1. Resilience and Settlement
Henry Parada MSW, PhD.
Erin Mulvale BSc.
Ana Ibarra, MSW.
This study has been supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

2. My point is not that everything is bad, but that everything is danger­ous, which is not exactly the same as bad. If everything is dangerous, then we always have something to do. Foucault, 1984

3. Our interest
Identify resiliency strategies and needs that have contributed to “successful” integration into Canadian society.
Inform and see what is needed for other refugees and immigrants.
Explore the experiences of immigrants to Canada.

4. Connection Integration Trajectories of Immigrant Families
Rights for Children and Youth Partnership
Families
Children and Youth
Immigration
Trajectory Experiences
Experiences of Violence
(factors that support or hinder protection.)

5. Themes NVIVO coding with a focus on Challenges Resiliency
Characteristics of Immigrants

6. Coming to terms with immigration reality
Do not just think everything is going to be … nice and beautiful, and everybody is going to hand you flowers when you arrive in Canada. So it is not going to happen. It is not going to be like that. And the Canada that imagined is so much different than the one that I see right now. There a lot of different immigrants. You can just can feel the pressure in the society …
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