Canadians Under Suspicion

Thurairajah, Kalyani

doi:10.1007/978-94-6300-208-0_11

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“…In other cases, ethnic and religious conflict in the homeland, and the hostland's responses to it could be instrumental in shaping identities and/or levels of belonging. For example, Thurairajah's (2015, 2017) research on Tamil immigrants in Canada suggests that mainstream perceptions of and the Canadian state's response to the civil war in Sri Lanka were salient in how Tamil Canadians thought of themselves and their host country. The study demonstrates that overall, the Canadian state's “labeling the Tamil Tigers as terrorists did not weaken the diaspora's ties with the homeland” (Thurairajah, 2015, p.183).…”

Section: Hostland Homeland Silenced Pastsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For example, Thurairajah's (2015, 2017) research on Tamil immigrants in Canada suggests that mainstream perceptions of and the Canadian state's response to the civil war in Sri Lanka were salient in how Tamil Canadians thought of themselves and their host country. The study demonstrates that overall, the Canadian state's “labeling the Tamil Tigers as terrorists did not weaken the diaspora's ties with the homeland” (Thurairajah, 2015, p.183). Relatedly, individuals’ affective connection to their Tamil identity remained strong.…”

Section: Hostland Homeland Silenced Pastsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Yet, the state's actions as well as the reactions of non‐Tamil Canadians on the mainstream media did have an impact on individuals’ ties to their hostland. More specifically, Thurairajah (2015) observes that for some, the host society's responses to the conflict in Sri Lanka led to a weakening of their connections to Canada.…”

Section: Hostland Homeland Silenced Pastsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Homeland is then (re)discovered in a novel way. In this way, it is not what is unfolding inside the homeland that carries salience for migrants (Shams, 2017; Thurairajah, 2015) but the unearthing of the silenced pasts.…”

Section: Homeland Experiences and Engagements With The Past In The Ne...mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Engagements with the Past and Armenians' Settlement Journeys in Canada

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2023

Canadian Review of Sociology

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Examinations of migrants' experiences have traditionally been confined to host country experiences. More recent studies consider the homeland-hostland relationship as a dynamic one, while also paying attention to the impact of events that happen outside these two landscapes. This article seeks to build on these latter works by considering the homeland-hostland connection from a different angle and argues that, when it happens, the post-migration discovery of homeland communal and personal histories results in salient personal transformations. Moreover, these hostland experiences are largely facilitated by encounters with the larger ethnic community. The examination draws upon data collected on Armenian migrants from Turkey to Canada. RésuméLes examens des expériences des migrants se sont traditionnellement limités aux expériences du pays d'accueil.Des études plus récentes considèrent la relation entre le pays d'origine et le pays d'accueil comme une relation dynamique, tout en prêtant attention à l'impact des événements qui se produisent en dehors de ces deux paysages. Cet article cherche à s'appuyer sur ces derniers travaux en considérant le lien entre le pays d'origine et

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Section: Hostland Homeland Silenced Pastsmentioning

confidence: 99%