Strangers at the Gate

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ISBN: 9780802081179 | 0802081177
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 8/14/1999

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Describes Beiser's ten-year study of 1,300 Boat People admitted to Canada between 1979 and 1981 and chronicles the former refugees' struggles to establish themselves in their new environment. A remarkable study with profoundly human dimensions.

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Preface: The Costs and Benefits of Compassion
Acknowledgments
Adapting in a New World	p. 3
Where Did the Refugees Come From?	p. 10
Southeast Asian Refugees in Canada: Forced to Rely on the Kindness of Others	p. 20
Migration, Resettlement, and Mental Health: Models and Measures	p. 54
How Much Disorder and Who Is at Risk?	p. 81
The Stresses of Resettlement	p. 95
Social Support and Mental Health	p. 112
Splitting Time to Handle Stress	p. 124
Profiles of Success	p. 146
Please See Screaming	p. 164
References	p. 187
Index	p. 209
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