2011
DOI: 10.1353/ces.2011.0010
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The Shadow of Terrorism: Competing Identities and Loyalties among Tamil Canadians

Abstract: Allegations of terrorism have caused immigrant populations to be questioned with respect to their political identities and their national loyalties. Even among populations that have been raised primarily in their country of settlement, there is a concern regarding their level of attachment to the homeland. The process by which these second generation populations determine their loyalties and identities is complex and dynamic. This paper examines how Tamil Canadians negotiate both their personal and political i… Show more

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“…Their rationale for homeland political engagement was cited primarily as a feeling of connection to the homeland based on a shared ethnic identity, and a desire to protect the homeland from a threat to this identity (e.g. Thurairajah, 2012Thurairajah, , 2017. But what ethnic identity are they connecting to?…”
Section: Discussion: (Re)imagining the Tamil Ethnic Identitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Their rationale for homeland political engagement was cited primarily as a feeling of connection to the homeland based on a shared ethnic identity, and a desire to protect the homeland from a threat to this identity (e.g. Thurairajah, 2012Thurairajah, , 2017. But what ethnic identity are they connecting to?…”
Section: Discussion: (Re)imagining the Tamil Ethnic Identitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Canada began to receive Tamil migrants from Sri Lanka in 1983 after a mass exodus that followed extreme violence and murders of Tamil civilians in what is now known as "Black July" (O'Neill, 2015). For the most part of the 1990's, Sri Lanka quickly rose to become one of the top five source countries for immigration to Canada (Thurairajah, 2011). Many of these immigrants arrived in Canada as refugees, with the remaining migrants arriving through the family class category.…”
Section: The Sri Lankan Tamil Diaspora In Canadamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Indépendant depuis 1948, le Sri Lanka a connu un nombre considérable d'émeutes et de violences, notamment entre Cinghalais et Tamouls 1 . Si certains chercheurs remontent à la colonisation britannique de cette île afin de situer le conflit entre ces deux groupes ethniques (Thurairajah, 2011), d'autres se penchent plutôt sur l'indépendance du pays dans les années 1940 (Wayland, 2004), ainsi que sur le Sinhala Only Act introduit dans les années 1950 2 . Pour contrer les mesures discriminatoires proposées par cette loi, des organisations militantes tamoules commencent à voir le jour (Thiranagama, 2014).…”
Section: Du Conflit Sri Lankais à La Diaspora Tamouleunclassified
“…Cette loi facilite la mise en place de mesures discriminatoires à l'égard de la communauté tamoule sri lankaise, notamment en faisant du cinghalais la seule langue officielle du pays. Par conséquent, le nombre d'employés tamouls dans la fonction publique diminue considérablement et les changements de politiques d'admission dans les écoles compliquent l'accès à l'éducation chez la population tamoule (Wayland, 2004 ;Thurairajah, 2011). tamoul, revendiquant fermement la création d'un État tamoul (Chalk, 1999 ;Van de Voorde, 2005 ;Orjuela, 2012 ;Thiranagama, 2014). En juillet 1983, des affrontements entre des militants des LTTE et des soldats cinghalais à Colombo donnent lieu à des émeutes qui se multiplient par la suite et se propagent ailleurs dans le pays.…”
Section: Du Conflit Sri Lankais à La Diaspora Tamouleunclassified