The Role of Ghanaian Immigrant Associations in Toronto, Canada

Owusu, Thomas Y.

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“…Moreover, similar to Glick Schiller, Basch, and Szanton-Blanc (1995) findings on migrants from St. Vincent, Grenada, the Philippines and Haiti to the USA, we clearly observe that Bangladeshi migrant associations in Padova function as "cultural brokers" in the host society. In this regard, as with many other organizations (Owusu 2000;Marquez 2001;Kelly 2011), they represent their home country by displaying their national cultural diversity through the organization of different cultural and sporting events, the celebration of all Bangladeshi national days and festivals, and the presentation of their heritage at Italian festivals.…”

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Bangladeshi migrant associations in Italy: transnational engagement, community formation and regional unity

Morad

Puppa

2018

Ethnic and Racial Studies

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Referring to the case studies of two cities in Northern Italy, this article seeks to understand how Bangladeshi migrants use associations to seek transnational "ways of belonging" and "ways of being". It analyses how this transnational attachment to their home country has played an important role in building their own "community". The findings reveal that Bangladeshi migrant organizations work to maintain "transnational ways of belonging" by enabling migrants to retain their cultural roots; this is reflected in their observation of festivals, national days, and other practices and rituals. Although, as a relatively new migrant community, they do not share as many economic links through these associations as many other "diasporic" organizations, migrants widely express a sense that these economic connections are with their country of origin. However, there is competition within the community based on regional origin, as well as have many ambivalences and contradictions.

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“…their homelands are often central to their aims (Owusu 2000). They work to preserve familiar practices and values by observing the national days and festivals of their home countries, and by organizing ethnic sports, folk dancing and gatherings (Marquez 2001).…”

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Bangladeshi migrant associations in Italy: transnational engagement, community formation and regional unity

Morad

Puppa

2018

Ethnic and Racial Studies

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“…In Ghana, migrant hometown associations (HTAs) have been an important institution for migrants, both internal (Obeng, 2010;Tonah, 2008Tonah, , 2005 and international Owusu, 2000;Eades, 1994) and have become part of the repertoire of voluntary associations in the West African landscape (Little, 1957;Agbese, 1996). Little (1957) who began writing on migrant associations in West Africa in the 1950s described how the associations catered for the economic, religious or other needs of migrants and also assisted with adaptation of newly arrived migrants to their new environment in terms of companionship, protection and recommendation of appropriate behaviours based on the norms of the host society (Busia, 1950;Acquah, 1958 andLittle, 1965).…”

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“…In most developing countries where governments have become lethargic in providing basic facilities, migrant HTAs have shown to be faithful intermediaries and can be relied upon for the provision of basic facilities (Mumuni, 2007). For instance, Owusu (2000) has demonstrated that, Ghanaian migrant associations in Toronto, Canada regularly donate equipment, drugs and books to various institutions in Ghana (Owusu, 2000(Owusu, :1174 for collective effect.…”

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Toward an agenda for placing migrant hometown associations (HTAs) in migration policy-making discourse in Ghana

Bosiakoh¹

2012

Int. J. Sociol. Anthropol.

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Migrant hometown associations (HTAs) are arguably the most recognizable migrant institutions in migration destination countries. As institutions for the welfare of migrants and for the development of migrant home and destination countries, migrant HTAs have engaged the attention of migration scholars for a number of reasons. Their activities straddle across different spheres of endeavours, including adjustment and integration, development, promotion of peaceful co-existence, socio-cultural empowerment, and resolution of conflicts, among others. These activities of migrant HTAs are important in achieving co-development and therefore require policy focus. While it is important to commend Ghana for initiating a process for migration policy development, the discussions and debates show no concern for placing migrant HTAs in the discourse. This paper proposes the possibility of incorporating migrant HTAs in the migration policy development discourse and argues that, giving the kind of activities migrant HTAs in Ghana and elsewhere engage in and the ways in which these associations have control over their members, the associations could serve as very useful platforms for state-migrant engagement which is essential for effective management of migration issues in the country.

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“…From this perspective, this paper focuses on the experiences of Ghanaian immigrant women of African descent entrepreneurs in Canada. There are some studies conducted on Ghanaian immigrants in Canada on various issues, such as transnational economic and political activities (Owusu, 2000 [16]; 2003 [17]); and settlement trajectories regarding housing, religion, culture, and labour market activities (Mensah, 2005 [18]; 2010 [19]; Mensah and Williams, 2013 [20]). Particularly on Ghanaian women, the works of Wong (2000) [21] and Donkor (2004) [22] have focused on the gender dimension of labour market activities and integration in Canada.…”

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Ghanaian Female Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Canada: Experiences, Challenges, and Coping Strategies

Nkrumah¹

2016

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Immigrant women of African descent face series of injustices in the process of integrating into the host society, particularly in the labour market because they are women and minorities. The purpose of this paper is to explore the experiences, challenges, and strategies of these female immigrant entrepreneurs in Canada. Using snowball sampling and in-depth interview, principally these women go into entrepreneurship due to family considerations. Furthermore, there are several injustices that the women face, such as race regarding the colour of skin, and the accented manner they speak English. The study also finds that Ghanaian women entrepreneurs have developed coping strategies through the building of networks, determination, and "faceless" business transactions to overcome the inequalities, and to win and maintain clients and expand their business.

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The Role of Ghanaian Immigrant Associations in Toronto, Canada

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Bangladeshi migrant associations in Italy: transnational engagement, community formation and regional unity

Bangladeshi migrant associations in Italy: transnational engagement, community formation and regional unity

Toward an agenda for placing migrant hometown associations (HTAs) in migration policy-making discourse in Ghana

Ghanaian Female Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Canada: Experiences, Challenges, and Coping Strategies

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