Finding refuge in Canada : narratives of dislocation /
edited by George Melnyk and Christina Parker.
- 1 online resource (vii, 187 pages) : illustrations (black and white)
- Global peace studies series .
Includes bibliographical references.
Refugees and Canada: Contemporary Issues and Real Stories / Coming to Canada. -- Once a Refugee, Always a Refugee / The Best Place on Earth / From Scars to Stars / Fleeing The Gambia / From LGBTQ+ Activist to Refugee / Canada Responds. -- The Ugandan Asian Expulsion, 1972: A Personal Memoir / Reflecting on the Role of the Mennonite Central Committee in Advocating for Refugees / Operation Lifeline / Sponsoring a Syrian Refugee Family / Finding Welcome off the Refugee Highway / My Experience as a Refugee and Settlement Worker / The Struggle for Inclusion -- From Chilean Refugee to Canadian Citizen / Floating to the Lure of the Promised Land: Tamil Refugees in Canada / Refugee Children in Canadian Schools: The Role of Teachers in Supporting Integration and Inclusion / What We Know, What We Hope: An Afterword / George Melnyk and Christina Parker -- George Melnyk -- Victor Porter -- Flora Terah -- Matida Daffeh -- Boban Stojanović. -- Michael Molloy -- William Janzen -- Howard Adelman -- Katharine Lake Berz and Julia Holland -- Shelley Campagnola -- Eusebio Garcia. -- Pablo Policzer, with an illustrated account by Adam Policzer and Irene Policzer -- Cyrus Sundar Singh -- Christina Parker - -- George Melnyk and Christina Parker.
"Millions of people are displaced each year by war, persecution, and famine and the global refugee population continues to grow. Canada has often been regarded as a benevolent country, welcoming refugees from around the globe. However, refugees have encountered varying kinds of reception in Canada. Finding Refuge in Canada: Narratives of Dislocation is a collection of personal narratives about the refugee experience in Canada. It includes critical perspectives from authors from diverse backgrounds, including refugees, advocates, front-line workers, private sponsors, and civil servants. The narratives collected here confront dominant public discourse about refugee identities and histories and provide deep insight into the social, political, and cultural challenges and opportunities that refugees experience in Canada. Contributors consider Canada's response to various groups of refugees and how Canadian perspectives on war, conflict, and peace are constructed through the refugee support experience. These individual stories humanize the global refugee crisis and challenge readers to reflect on the transformative potential of more equitable policies and processes."--