Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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eng
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Copyright for all items in the Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection is held by the author, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise noted.
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Food insecurity among racialized international students

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Year: 2022, 2022
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Agyemang, Akua Sarpomaa, Thesis advisor (ths): Classens, Michael, Degree committee member (dgc): Rahman, Momin, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>The notion that food insecurity only occurs in the absence of food is prevalent in society. This perception is too narrow and insufficient to capture the diverse manifestations and experiences of food insecurity. In this thesis, I adopt a more expansive approach to examine food (in)security through the lenses of adequacy, quality, and availability of culturally relevant food. I look… more

The Experience o Being Jewish in a Small Jewish Community: A Qualitative Analysis

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Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): McIntyre, Keith, Thesis advisor (ths): Rahman, Momin, Degree committee member (dgc): Baban, Feyzi, Degree committee member (dgc): Handlarski, Denise, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>This thesis explores the experience of Jewish individuals living in a small Jewish community in an urban centre of less than 100,000 in Ontario, Canada. The central question I explore is the ways in which Jewish individuals in a small community enact and perform their identity. What are some of the challenges and obstacles faced by Jews in a small community and what kinds of compromises… more

Reconceptualizing Immigration in Canada: Toward a new Understanding of the Transnational through a focus on Chinese Canadians

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Year: 2016, 2016
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Chen, Junyi, Thesis advisor (ths): Rahman, Momin, Degree committee member (dgc): Stoyles, Byron, Degree committee member (dgc): Balfour, Gillian, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>This thesis challenges the contemporary framework of immigration in Canada. Despite Canada's effort to promote cultural diversity and multicultural citizenship, immigration policy in the last decade has moved towards a model of cultural assimilation. The recent Bill—Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act—devalues non-European cultures and hinders the successful integration for new… more