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CdnImm # 17 Understanding Francophone I mmigration I ssues Toronto, Sept. 26, 2013

CdnImm # 17 Understanding Francophone I mmigration I ssues Toronto, Sept. 26, 2013 . Negotiating Francophone I dentity : Issues for African and Caribbean Francophone Newcomers Lumembo Tshiswaka Promotion & Outreach Coordinator Etablissement.org . A constant question . Data sources .

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CdnImm # 17 Understanding Francophone I mmigration I ssues Toronto, Sept. 26, 2013

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  1. CdnImm # 17 Understanding Francophone Immigration Issues Toronto, Sept. 26, 2013 Negotiating Francophone Identity: Issues for African and Caribbean Francophone Newcomers Lumembo Tshiswaka Promotion & Outreach Coordinator Etablissement.org

  2. A constant question

  3. Data sources • Literature review • Discussion forums on Etablissement.org • Field Reports ( 2007-2012) • Observations in the Francophone immigrant community

  4. Starting with a big question Low self-esteem identity query : Am I what I am or am I what others want me to be? Etablissement.org Carrefour des nouveaux arrivants francophones

  5. Identity creates us and we create it endlessly Mahmoud Darwich, Identity, Poems 1964 “The present time is suffocating us and tears up the identities. This is why I would find my real me only tomorrow, when I would be able to say and to write something else. Identity is not a legacy, but a creation. It creates us and we create it endlessly. And we will only know it tomorrow. My identity is plural, diverse. Today, I am absent, tomorrow I will be present. I am trying to raise the hope as one who would raise a child. To be what I want and not what others want me to be” Etablissement.org Carrefour des nouveaux arrivants francophones

  6. The complexity of the identity concept Basic concept with a remarquable formal configuration : to define oneself in relation to the other (Heine & Licata, 2007 & 2009) Sequences: cultural identity, national, religious, sexual, plural Identity becomes more and more plural Search for identity is in constant construction (Madibbo, 2008) Identity gives a sense to our existence Etablissement.org Carrefour des nouveaux arrivants francophones

  7. Identity : A plural concept

  8. Balanced Identity The search for identity balance, a field that has been less studied for Afro-Caribbean immigrants, implies at the individual level: Recognition of my personal identity; Recognition of my collective identity; My culture as I perceive it; Level of respect shown to me (image). Etablissement.org Carrefour des nouveaux arrivants francophones

  9. Research Level The search for identity balance can be located at three levels: Etablissement.org Carrefour des nouveaux arrivants francophones

  10. Research for underlying factors Etablissement.org Carrefour des nouveaux arrivants francophones

  11. At the individual level Etablissement.org Carrefour des nouveaux arrivants francophones

  12. At the community level Etablissement.org Carrefour des nouveaux arrivants francophones

  13. At the institutional level Etablissement.org Carrefour des nouveaux arrivants francophones

  14. Self identity perception Francophone newcomers feel that their identities are maladjusted or affected by the following: Etablissement.org Carrefour des nouveaux arrivants francophones

  15. Categorization & identity lost Etablissement.org Carrefour des nouveaux arrivants francophones

  16. A quick look at Francophone newcomers’ identities Etablissement.org Carrefour des nouveaux arrivants francophones

  17. Identity is sacred Identity is sacred and non-negotiable. To the Francophone Newcomer, identity represents: Etablissement.org Carrefour des nouveaux arrivants francophones

  18. Name : A Precious Identity In traditional Africa as it is today: Etablissement.org Carrefour des nouveaux arrivants francophones

  19. Search for a balanced identity Etablissement.org Carrefour des nouveaux arrivants francophones

  20. Media and francophone identity Etablissement.org Carrefour des nouveaux arrivants francophones

  21. Francophone identity & school curriculum Immigrant historical contribution often ignored in school programs; School curricula do not include newcomer students’ cultural elements; Teaching methods not adapted to students’ needs; Majority of teachers unfamiliar with students’ culture; Newcomer students’ parents not always involved in their kids’ education Etablissement.org Carrefour des nouveaux arrivants francophones

  22. Reasons for negotiating Multiple identities conflicting in the context of a dominant culture; Feeling of a lost identity that we once had in our home country; Use of discriminatory vocabulary (French stock, pure French) that leaves the Francophone newcomer wondering; Intense need to come out from the identity and cultural isolation which the dominant culture imposes on the Francophone newcomer Etablissement.org Carrefour des nouveaux arrivants francophones

  23. Common used strategies Etablissement.org Carrefour des nouveaux arrivants francophones

  24. Thank you for your attention! • To get a copy of this presentation, please send an email to : ltshiswaka@ocasi.org Any questions?

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