了难民和寻求庇护者与流离失所相关的经历及其对其社会资本的影响。我们展示了一项定性研究的结果，该研究涉及 24 名参与者，包括难民、寻求庇护者、社区工作者和活动家。本研究采用文化调查和半结构化访谈。我们从四个主题讨论我们的发现：与流离失所相关的压力源、收容社区的接受度、获得社会资源的途径以及难民对技术的使用。我们讨论了我们研究中的例子，并提供了可以为难民和寻求庇护者培养社会资本的实践、理论和技术设计意义。