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Canadian perspectives on immigration in small cities /

This book examines immigration to small cities throughout Canada. It explores the distinct challenges brought about by the influx of people to urban communities which typically have less than 100,000 residents. The essays are organized into four main sections: partnerships, resources, and capacities...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bonifacio, Glenda Tibe, 1963- (Editor ), Drolet, Julie, 1971- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Cham] : Springer, [2017]
Colección:International perspectives on migration ; 12.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Welcoming and Inclusive Communities and Workplaces Program (WICWP) : the case in Thompson-Nicola Region, British Columbia / Julie L. Drolet
  • Working together : collaborative response to welcoming newcomers in Brandon, Manitoba / Ryan Gibson, Jill Bucklaschuk, and Robert C. Annis
  • Local immigration partnerships : how is Peterborough engaged with immigrant integration? / Michael C.K. Ma
  • (Mis)givings in a prairie city? Identity and belonging of Filipina (im)migrants in Lethbridge, Alberta / Glenda Tibe Bonifacio
  • Conflict and negotiation : transnational ties and competing identities of Chinese immigrants in Kamloops, British Columbia / Yaying Zhang
  • Sense of place amongst immigrant and refugee women in Kingston and Peterborough, Ontario / Cheryl Sutherland
  • Why networks matter and how they work? The role of social networks in attracting and retaining immigrants in small cities / Swarna Weerasinghe, Alexandra Dobrowolsky, Nicole Gallant, Evangelia Tastsoglou, Ather H. Akbari, Pauline Gardiner Barber, and Lloydetta Quaicoe
  • Health and social inequities of visible minority immigrant women in St. John's : a critical population health perspective / Sylvia Reitmanova and Diana L. Gustafson
  • Immigration in the Niagara Region : youth perspectives of the small city / Jennifer Ajandi and Melenie Neamtz
  • Dilemmas and challenges of democratic participation of immigrants in small Atlantic Canadian communities / Ottilia Chareka
  • Relationship between school and immigrant families in French-language minority communities in Moncton, New Brunswick : parents' perceptions of their children's integration / Aïcha Benimmas, Fadila Boutouchent, and Lamine Kamano
  • Challenges of Francophone immigration in Northern Ontario communities : the cases of Hearst, Timmins, and Kapuskasing / Aurélie Lacassagne
  • The "regionalization" of immigration in Quebec : shaping experiences of newcomers in small cities and towns / Jill Hanley.