Shifts in Diasporic and Buddhist Identities Among Second Generation Cambodians in Ontario

Second generation Cambodians born and/or raised within Canada have experienced an incredible range of family and social disruption, influenced as much by their parent’s survival of the Khmer Rouge genocide as their extensive difficulties in resettlement. In comparison to other North American Asian c...

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Main Author: McLellan, Janet (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Simon Fraser University, David See Chai Lam Centre for International Communication 2011
In: Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies
Year: 2011, Volume: 7, Pages: 79-100
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