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Overview
Courses: Social Work | Immigration and Migration Studies | Refugess Studies|
Unsettled Settlers blends theory and practice to prepare social service workers for front-line work with immigrants and refugees. Each chapter offers strategies for practical intervention required for front-line practitioners. Reflective questions and case studies are peppered throughout the book to engage and immerse the reader in the lived realities of immigrants, refugees, non-status and racialized persons. The multiplicity of their stories reveals how deeply their lives are interwoven in government laws, policies, and organizational practices in Canada.
Preview Contents
Introduction – Soheila Pashang 1
PART ONE – IMMIGRATION POLICIES
Chapter 1: A Race-Based Analysis of Canada’s Immigration Policy – Avvy Go 15
Chapter 2: The Impact of Immigration and Refugee Laws on Children and Youth in Canada – Geraldine Sadoway 31
Chapter 3: Sexual Minorities, Migration, and the Remaining Boundaries of Canadian Immigration and Refugee Laws – Nicole LaViolette 63
PART TWO – SETTLEMENT SECTORS AND BEST PRACTICES
Chapter 4: History of Settlement Services in Ontario – Debbie Douglas & Amy Casipullai 89
Chapter 5: Doing Anti-Oppressive Settlement Work: A Critical Framework for Practice – Jennifer Clarke 115
PART THREE – MULTICULTURALISM, RACIAL EQUITY AND ANTI-RACIST EDUCATION
Chapter 6: Multiculturalism and Citizenship in Canada as Policy and Discourse: Approaches and Challenges – Salah Hassanpour 141
Chapter 7: Canadian Citizenship By Way Of Grant – Who Deserves To Belong? – Cornelia Mazgarean 159
Chapter 8: The Relevance of Anti-Racist Education – George J. Sefa Dei 175
PART FOUR – HEALTH CONDITIONS OF IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES
Chapter 9: Putting More “Social” in the Social Determinants of Health: A Roadmap to an Inclusive Approach – Soheila Pashang 199
Chapter 10: Mental Health Problems of Refugees Who Have Suffered Trauma – Donald Payne 221
PART FIVE – THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Chapter 11: Myths and Realities: Intersections of the Criminal Justice System with Immigration Status –Siavosh Pashang & Soheila Pashang 237
Chapter 12: Violence against Immigrant and Refugee Women – Angie Arora 261
PART SIX – HOUSING NEEDS OF IMMIGRANTS
Chapter 13: The Legitimacy of Canadian Sanctuary: Civil Disobedience or Platform for Human Rights Dialogue? – Lisa Min 285
Chapter 14: Refugee Houses: Addressing the Immediate Housing Needs of Refugees in Toronto – Philip Ackerman, Francisco Rico & Loly Rico 305
Chapter 15: Experiences of Homelessness among Women and Families with Precarious Status in Toronto – Emily Paradis 325
PART SEVEN – EMPLOYMENT
Chapter 16: Historical and Current Labour Market Experience of Racialized Immigrants in Canada: Advancing Structural Intervention – Ajamu Nangwaya 349
Chapter 17: Persistent Challenges and Possible Solutions: Skilled Immigrant Employment in Canada – Sophia Lowe & Kuziva Ziramba 371
Meet your Author
Soheila Pashang is a Professor and Co-ordinator at Seneca College, Social Service Worker – Immigrant and Refugee program. For the past two decades, Soheila has worked with various organizations serving immigrants and refugees, and she is recognized for her dedication to front-line work
