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NEPALESE People In Québec. By philippe ringuETTE. Bhutanese refugees from Nepal refugee camp Camps mostly composed of Bhutaneses who escape from Bhutan : Violence against hindouist Bhutaneses .
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NEPALESE People In Québec By philipperinguETTE
BhutaneserefugeesfromNepalrefugee camp Camps mostlycomposed of Bhutaneseswho escape from Bhutan : Violence againsthindouistBhutaneses. Most of them are fromNepalesedescent/kinship. Theyspeakbothbhutanese and nepali. Miserable conditions althoughsomecan go temporarely in India: Studying, working. Low life expectancy Lowhygiene and presence of animalslikemonkey in the surrounding areas. Need a certain amount of money (few thousand of rupee) to be able to emigrate to another country. Popular destinations : Australia, New Zealand, USA
Bhutanese/Nepalese in Québec • Stats for Québec City : • 2008 : Only a few (numberunknown) • 2012 : over 800 (it’sstillgrowing up) • Demographic concentration : Vanier (Nepaltown), Limoilou, Basse-Ville. • Interesting socio-cultural facts • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thgpPEcAoK0 • Solid solidarity but greatopenmindness; being sociable and hospitableisvery important. • Manav Dharma : hinduist religion promoting sharing and exchange withotherspersonsfromdifferent religions (Faith in Jesus and Buddha) • Most of them are vegetarians (no meat, fish, seafood) except for children. Way to reachhigherconciousness and do not drink anyalchool.
Integration: the great challenge • Obstacles : -Languageboundaries • Socio-cultural structure and taboos (especiallyphysicalones) • No education • Learning french isextremelydifficult • Interactingwith Québécois isalsodifficultthoughmost of themreallywant to meet Québécois. • Getting a job isnearly impossible if youcan’tspeak french • NowsomeNepalesewords • Namaste : Hi • KostoOnounja : How are you? • Sansechu : I’m fine • Dagnebat : Thankyou • Swagatam : You’rewelcome
My Favorite : Mon timilay maya garsu : … And nowlet’ssing a song!!! Jagunnasathijagunna DarmakoBatoLagunna Darmakoparan Garera Hamile JiwanBitanuCha