Browsing University of Waterloo by Subject "Emigration and immigration"
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Analysis of the linguistic repertoire of a migrant family
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-27)The increase in mobilization that globalisation brings with it leads to an increasing amount of language contact. When groups or migrants come into contact with majority languages of a country, the minority language often ... -
"The Least Possible Fuss and Publicity": The Politics of Immigration in Postwar Canada, 1945-1963.
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-31)This thesis examines immigration policy in postwar Canada. Its focus is on the changes to immigration policy implemented between 1945 and 1963 by the governments of Mackenzie King, Louis St. Laurent, and John Diefenbaker, ... -
Tracing the Last Mile: Mobility, Urbanization, and the Journey Home in China’s Spring Festival Golden Week
(University of Waterloo, 2020-02-14)Tracing the Last Mile studies the annual migratory journey home during China’s Lunar New Year Golden Week through the convergence of traditional Chinese art and auto-ethnographic research. This thesis highlights individual ... -
"Wer nicht handelt, der stirbt”. Sex Work, Migration and Agency in Julya Rabinowich’s "Die Erdfresserin"
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-30)This thesis examines the depiction of migration and sex work through the lens of agency in Julya Rabinowich's Die Erdfresserin (2012). Most research present the novel's character – a Russian sex worker who migrates to ...