30. Managing Mixed Identities: Immigrant Children and Youth

SUMMARY

Organizers:

Anneke Rummens
University of Toronto
CANADA
anneke.rummens@camh.net

Jeff Bullard
Department of Canadian Heritage
CANADA
Jeff_Bullard@pch.gc.ca

Description:

Increasingly children and youth in pluralistic societies must negotiate multiple identities as a result of the culturally and/or racially diverse backgrounds of their parents. This additional layer of complexity impacts directly on the identity development and formation of these youth and, thus, has important implications for programs and policies targeted at these age groups. This workshop will provide a brief overview of intermarriage patterns and estimated numbers of multiple origin children and youth in several countries before examining in some detail the wide array of complex issues which they face. Gaps in the research and possibilities for comparative studies will also be identified. The session will conclude with a moderated discussion that will consider various policy implications of the existence of this rapidly growing population category for governments and NGOs.

Presenters

Jeff Bullard, Department of Canadian Heritage, Canada
Mustafa Chowdhury, Department of Canadian Heritage, CANADA Abstract
Sunita Chowdhury, University of Alberta, CANADA
James Frideres, University of Calgary, Canada Abstract
Joanna Hadjicostandi, University of Texas, UNITED STATES Abstract
Rebecca Haines, University of Toronto, CANADA Abstract
Shideh Hanassab, University of California, Los Angeles, UNITED STATES Abstract
Madeline Kalbach, University of Calgary, CANADA Abstract
J.H. Makropoulos, University of Toronto, CANADA Abstract
Joanna Ochocka, Centre for Research and Education in Human Services, CANADA
Anneke Rummens, University of Toronto, CANADA Abstract
Laura Smyth, University of Calgary, CANADA