Twice Migrated, Twice Displaced explores the lives of Gulf South
Asians who arrived in the Greater Toronto Area from India and Pakistan
via Persian Gulf countries such as the United Arab Emirates and Saudi
Arabia. Like most modern migration, their journey was not point A to
point B, but rather it was a two- or three-step process. Drawing on
in-depth interviews, Tania Das Gupta reveals the multiple migration
patterns of this unique group, and the class, gender, racial, and
religious discrimination they have encountered both during their
journey and upon arrival in Canada. She analyzes themes such as class
mobility, the formation of transnational families, and identities in a
post-9/11 context. More broadly, she asks how the Canadian labour
market affects transnationalism and if immigrants are being strategic
in their use of step migration and transnational living practices. Das
Gupta concludes that neoliberal economies in South Asia, the Gulf, and
Canada create conditions for flexible labour by privatizing and
diminishing social welfare. As migrants then search for employment,
families are split across borders – making those relationships more
precarious. The result is the development of ambivalent, hybrid
identities – with implications for community building, diaspora,
citizenship, and migrants’ sense of belonging in Canada.
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Indian and Pakistani Transnational Households in Canada
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780774865692
Publisert
2021
Utgiver
University of British Columbia Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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