Strangers in new homelands the social deconstruction and reconstruction of "home" among immigrants in the diaspora / edited by Michael Baffoe ; with Maria Cheung, Lewis Asimeng-Boahene and Buster Ogbuagu.
| Other author | Baffoe, Michael. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012. |
| Description | ix, 223 pages ; 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The stranger: finding new homes, networks, identities / Leo Driedger -- Latino presence in the US South: an (un)wanted exchange / Carlos Parra -- Human rights education and newcomers: constructing and owning a feeling of home / Stephanie Yamniuk -- Where is "home"? reconstruction of immigrant oases / Leo Driedger -- Differential acculturation and adaptation of immigrant and refugee youth to "new homes" in the diaspora / Patience Togo -- 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 -- The making of a "home": exploring the space of Bangladeshi diasporic restaurants in Toronto / Nafisa Tanjeem -- 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] -- Removing the barriers to new Canadians health disparity: new Canadians health network / Patrick Kereyo and David Flomo. |
| Contents | Newcomers' experience of practitioner stance in social work practice with immigrants and refugees: a call for not-knowing / Jan DeFehr [and others] -- Navigating cross cultural exchanges in an IET bridging program / Lee Anne Block -- Elder abuse and immigration status: is there a connection? Vulnerability and recourse / Sigalit Gal and Jill Hanley -- 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 -- Beloved countries: reflections of a mother's memories of "home" / Patricia Marton -- Perceptions of Canada by Nigerian youths / Charles T. Adeyanju and Temitope B. Oriola -- "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 -- "Invisible minorities" of the Falun Gong community: challenge to social inclusion and integration in Canada / Maria Cheung -- 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2014495191 |
| ISBN | 9781443841368 |
| ISBN | 1443841366 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |