“Children are going on a Different Path”: Youth Identity from the Bangladeshi Immigrant Parents’ Perspective

Islam, Farah; Sultana, Anjum; Qasim, Syeda; Kozak, Mari; Tamim, Hani; Khanlou, Nazilla

doi:10.1007/s11469-019-00148-4

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“…South Asian immigrants struggling to achieve economic integration in Canada face increased intergenerational tension and isolation when their children begin to adapt to the new culture and become strangers to them (Islam et al, 2020(Islam et al, , 2021Shariff, 2009). There is strong evidence that compounding layers of structural barriers and discriminations (racism in hiring processes, non-recognition of international credentials, language barriers, information barriers, limited social connection and social support system) prevent racialized and immigrant communities in Canada from obtaining well-paid, meaningful employment in their field.…”

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South Asian youth mental health in Peel Region, Canada: Service provider perspectives

Islam

Qasim²,

Ali

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Transcult Psychiatry

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The Peel Region of Toronto, Canada is home to over a third of the province's South Asian population. Youth are at a vulnerable time period in terms of their mental health. South Asian youth populations may face additional challenges to their mental health such as acculturative stress, intergenerational conflict, and racism and discrimination. This qualitative study set out to understand the mental health concerns and service access barriers experienced by South Asian youth populations in the Peel Region of Toronto, Canada from the perspective of mental health service providers. In-depth semi-structured interviews were carried out with mental health service providers (n = 22) who work with South Asian youth living in Peel Region. Thematic analysis was used to elucidate themes related to mental health stressors and service access barriers experienced by youth. According to mental health service providers, South Asian youth navigate a number of unique stressors related to the domains of culture, religion, and family dynamics, experiences of discrimination, the impact of migration, beliefs around mental illness and help-seeking, help-seeking trajectories and therapy recommendations, and lastly, sex differences. Mental health service providers outlined steps needed to effectively address the unique mental health challenges, best practice guidelines, and recommendations for working with South Asian youth, families, and communities to provide a practical and nuanced overview on how a multi-level strategy for mental health care can effectively meet the needs of South Asian youth populations.

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South Asian youth mental health in Peel Region, Canada: Service provider perspectives

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Qasim²,

Ali

et al. 2022

Transcult Psychiatry

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“…While older generations can retain their mother tongue, the younger and second generations often lose their ability to speak, read, or write fluently because of the dominance of English (Al-Azami, 2013). For second-generation Bangladeshi youth, the importance of Bangla is often reiterated throughout youths' lives, given that their parents or grandparents have felt the impacts of language retention throughout their own lives, it is then passed throughout the generations (Islam et. al., 2019).…”

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“…Regarding youths' internal influences inside of their homes and both communities that they belong to (e.g., the Canadian and Bangladeshi community), they also experience several influences on their identity formation as they grow up with parental influences or varying cultural experiences. As young children, youth's identities are mainly formed by parents as they act as the main socializing agents (Brittian & Lerner, 2013), so they often form their identities by shadowing their parents' views on culture, language, or food (Islam et. al., 2019).…”

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“…Their inabilities to perform certain aspects of their Bangladeshi or Canadian identities can be derived from the identity choices they had made in their adolescence. Tyyskä (2014) highlights how youth primarily construct their identities during adolescence as they develop their own "sense of self and identity" (Tyyskä, 2014, p. 9), which often diverges from their parents' beliefs or ideals as youth encounter far more influences onto their identities outside of the home (Islam et. al., 2019).…”

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"The Spaces in Between": Exploring Second-generation Youth Identity: A Case Study of Bangladeshi-Canadian Youth in Toronto

Ahmed

2024

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<p>This study explores the experiences of second-generation Bangladeshi-Canadian youth when it comes to identity construction and their sense of belongingness. Through interviews with three Bangladeshi-Canadian youth (ages, 18-24), this study sought out to answer the primary research questions: (i) What elements of their social identities are important to the secondgeneration Bangladeshi-Canadian youth in the GTA? (ii) Do they identify with hybrid or hyphenated identities? (iii) To what extent does discrimination or exclusion either from the Bangladeshi or Canadian community influences the formation of their identities? The analysis suggests that Bangladeshi-Canadian youth identify with a hyphenated identity in which they have constructed through several influences they have experienced inside of their homes and ethnic cultures, and outside within the dominant Canadian society. Youths' hybrid identities exemplify their skilled abilities to navigate between two dominant cultures, shifting their identities when necessary, and creating their own definitions of identity in the spaces between.</p>

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“…Many South Asian immigrant parents viewed co-gendered socialization, alcohol consumption and female western dress as elements of American culture they found incongruent with the Islamic faith (Ghaffar-Kucher, 2015). Furthermore, some South Asian immigrant parents recognized that their children were dishonest about engaging in mainstream western culture and noted that their children had veered so far away from their expectations that they no longer recognized who they had become (Islam et al, 2021). Adoption of western promoted activities by youth and young adult members were viewed negatively by many immigrant parents as moving away from their faith and culture.…”

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Brown girl magic: an action research study using WhatsApp to overcome barriers of awareness and access to out-of-the-classroom experiences for Bangladeshi and Pakistani female immigrant and first-generation (BPFIF) college students

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This action research study aimed to understand and overcome barriers of awareness and access to outof-the-classroom experiences for Bangladeshi and Pakistani female immigrant and first-generation (BPFIF) students at North Richmond College, a large urban public college located in the Northeastern United States. The study unfolded in two cycles entailing an analysis of the problem of practice followed by implementation of action step activities. Cycle 1 analysis found that South Asian female immigrant (SAFI) students at North Richmond encountered obstacles that immigrant and first-generation populations faced, including limited exposure to the American educational system, minimal parental guidance, and narrow social capital; while also experiencing culturally imposed gendered mobilityrelated restrictions that impacted access to and awareness of out-of-the-classroom experiences. Cycle 2 Action steps included the facilitation of an online community on WhatsApp-Brown Girl Magicfeatured stories from the South Asian Women at Work Speaker Series, and reflexivity exercises via weekly meetings and individual journaling. The cycle 2 goals were to increase awareness and foster access to out-of-the-classroom experiences while also strengthening participant self-beliefs. The study concluded that engagement in these action steps successfully increased awareness and enabled access to out-of-the-classroom activities through learning transfer, also strengthening participant self-beliefs around academic or future career pursuits and navigation of parental relationships. Additionally, engagement in these action steps exponentially increased participants' social capital, providing exposure to non-traditional or alternative paths for future planning. Implications for the organization included advancing equity for BPFIF students by offering interventions to facilitate awareness and access to outof-the-classroom experiences.

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“Children are going on a Different Path”: Youth Identity from the Bangladeshi Immigrant Parents’ Perspective

Cited by 4 publications

References 15 publications

South Asian youth mental health in Peel Region, Canada: Service provider perspectives

South Asian youth mental health in Peel Region, Canada: Service provider perspectives

"The Spaces in Between": Exploring Second-generation Youth Identity: A Case Study of Bangladeshi-Canadian Youth in Toronto

Brown girl magic: an action research study using WhatsApp to overcome barriers of awareness and access to out-of-the-classroom experiences for Bangladeshi and Pakistani female immigrant and first-generation (BPFIF) college students

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