GEOG 2210 Lecture Notes - Salah
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Opening statement: political culture in immigrant diaspora of immigrant receiving country has huge impact on what happens there, thereafter. Berns-mcgowan speaks on interviews she did with two diasporic. Somalia communities one in uk, one in canada; they are now: generation 1. 5. Everyone who moved into diaspora experience trauma. Interviewees responded: 5 daily prayers was the one thing they could hold onto. Women were afraid of their children losing their religion. They formed their own religious groups in the context of their diaspora. Both communities experienced similar things: racism, etc. Canada: you can be both canadian and somali. Uk: you can only be somali (never become british) Big difference in sense of connection to society. Canada: engaged in politics, learn english, want to learn french. Uk: didn"t care about politics, feelings of alienation, indifference. Being canadian aligning with other canadian women, learning their practices. 1. 5 generation = born in other country, but grew up and socialized in.
