Do Countries of Origin Contribute to Socio-cultural Integration of Migrants Abroad?

Gsir, Sonia

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-56176-9_7

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“…Integration policies prove more successful when they adopt a whole-of-community strategy and when everyone involved, including local, regional, and national authorities as well as immigrants and the society that accepts them, has an in-depth comprehension of their responsibilities (Örgütü, 2017). In contrast, Gsir (2017) recalls that immigrants' familiarity with the host tongue, attitudes towards the host culture, and sense of cultural belonging are all crucial for their social integration into the host society. The importance of learning the host tongue is additionally emphasised by Zou and Deng (2022) as a means of achieving economic success, which then leads to social integration.…”

Section: Integration Of Immigrants In the Host Societymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Rere Āwhio

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Rere Āwhio is concerned with research and current topical issues relating to fields in higher vocational and professional tertiary education which are relevant to our programmes at OPAIC, whether focused on New Zealand or an international context. Of particular interest are submissions concerning applied management, information technology, construction, foundational English and related fields. Submissions regarding transdisciplinary issues are also very welcome, such as bicultural responsiveness in education, sustainability, pedagogical models, classroom practice, and online learning. Rere Āwhio may consider submissions outside of those fields provided they are clearly linked to at least one of OPAIC's programmes of study. The journal aims to build a community of practice amongst researchers and students from an array of New Zealand institutions and with wider global networks.

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Section: Integration Of Immigrants In the Host Societymentioning

confidence: 99%

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2023

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“…In recent times, we have begun to see more qualitative approaches to exploring acculturation processes through the perspectives of immigrants themselves: “How they integrate or separate the old and new cultures in their sense of identity and belonging?” For example, using interviews and focus groups with young Muslims in New Zealand, Stuart and Ward (2011) explored how Muslim youths achieved balance in identity by incorporating different aspects of the self (social, religious, ethnic, and national) in various contexts, through pictorial descriptions of their identities. Similarly, Gsir (2017) explored the sociocultural aspects of integration during immigrants’ settlement in Europe, through the lens of social interactions between immigrants and people from the national cultural group in different social contexts, such as intermarriages, interethnic friendships, and encounters in the neighborhood. She concluded that sociocultural integration can occur in immigrants’ interactions with the larger society, and emphasized the importance of examining sociocultural interactions to understanding identity negotiation.…”

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The Dynamics of Acculturation Among Older Immigrants in Australia

Liu

Dane

Gallois

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Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

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This study explores different acculturation pathways that older immigrants follow, and the social/cultural identities they claim (or do not claim), as they live and age in Australia. Data were collected from 29 semi-structured, in-depth interviews with older immigrants (65+ years) from nine cultural backgrounds. We used participants’ self-defined cultural identity to explore how these cultural identities were enacted in different contexts. Mapping self-defined cultural identity with narratives about what participants do in relation to ethnic and host cultures, we found three dynamic acculturation pathways: (a) identifying with the ethnic culture while embracing aspects of Australian culture, (b) identifying with Australian culture while participating in the ethnic culture, and (c) identifying with both cultures while maintaining the way of life of the ethnic culture. These pathways show that acculturation strategies are not necessarily consistent with self-defined identity, within the same individual or over time. Rather, the participants’ narratives suggest that their life in the settlement country involves ongoing negotiation across people, culture, and relationships. The findings highlight the importance for acculturation research to be situated in the context in which immigrants find themselves, to capture the nuances of these dynamic acculturation experiences.

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“…Developing friendships with members of other ethnic groups is an especially important indicator of social relations extending beyond the immigrant community. Such relationships increase the likelihood of intermarriage among immigrants and their children (Gsir 2017).…”

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Mexican Migrant Integration in the United States, 1965–2015

Lindstrom¹

2019

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Scie

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This article uses 20 years of survey data from the Mexican Migration Project to describe how the experiences of Mexico-U.S. migrants have changed over time. I use survey questions about migrants’ experiences on their last U.S. trip to develop composite indices of six integration domains, and then estimate random intercept linear regression models with individual-, family-, and community-level characteristics to explain variations in Mexican migrant integration. I find that, over time, Mexican migrant linguistic and social integration has steadily increased, whereas integration in other family and economic domains changed little or not at all. Results from the multivariate models show the importance of human capital to integration across the multiple domains. Higher education, more time spent in the country of destination, and being male are all strongly associated with higher levels of integration. I also find evidence that both family and community migration networks facilitate integration.

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Do Countries of Origin Contribute to Socio-cultural Integration of Migrants Abroad?

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