The Housing Careers of Polish and Somali Newcomers in Toronto's Rental Market

Murdie, Robert A.

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“…Research on newcomers in Toronto has shown that housing trajectories differ among immigrant groups by their period of arrival, demographic characteristics, and access to financial and cognitive resources (Murdie 2002). In addition to these factors, it is important to recognise however, that migrants' specific reasons for and processes of migration may also influence their housing trajectories.…”

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“…Housing is also differentially consumed. Whereas some are able to enter the homeownership market directly, others are restricted to inadequate and often expensive private rental apartments (Murdie 2002(Murdie , 2003Murdie and Teixeira 2003). Although important, many of these studies are over generalised in that, the migration and settlement experiences of subgroups within broadly defined immigrant categories such as 'South Asians' have not received much attention.…”

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“…market, and strategies adopted to overcome barriers 8 . According to North American norms, a housing trajectory is said to be ''progressive'' when households improve their residential location, tenure, type and quality of housing, and express satisfaction with their dwelling and neighbourhood (e.g., Ray and Moore 1991;Balakrishnan and Wu 1992;Owusu 1998Owusu 1999Murdie 2002;Haan 2005). Figure 1 indicates the thematic connections between ''migration'', ''settlement patterns'' and ''housing trajectories''.…”

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“…Housing trajectory 5 research focuses on the different processes by which households acquire and consume housing over time (Kendig 1990;Murdie 2002). While evaluating housing trajectories two questions are considered: (1) where people live 6 and what kind of housing they occupy (i.e., the housing outcomes), in terms of the dwelling and the neighbourhood 7 ; and (2) why and how they come to be in specific housing circumstances.…”

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Transnational ties and intra-immigrant group settlement experiences: A case study of Indian Bengalis and Bangladeshis in Toronto

Ghosh

2007

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“…For hockey and colleagues (2001), memories are bound up within the material spaces of the home, which becomes a valuable storehouse of moments, reflections, experiences and material objects which testify to these. some memories may be intricately bound within the fabric and structure of a particular space or dwelling, having their own stories to tell (see for example Meah, Under review), others are more portable and may accompany an individual over the life course as they progress through their housing career (Murdie, 2002). It is to these stories that we now turn.…”

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Re-imagining the kitchen as a site of memory

Meah

Jackson

2015

Social & Cultural Geography

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Extending the focus of previous geographical research on public spaces of remembering, this paper demonstrates the ways in which memory work also takes place in private domestic spaces. The paper draws on a combination of life history and ethnographic research undertaken in Northern England, examining kitchens as a specific lieu de mémoire, showing how they serve as places where valued items are displayed and material artefacts are curated as part of the construction and reproduction of personal memories and familial identities. Using ethnographic and visual evidence from two case study households, the paper demonstrates the role of material artefacts in curating the past and materialising memory. Additionally, life history interviews with older women reveal narratives of everyday cooking practices which seemingly contradict popular discourses of the past, questioning conventional ideas about the distorted nature of nostalgia. In combination, our data represent complex narratives in which the past can be seen as infusing the present, and where present-day concerns are revealed as actively shaping public discourses which favour a return to an idealised past, which may have little bearing on people's actual lived experience. Ré-imaginer la cuisine en tant que site de mémoire RÉSUMÉElargissant le domaine des recherches géographiques précédentes sur les lieux publics de mémoire, cet article démontre comment le travail de mémoire a aussi lieu dans les espaces domestiques privés. L'article exploite un ensemble d'histoires de vies et de recherches ethnographiques menées au Nord de l'Angleterre et examine des cuisines en tant que lieu de mémoire spécifique tout en montrant comment elles servent de lieux où des objets appréciés ont été exposés et des objets anciens conservés, dans le cadre de la construction et de la reproduction de souvenirs personnels et d'identités familiales. Utilisant des preuves ethnographiques et visuelles d'études de cas de deux foyers, l'article démontre le rôle d'objets matériels dans la conservation du passé et la matérialisation de la mémoire. De plus, des entretiens sur des histoires de vie avec des femmes plus âgées révèlent des récits de pratiques culinaires quotidiennes qui contredisent apparemment les discours populaires MOTS CLÉS

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Examining the use of electronic money and technology by the diaspora in international remittance system: A case of Somali remittances from Canada

Elmi

Ngwenyama

2020

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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The diaspora, particularly through ICT‐enabled remittances, are an important lifeline to many in the developing world. This study aims to better understand the usefulness of ICTs in the role played by the remittance sending diasporans in developing countries' economic and social system. Through a mixed‐method approach, we explore the institution behind the Somali Hawala system and how it is enabled by technology. Guided by the question: What is the role of electronic money, technology, and the diaspora in the international remittance system? Using Somalia and the Somali diaspora, we create an inventory of the Hawala businesses based in the Canada gathered from secondary sources and online business listings. Next, surveys of 143 Somalis, who have remitted internationally in 2017, were conducted. We observed that social ties are strong motivators as to why individuals in Canada send money to people in Somalia. People who communicate less frequently were more likely to send less than $500. However, those who frequently communicate with their family members were more likely to send more than $500. Drawing on Social Network Theory and Altruism theory, we establish the role of ICTs in the Somali money transfer sector, confirming the crucial role served by ICTs in remittances.

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The Housing Careers of Polish and Somali Newcomers in Toronto's Rental Market

Cited by 98 publications

References 12 publications

Transnational ties and intra-immigrant group settlement experiences: A case study of Indian Bengalis and Bangladeshis in Toronto

Transnational ties and intra-immigrant group settlement experiences: A case study of Indian Bengalis and Bangladeshis in Toronto

Re-imagining the kitchen as a site of memory

Examining the use of electronic money and technology by the diaspora in international remittance system: A case of Somali remittances from Canada

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