The construction, composition and rationale of immigrants' network

The support strategies of Ghanaian immigrants in Toronto, Canada

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4262913
AutoresEmmanuel Kyeremeh (0000-0001-8435-3687, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies Toronto Metropolitan University 350 Victoria Street Toronto Canada, autor de correspondencia), Godwin Arku (0000-0001-7720-1554, Department of Geography The University of Western Ontario London Ontario Canada)
Año2023
Volumen23
Número2
Páginas508-527
Fecha de publicación2023-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaGlobal Networks (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1470-2266 • E-ISSN: 1471-0374
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/glob.12410
OpenAlexW4307714609
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas76

In this article, we investigate the construction, composition and rationale behind the personal networks of recent immigrants to Canada. Drawing on egocentric-network analysis and interviews with 172 Ghanaian immigrants in Toronto, we reveal their networking strategies during their integration. First, we identify social locations that help create ties with different groups: workplaces and schools offer access to ties with non-immigrants and other immigrants alike, while religious and ethnic organizations facilitate ties to co-nationals (i.e., Ghanaians). Second, most individuals within immigrants' network are co-nationals whose relationship began in Canada, followed by sustained transnational ties in the origin and diaspora and few ties with the non-immigrant. The nature of this network is explained by examining the migration project of immigrants together with the context of reception in Canada, which suggests a desire by immigrants to stay in Canada and make Canada their second home. The implications of these findings are discussed

Demographic economics · Diaspora · Ethnic group · Geography · Immigration · Interpersonal ties · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy