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Key findings: 1) Canadian multiculturalism was critiqued as unresponsive to the needs and interests of Black African immigrant students and not supportive of their identity reclamation. 2) African Indigenous knowledge is a significant part of the identity of Black African immigrant students and the acknowledgment and v...
Community organizations NA Gaps identified NA Key recommendations NA Key findings Opportunity for employment in Canada and permanent residence is a key motivation for family sponsorship of their children’s undergraduate education in Canada. There is little interest expressed by the students and their parents abou...
Gaps identified Most studies on immigrant experiences focus on challenges and immigrants’ sense of exclusion rather than their resilience Key recommendations NA Key findings The youth pointed to African ethnic community associations and religious groups as sites and means of inclusion because they provide 1) spaces...
Key findings African immigrants engage in a variety of parenting practices that include those informed by their cultural background as well as ‘new’ approaches, adopted in Canada. The authors describe three approaches to parenting/child discipline: corporal (i.e. spanking and pinching, and more severe pract...
Key recommendations Need for further research into the topic Need to develop predictive tools that can identify women at most risk of experiencing poor outcomes that come as the result of not having a female care provider during childbirth Key findings Immigrant women prefer to have a female physician for obste...
Location Edmonton, Alberta Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? NA Key findings The workshop held in Edmonton helped develop a plan to engage in developing an effective, culturally appropriate oral health educational program for parents of young children from new...
Key findings Young African immigrants (~15 years old, some are younger) often enter the labour market because of their precarious economic status. While working, they also have to manage their time attending school. In some cases, such as the one seen in small town Alberta of Brooks, these worker-students come from oth...
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