scholarly journals Are We Not Being Entrepreneurial? Exploring the Home/Work Negotiation of South Asian Immigrant Women Entrepreneurs in Canada

2021 ◽  
pp. 329-346
Author(s):  
J. Sunita Peacock ◽  
Shaheen A. Chowdhury

This chapter explores the role of the Bangladeshi immigrant woman in Britain and the effects of patriarchy in the Bangladeshi community on the immigrant female as noted by the life of the protagonist Nazneen and other female characters in the novel titled, Brick Lane by Monica Ali. Further the essay also compares and contrasts South Asian immigrant women to show how one group (a woman from India) is affected differently from her South Asian sister from Bangladesh. To understand the difference between the two groups of immigrant women, Monica Ali's novel was contrasted with Tarquin Hall's heroine from his novel Salam Brick Lane. By examining the role of South Asian immigrant women in Britain, other issues about immigrant culture was also brought to the forefront, such as religion, specifically Islam to show its effect on the lives of immigrant women in countries outside their own.


2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 444-458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anneliese A. Singh ◽  
Danica G. Hays ◽  
Y. Barry Chung ◽  
Laurel Watson

2009 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 613-622 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farah Ahmad ◽  
Natasha Driver ◽  
Mary Jane McNally ◽  
Donna E. Stewart

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-42
Author(s):  
Alison Karasz ◽  
Anjali Jaiman ◽  
Viraj Patel ◽  
Sahani Ranasinghe ◽  
Kajori Chaudhuri ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Bushra Sabri ◽  
Shreya Bhandari ◽  
Anuja Shah

This study explored South Asian immigrant women survivors’ perspectives on intimate partner relationships that could lead to severe violence or a homicide and sources of resilience for South Asian immigrant survivors in the United States. The study recruited 16 South Asian immigrant survivors for in-depth interviews and focus groups. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Survivors shared some characteristics of dangerous partner such as controlling behavior, anger issues, infidelity, alcohol and drug problems, and history of childhood abuse. Incidents of severe physical abuse, threats to kill, possession of a weapon, and suspicious behavior led survivors to feel fearful for their lives. Sources of resilience in the community (e.g., support from formal sources of help) and at the individual level (e.g., education) were discussed. The needs for culturally informed services and to generate awareness of services among South Asian immigrants were highlighted.


2019 ◽  
pp. 459-465
Author(s):  
J. Sunita Peacock ◽  
Shaheen A. Chowdhury

This chapter explores the role of the Bangladeshi immigrant woman in Britain and the effects of patriarchy in the Bangladeshi community on the immigrant female as noted by the life of the protagonist Nazneen and other female characters in the novel titled, Brick Lane by Monica Ali. Further the essay also compares and contrasts South Asian immigrant women to show how one group (a woman from India) is affected differently from her South Asian sister from Bangladesh. To understand the difference between the two groups of immigrant women, Monica Ali's novel was contrasted with Tarquin Hall's heroine from his novel Salam Brick Lane. By examining the role of South Asian immigrant women in Britain, other issues about immigrant culture was also brought to the forefront, such as religion, specifically Islam to show its effect on the lives of immigrant women in countries outside their own.


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