Untold Stories of Jamaican Canadian Immigrant Women

Building Resilience Through Faith

Bibliographic Data

ID21829026
AuthorsSandra Dixon (0000-0002-6282-1280, University of Lethbridge, corresponding author), Sandra P Dixon
Year2021
Volume12
Issue1
Pages200-215
Publication date2021-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCultural and Pedagogical Inquiry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1916-3460 • E-ISSN: 1916-3460
PublisherUniversity of Alberta Libraries (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.18733/cpi29545
OpenAlexW3127158372
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited16

In this article, attention is given to the key role that Pentecostal faith plays in the cultural identity reconstruction process of some Jamaican Canadian immigrant women. For many immigrant groups, religious faith represents an anchor of hope for coping with post-migration life stressors. Although, once emotionally caged in a new socio-cultural location in Canada, the women portrayed in this summary of my research demonstrate great fortitude and endurance in navigating a new cultural and socio-historical context. Their untold stories of resilience through religious faith led them to deeper critical awareness, scholarly accountability, and recognition of their truths

Accountability · Faith · Immigration · Political science · Sociology · Theology · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · History · Law · Psychology · Race, History, and American Society

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