Resettlement of Vietnamese-Chinese Refugees in Montreal, Canada: Some Socio-Psychological Problems and Dilemmas

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Title
Resettlement of Vietnamese-Chinese Refugees in Montreal, Canada: Some Socio-Psychological Problems and Dilemmas
Abstract
The authors analyze data collected during phase three of their four-phase longitudinal study of adaptation of Indochinese refugees in Montreal between 1975 and 1981. Three areas were identified for the third phase of their study: stress in sponsor-refugee relations, dreams, and refugees’ preoccupation with the past. The sponsor-refugee relations were conceptualized as a master-dependent relation underlined by a status difference and a cognitive gap which an affective bond could not bridge. The authors analysis of dreams and routine thought processes of the refugees revealed a recurring theme: an obsessive mental concern with separation from family members, and a strong wish for family reunification. Their mourning over what was lost or left behind in Vietnam seemed to have interfered with their adaption to life in Canada.
Publication
Canadian Ethnic Studies / Études ethniques au Canada
Volume
Vol. 15
Issue
no. 1
Pages
1-17
Date
1983
Language
en
Citation
Chan, Kwok B., and Lawrence Lam. “Resettlement of Vietnamese-Chinese Refugees in Montreal, Canada: Some Socio-Psychological Problems and Dilemmas.” Canadian Ethnic Studies / Études ethniques au Canada Vol. 15, no. 1 (1983): 1–17.
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