Strangers at the Gate : : The 'Boat People's' First Ten Years in Canada /

Strangers at the Gate : : The 'Boat People's' First Ten Years in Canada / / Morton Beiser.

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Twenty-seven million people in the world are refugees. In this book, Morton Beiser puts readers in touch, emotionally and intellectually, with the reality of refugees in Canada. In the process, he dispels key misconceptions about immigrants in this country and reframes central debates on refugee pol...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
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Beiser, Morton,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]
©1999
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (224 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface: The Costs and Benefits of Compassion
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Adapting in a New World
  • 2. Where Did the Refugees Come From?
  • 3. Southeast Asian Refugees in Canada: Forced to Rely on the Kindness of Others
  • 4. Migration, Resettlement, and Mental Health: Models and Measures
  • 5. How Much Disorder and Who Is at Risk?
  • 6. The Stresses of Resettlement
  • 7. Social Support and Mental Health
  • 8. Splitting Time to Handle Stress
  • 9. Profiles of Success
  • 10. Please See Screaming
  • References
  • Index

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