Staying Put? The Settlement Experiences of Iranian Immigrants in Halifax
dc.contributor.author | Porter, Wallace J. | |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.degree | Master of Arts | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Sociology & Social Anthropology | en_US |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Received | en_US |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | Dr. Jean-Sébastien Guy | en_US |
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinator | Dr. Howard Ramos | en_US |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Dr. Howard Ramos | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Dr. Elizabeth Fitting | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-09-23T12:52:41Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-09-23T12:52:41Z | |
dc.date.defence | 2010-08-23 | |
dc.date.issued | 2010-09-23 | |
dc.description.abstract | Between 2005 and 2009, Iran became one of the most significant immigrant sending source countries to Nova Scotia. My thesis examines the settlement experiences of Iranian immigrants in Halifax to determine whether they plan on staying in the province. I engage literature on multiculturalism and transnationality as a theoretical framework to explore what influences newcomers in developing a sense of belonging to Canada. By conducting interviews with Iranian immigrants, I found that social network sites are an important tool for integrating and facilitating political organization and transnational activism. Other findings suggest that lack of employment opportunities and dismissal of foreign experience are the main reasons for out-migration. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13093 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Immigration, multiculturalism, transnationalism, Iranians | en_US |
dc.title | Staying Put? The Settlement Experiences of Iranian Immigrants in Halifax | en_US |