Browsing by Subject "Refugees"
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Citizenship, Memory, Identity: Life Histories of Palestinian Migrants to Canada
(2019-11-28)My thesis describes the significance of refugee camp experiences on Palestinian migrants to Canada. I portray the ways in which political solidarity and individual aspirations relate though life history interviews with ... -
Home in the Garden: A Case Study of the Lhotsampa Refugee Community’s Use of a Community Garden in Halifax, Nova Scotia
(2016-08-26)In 2011, the Lhotsampa refugees from Bhutan who live in Halifax, Nova Scotia, worked with an immigrant services group to institute the Glen Garden community garden. Participation in the garden is especially important to ... -
I COULD STAY HERE FOREVER… IF I FIND A JOB: EXPERIENCES OF INTEGRATION AND MARGINALIZATION OF YOUTH FROM REFUGEE BACKGROUNDS IN HALIFAX
(2018-04-27)This study examines the experiences of integration and marginalization of six youth from refugee backgrounds living in Halifax. The research identifies formal and informal supports they access as well as barriers and ... -
LED OUT INTO A LARGER PLACE: REV. ERNEST CROSSLEY HUNTER AND THE PREACHING OF JEWISH~CHRISTIAN BROTHERHOOD INTO CANADA, 1928-1939
(2020-08-28)This thesis explores the preached theology of Rev. Ernest Crossley Hunter between 1928 and 1939 as a significant contribution to The United Church of Canada's efforts to respond to Canada's barring of Jewish refugees from ... -
RESETTLEMENT CHALLENGES AND GENDER: A CASE STUDY OF LIBERIAN REFUGEES IN NOVA SCOTIA
(2011-01-04)This Master’s level research project investigates how gender shapes the resettlement challenges that liberian refugees have faced in Nova Scotia. The study investigates the impact of the reframing of gender relations during ... -
‘Success’ Stories, Government Public Relations, and the Resettlement of South East Asian Refugees in Canada 1979-1980
(2020-05-15)Between July 1979 and May 1980, the Canadian Employment and Immigration Commission undertook an extensive public relations campaign related to the resettlement of South East Asian refugees in Canada. This thesis sheds light ... -
UNDERSTANDING ACCESS TO POSTNATAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR RESETTLED SYRIAN REFUGEE WOMEN IN NOVA SCOTIA: BARRIERS, FACILITATORS, AND NEED FOR SERVICES
(2021-08-16)This manuscript-based thesis explores access to healthcare and the availability and use of informal supports for resettled Syrian refugee women during the postnatal period. This thesis took a qualitative approach, using ... -
Violence Against Refugee Women and Mitigation Programs: Highlighting the Perspectives of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
(2018-08-28)Refugee women and girls are among those most vulnerable to violence. This thesis examines how Syrian refugees view efforts to prevent and address such violence in their host community. Through interviews with both NGO staff ...
