Transnational Families: Chinese-Canadian Youth between Worlds

A. Shik
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This longitudinal study used a phenomenological approach to examine the experience of 16 Hong Kong Chinese youths who immigrated with their families to Canada in the 1990s. Despite being displaced from their established social networks in Hong Kong and experiencing intense loneliness while adapting to life in Canada, these young people were able to positively cope through recourse to transnational ties. Although these young people were not given much choice in the decision to migrate to Canada, they assumed the role as active builders of transnational ties once they landed on Canadian soil. Importantly, a decade after migration, these transnational ties were found to be instrumental in enhancing the problem-solving skills of these individuals against adversities. Furthermore, the transnational ties provided these young people with the building blocks of self-confidence and sense of agency, which facilitated positive development as they entered young adulthood.
跨国家庭:跨世界的华裔加拿大青年
本纵向研究采用现象学方法,考察了16名1990年代随家人移民加拿大的香港华人青年的经历。这些年轻人虽然脱离了在香港已建立的社交网络,并在适应加拿大的生活时感到极度孤独,但透过跨国关系,他们仍能积极应对。虽然这些年轻人在决定移居加拿大时没有太多的选择,但他们一旦踏上加拿大的土地,就承担了积极建立跨国关系的角色。重要的是,移民十年后,这些跨国关系被发现有助于提高这些人应对逆境的解决问题的能力。此外,跨国关系为这些年轻人提供了自信和能动性的基础,在他们进入青年期时促进了积极的发展。
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