[DOWNLOAD] "Immigration and Transnational Political Ties: Croatians and Sri Lankan Tamils in Canada." by Canadian Ethnic Studies Journal # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free

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Title: Immigration and Transnational Political Ties: Croatians and Sri Lankan Tamils in Canada.
Author : Canadian Ethnic Studies Journal
Release Date : January 22, 2003
Genre: Social Science,Books,Nonfiction,
Pages : * pages
Size : 255 KB

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ABSTRACT/RESUME Immigration has spawned the creation of diasporas, ethnonational communities outside their country of origin who maintain symbolic and material links to the homeland. In an effort to better understand the nature of transnational political ties between diaspora and homeland, this article examines Croatians and Sri Lankan Tamils living in Canada. The groups differ in terms of conditions of departure from their homelands, time of migration, and ethnic origins. Yet members of both groups have been highly mobilized in Canada around issues in their homelands by observing and participating in wars for ethnonational autonomy and political independence. In these case studies, the homeland provides the focal point for a displaced diaspora while the diaspora supplies essential resources for the creation and preservation of the nation. The findings of this study raise doubts regarding whether democratic values are transmitted from Canada to homelands undergoing political transition. The findings also indicate the need for further empirical research on the political impact of transnational identities in receiving states.