Intergenerational Transnationalism: 1.5 Generation Asian Migrants in New Zealand1 Allen Bartley* and Paul Spoonley** ABSTRACT This paper explores some of the issues associated with the nature of contemporary transnationalism and the particular experiences and strategies of a specific cohort of migrants‚ the 1.5 generation. Based on a study of East Asian migrant adolescents to New Zealand‚ we argue that the experiences and strategies of this generation differ from those of their parents‚ the original
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forces such as discrimination may have an impact‚ it is essentially the individual’s decision to belong. This is shown throughout the two poems ‘Migrant Hostel’ and ‘St Patrick’s College’ by Peter Skrzynecki‚ and the film ‘Looking for Alibrandi’ directed by Kate Woods. Peter Skrzynecki’s ‘Migrant Hostel’ reflects his own personal experiences as a migrant in Australia. The uncertain nature and impermanence of the Hostel creates both a metaphoric and literal barrier to belonging. The juxtaposition
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care and custody. Parents always play an important role in raising children.It is always the big question whether the father or mother is more important in the family. In my opinion‚ they are undoubtedly‚mothers. Women make better parents than men and this is why they have greater role in raising children in most societies. Firstly‚ the child was born of mother. The mother carried the child in her womb for nine months‚ which attaches both of them together. Furthermore‚ the child grow up by mother’s
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country Culture is generally accepted way of doing activities in a society which includes beliefs‚ symbols‚ values‚ behaviour and social organization. Migrants adopt and mix with new culture since culture change in inevitable. There are certain arguments for maintaining one’s native culture in a new country. However‚ it is a defended that migrants should adopt the host country’s culture. This essay will consider the arguments for retaining or not retaining ones culture in the new country. To begin
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Women under the Spotlight Women as Migrant Workers Criticisms against quantitative analyses have accentuated the lack of agency given to migrants by reducing women as numerical values. To remedy this‚ studies have incorporated stories from migrant women. The results portray a paradox; on the one hand‚ participation in the labor market has become liberalizing for female workers. Increased employment prospects (from unpaid work) became a source of personal development and empowerment (Asis‚ Hoang
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bond with place. I believe I have learnt that belonging is the most basic human desire‚ a part of the human condition. In order to achieve true belonging‚ however‚ many feel the need to belong to a particular place. In Peter Skrzynecki’s poem Migrant Hostel‚ and in a feature article in the Sydney Morning Herald titled All at sea in a leaky boat‚ the concept of belonging to self as a human desire is explored through displacement. Displacement is a fundamental
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“The Mother: Remember the children you got that you did not get” Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem “The Mother” is ambiguous and totally unexpected. The narrator starts by speaking about abortion in a very accusatory tone. In the first part of the poem the narrator uses second person language and accuses mothers of getting abortions and talks about how all the mothers will be missing out on seeing their children grow. She is talking to readers about abortions in general. She talks to mothers and patronizes
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MOTHER.THE PAIN OF LOSS.Now I can say with certainty that I had never understood others suffering from unbearable loss of a dear person. For my part it used to be pity‚ compassion. When this happened to me‚ when my dear mother died‚ I started to understand all those people who lost someone they loved. There are perhaps no proper words to describe this pain‚ at least none used on this planet. This intolerable pain which tears you apart‚ which is like a stone on your heart‚ and which make tears run
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The poem ‘Migrant Hostel’ shows feelings of confusion and loss for the persona‚ and how they feel no sense of place or belonging‚ due to the interactions with society and how the society doesn’t want the migrants to be a part of their community. The poem reveals a historical fact through the date and place name‚ this shows that this poem is personal and establishes the reality of this experience. The transient nature shown through the poem is represented by the description in the first stanza‚ ‘comings
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Ever wondered what an immigrant child had lived in the late 60’s‚ while living an abuse life and having a child at 15‚ but at the same time trying to achieving her dreams. In the article‚ “Migrant child to college woman‚” asserts that with a positive mindset of hard work and perseverance you can achieve your dreams even after each fall you have. Maria Cardenas had lived that life‚ she became a women that overcame her abuse life in the past and achieved her goal of earning a degree in education. Cardenas
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