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Contested Histories And Identities: Romani Refugees In Toronto, Julianna Calder Butler

Digitized Theses

This thesis examines the larger themes and processes involved in identity reconstructions, and the appropriation of labels and categories at various levels as part of a struggle by the Roma against their marginalization and persecution. Through a focus on several significant sites of negotiation and contestation where Romani actors encounter and interface with hegemonic institutions and discourses, including current Canadian immigration policies and media coverage, I propose that “identities” invoke historical narratives, whether individual or collective, and are used in diverse ways. This research on the Roma is also useful in understanding the experiences of other refugees and minorities when …

Contested Histories And Identities: Romani Refugees In Toronto, Julianna Calder Butler

Digitized Theses

This thesis examines the larger themes and processes involved in identity reconstructions, and the appropriation of labels and categories at various levels as part of a struggle by the Roma against their marginalization and persecution. Through a focus on several significant sites of negotiation and contestation where Romani actors encounter and interface with hegemonic institutions and discourses, including current Canadian immigration policies and media coverage, I propose that “identities” invoke historical narratives, whether individual or collective, and are used in diverse ways. This research on the Roma is also useful in understanding the experiences of other refugees and minorities when …

Exploration Of Resettlement Experiences And Transitions To Employment Of South Asian Women, Crystal Arnold

Digitized Theses

Background: Immigrants of South Asian origin are one of the largest groups immigrating to Canada, and females in this group struggle more with resettlement than their male counterparts. There is limited research that understands the nature of occupational transitions in resettlement and the experiences of South Asian women as they transition to employment.

Methods: A phenomenological qualitative study drawing on critical and occupational theoretical perspectives was used to gain a deeper understanding of experiences of occupational transitions to employment of South Asian women. Narrative interviews with four women were completed and interpretive phenomenology was used to guide the analysis.

Findings: …