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Finding refuge in Canada : narratives of dislocation / edited by George Melnyk & Christina Parker.

Melnyk, George, (editor.). Parker, Christina, (editor.).

Summary:

Canada has often been regarded as a benevolent country, welcoming refugees from around the globe. However, refugees entering the country have encountered a spectrum of reactions. Collecting personal narratives from refugees, sponsors, activists, and civil servants, Finding Refuge in Canada offers critical perspectives on the social, political, and cultural challenges faced by refugees to Canada. The authors demonstrate how national attitudes toward globalism emerge from and shape the country's experience with dislocated peoples. Humanizing this international crisis, these stories invite readers to imagine the possibilities of a more equitable future.

"Millions of people are displaced each year by war, persecution, and famine and the global refugee population continues to grow. Canada has often been regarded as a benevolent country, welcoming refugees from around the globe. However, refugees have encountered varying kinds of reception in Canada. Finding Refuge in Canada: Narratives of Dislocation is a collection of personal narratives about the refugee experience in Canada. It includes critical perspectives from authors from diverse backgrounds, including refugees, advocates, front-line workers, private sponsors, and civil servants. The narratives collected here confront dominant public discourse about refugee identities and histories and provide deep insight into the social, political, and cultural challenges and opportunities that refugees experience in Canada. Contributors consider Canada's response to various groups of refugees and how Canadian perspectives on war, conflict, and peace are constructed through the refugee support experience. These individual stories humanize the global refugee crisis and challenge readers to reflect on the transformative potential of more equitable policies and processes." -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781771993012
Physical Description: vii,187 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Edmonton, AB : AU Press, [2021]
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Refugees and Canada: Contemporary Issues and Real Stories / George Melnyk and Christina Parker -- Part One: Coming to Canada -- Once a Refugee, Always a Refugee / George Melnyk -- The Best Place on Earth / Victor Porter -- From Scars to Stars / Flora Terah -- Fleeing The Gambia / Matida Daffeh -- From LGBTQ+ Activist to Refugee / Boban Stojanović -- Part Two: Canada Responds -- The Ugandan Asian Expulsion, 1972: A Personal Memoir / Michael Molloy -- Reflecting on the Role of the Mennonite Central Committee in Advocating for Refugees / William Janzen -- Operation Lifeline / Howard Adelman -- Sponsoring a Syrian Refugee Family / Katharine Lake Berz and Julia Holland -- Finding Welcome off the Refugee Highway / Shelley Campagnola -- My Experience as a Refugee and Settlement Worker / Eusebio Garcia -- Part Three: The Struggle for Inclusion -- From Chilean Refugee to Canadian Citizen / Pablo Policzer, with an illustrated account by Adam Policzer and Irene Policzer -- Floating to the Lure of the Promised Land: Tamil Refugees in Canada / Cyrus Sundar Singh -- Refugee Children in Canadian Schools: The Role of Teachers in Supporting Integration and Inclusion / Christina Parker -- What We Know, What We Hope: An Afterword / George Melnyk and Christina Parker.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Issued also in electronic format.