Strangers in new homelands
Subtitle: the social deconstruction and reconstruction of "home" among immigrants in the diaspora
By: edited by Michael Baffoe ; with Maria Cheung, Lewis Asimeng-Boahene and Buster Ogbuagu
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9781443841368
Subjects: Emigration and immigration; Psychology; Psychological aspects; Social aspects; Home; Immigrants; Identity (Psychology)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The stranger: finding new homes, networks, identities / Leo Driedger; title: Latino presence in the US South: an (un)wanted exchange / Carlos Parra; title: Human rights education and newcomers: constructing and owning a feeling of home / Stephanie Yamniuk; title: Where is "home"? reconstruction of immigrant oases / Leo Driedger; title: Differential acculturation and adaptation of immigrant and refugee youth to "new homes" in the diaspora / Patience Togo; title: The African extended family network as an inhibitor to the reconstruction of "home" among Ghanaian African immigrants in the diaspora / Michael Baffoe and Lewis Asimeng-Boahene; title: The making of a "home": exploring the space of Bangladeshi diasporic restaurants in Toronto / Nafisa Tanjeem; title: Impact of sending remittances on the lives of Filipino and Iranian immigrants to Winnipeg: "sending money back home helps us feel better" / Evelyn Ferguson [and others]; title: Removing the barriers to new Canadians health disparity: new Canadians health network / Patrick Kereyo and David Flomo.; title: Newcomers' experience of practitioner stance in social work practice with immigrants and refugees: a call for not-knowing / Jan DeFehr [and others]; title: Navigating cross cultural exchanges in an IET bridging program / Lee Anne Block; title: Elder abuse and immigration status: is there a connection? Vulnerability and recourse / Sigalit Gal and Jill Hanley; title: Labor market experiences of Korean immigrants in Manitoba and the current policy responses of the Republic of Korea vis-a-vis rapid globalization / Bong-Hwan Kim; title: Beloved countries: reflections of a mother's memories of "home" / Patricia Marton; title: Perceptions of Canada by Nigerian youths / Charles T. Adeyanju and Temitope B. Oriola; title: "Are we there yet?" Articulating the social construction of home, and the politics of integration amongst Quebec-resident Nigerian immigrants: nirvana or perpetual limbo? / Buster C. Ogbuagu; title: "Invisible minorities" of the Falun Gong community: challenge to social inclusion and integration in Canada / Maria Cheung; title: Searching historical identity in strange homelands: the case of the Maratha community of southern Tamilnadu with special reference to Thanjavur, circa 1675-2010 / Usha R. Vijailakshmi.