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Johny, S. – Journal on English Language Teaching, 2014
The objective of the thesis is to bring out the trauma of the immigrants who are stuck up by the nostalgic and glorious past in their alien world. The cultural and social restrictions faced by the characters who live in their separate but intertwined worlds are brought in a detailed manner. Anita Rau Badami, one of the newest writers in the field…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Social Influences, Cultural Influences, Authors
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Schlein, Candace; Chan, Elaine – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2010
This article discusses the findings of a study examining the challenges and opportunities of supporting Muslim students in secular public schools. Education is explored as a multifaceted interplay between home and family life, community resources, school programs and policies, and classroom lessons to investigate the curricular experiences of…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Muslims, Family Life, Islamic Culture
Richmond, Anthony H. – 1973
Metropolitan Toronto, when defined by its municipal boundaries, has a population of more than two million people. A survey conducted in 1970 showed that half its 600,000 household heads were born outside of Canada. Only 29 percent were native-born of native parentage. Immigrants and their children were adapting to a society that deliberately…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Ethnic Groups, Identification (Psychology), Immigrants