Kurdish Diaspora

Hassanpour, Amir; Mojab, Shahrzad

doi:10.1007/978-0-387-29904-4_21

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“…In the 1970s, new Kurdish diasporic movements took off as a result of political instabilities in the region of Kurdistan (Hassanpour & Mojab 2005). The first Kurdish populations to settle in Northern Europe (particularly in Sweden) date back to this period.…”

Section: The (Mediatised) Diaspora Space Of Kurdish Communities In Fimentioning

confidence: 99%

Homing Desire at the Juncture of Place and Transnational Spaces: <i>The Case of Young Kurds in Finland</i>

Toivanen

Kivisto

2014

Nordic Journal of Migration Research

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Transnational connections and attachments fostered by migrants' offspring between different geographical localities have introduced new dynamics that must be considered in determining how identity formation relates to place. Raised in a transnational field, the way members of the generation-in-between develop a sense of belonging puts into question the centrality of territoriality in understanding the meanings of home and homeland. This paper examines the (digital) transnational ties among young Kurds in Finland and how territorial and non-territorial frames of reference feature in their narratives. The data for this paper derive from interviews conducted with 23 young adults of Kurdish origin currently residing in Finland. Herein we make use of four of these interviews to illustrate in ideal-typical form the variety of ways that young adult members of this diaspora community forge their own identities. The findings indicate that transnational ties represent a form of cultural continuity with one's past in the homeland, while simultaneously raising fundamental issues about what it means to call Finland home.

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Section: The (Mediatised) Diaspora Space Of Kurdish Communities In Fimentioning

confidence: 99%

Homing Desire at the Juncture of Place and Transnational Spaces: <i>The Case of Young Kurds in Finland</i>

Toivanen

Kivisto

2014

Nordic Journal of Migration Research

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“…There are no official figures about the Kurdish population in the West since they are registered as citizens of Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria. Yet, the Kurdish diaspora in the West is estimated to exceed one million immigrants (Hassanpour & Mojab 2005). The last two decades of Kurdish history can be distinguished as a period when the Kurdish diaspora has become politically mobilised on a large scale.…”

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Temporal and Generational Impact on Identity, Home(Land) and Politics of Belonging Among the Kurdish Diaspora

Alinia

Eliassi

2014

Nordic Journal of Migration Research

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The purpose of this article is to examine the experiences of two generations among the Kurdish diaspora in Sweden: those who migrated as adults and those who were born and/or raised in Sweden. The focus will be on issues of identity, home(land) and politics of belonging with regard to generational and temporal aspects. We will argue that there are significant differences among the older and younger generations with regard to their experiences that demand different theoretical and analytical conceptualisations.

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“…Today, around 25 million Kurds live in Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and parts of the former Soviet Union. As a result of various forms of Turkification, Persianization, and Arabization, over one million Kurds have dispersed all over the world and built diasporic communities (Hassanpour & Mojab, 2005).…”

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Imagine Home: Making a Place in Binghamton

Rouen

2019

J Ethn Cult Stud

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Since the early 1990s, Iraqi Kurds have been relocating to the greater Binghamton area in New York State. This study focuses on the growing diasporic Kurdish community in and around Binghamton and their quest to imagine the homeland they left behind as a result of social, economic, and political hardships. The production of this diasporic space has emerged as an attempt to reconstruct their culture and collective identity in the absence of physical and territorially specific aspects of their homeland. Kurdish refugee narratives articulate how collective memory gives voice to the shared Kurdish past, how Kurdish refugees appropriated the space according to their traditional example and kinship structure, and how memories and narratives of the past shape the migrants’ identities, kinship, and everyday practices. The production of diasporic space within the imaginations of these refugees is portrayed here to show their attempt to reconstruct Kurdish culture while lacking the physical characteristics of their homeland. Their successfully reinvented images of homeland and reconstructed culture in diaspora are evidence of the resilience and fluidity of Kurdish culture.

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Kurdish Diaspora

Cited by 25 publications

References 6 publications

Homing Desire at the Juncture of Place and Transnational Spaces: <i>The Case of Young Kurds in Finland</i>

Homing Desire at the Juncture of Place and Transnational Spaces: <i>The Case of Young Kurds in Finland</i>

Temporal and Generational Impact on Identity, Home(Land) and Politics of Belonging Among the Kurdish Diaspora

Imagine Home: Making a Place in Binghamton

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