The struggle for belonging: Forming and reforming identities among 1.5- generation asylum seekers and refugees

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Sourced from:: Refugee Studies Centre
Author/Creator:: Kebede, Sewite S.
Publisher:: Refugee Studies Centre (RSC)
Publisher Type:: Academic/Research Institute
Publisher Url:: http://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk
Description:: Issues of identity can be tricky for refugees, asylum seekers and other immigrants in general. From an essentialist perspective, finding oneself dislocated from the place where one was born and grew up, from the community where one’s ancestors had deep connections and ties, and perhaps where one feels that one belongs, is difficult to deal with. This paper asks: in what ways do people of the 1.5-generation in the diaspora represent themselves, and what are the ways in which they negotiate and construct their identities?
Language:: English
Subject:: Identity
Subject:: Second generation migrants
Subject:: Ethnic and national groups
Subject:: Refugees
Coverage Geography:: Universal
Coverage Geography:: Ethiopia
Coverage Geography:: United States
Date Created:: 01/12/2010
Date Reliable:: Yes
Date Available:: 13/01/2011
Item Type:: Working papers
Item Type:: Dissertations
Relation:: RSC Working Paper No. 70
Relation Requires:: Adobe Acrobat
Format Medium:: PDF
Format Medium:: TXT
Format Extent:: 31 p.
Rights:: Cleared
FMO Status:: Live