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Experiences of Racial Minorities in Rural Communities and Small Towns

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Experiences of Racial Minorities in Rural Communities and Small Towns

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    1. Experiences of Racial Minorities in Rural Communities and Small Towns Dr. Daniel Lai Faculty of Social Work University of Calgary

    2. Racism Exists Education Employment Social Services Health Care

    3. Urban and Rural Preponderance of Research Erroneous Assumption Current research in small towns

    4. Research Question What are the lived experiences of racial minorities in small towns and rural settings?

    6. Methods Semi-structured, face-to-face interviews Interviews performed in English Interviews taped and transcribed Participants recruited by networking and snowball sampling 19 visible minorities Thematic analysis

    7. Participants 19 visible minorities Small rural communities in Alberta Varied ethnic background (e.g. China, Columbia, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Africa, Malaysia, the Philippines, Chile, Singapore etc) 12 females, 7 males Ages varied between 20 and 60 2 Canadian born, 17 immigrants in Canada for a few months to 45 years Post-secondary education or higher

    8. English: Crazy Language English is a really crazy language, difficult and crazy (unidentified) there are barrierThe doors are all right there but theyre all locked (female, visible minority, 34 years in Canada)

    9. Only Canadian Experience Counts nobody wanted to give him a job the first time, they always asked for Canadian experience[and] the credentials, its unbelievablebecause their degrees are not recognized at all.. (female, visible minority, 34 years in Canada) if they would just accept people for their abilities and educationif someone has the education, give them an opportunity. (male, visible minority)

    10. Only Canadian Education Counts I have a big disadvantage over here (being in a small community)I accept that they will not accept my educationI want to goI will move to another town like Calgary or Edmonton, and Id want to go only for educationno other reason (male, visible minority, 2 years in Canada) I have to go back to schoolit will take three yearsits just to upgrade(male, visible minority, 10 years in Canada)

    11. You, Immigrant wherever you go you will even encounter themyou immigrant, go homewhen were a group they always say, Immigrant! Go to your home by boat. (female, visible minority, 15 years in Canada) we have foreigners as supervisors. Thats the last! That is the highest you can go. (male, visible minority, 10 years in Canada)

    12. You, Immigrant Big City Small Town I was more visible in a wayhere, people see, can see much morewhen I moved to that smaller townI find that everybody knew me.(female, visible minority, 34 years in Canada) I like the peace and quiet environmentIts good because we all know each other. (male, visible minority, 10 years in Canada)

    13. Generation Issues we are adapting, we are learning all the time and our childhood was there, you know, so we learned certain ways. Sometimes its hard to change certain things. (female, visible minority, 34 years) believe it would be easier to keep up the cultural perspective if there were more people around. (male, visible minority, 2 years in Canada)

    14. I think especially going away to school and university, meeting other people that were second or first generation or even just being around other cultures thanCaucasian. Its just a healthier place. (female, visible minority, born in Canada)

    15. Conclusions Good and Bad Visibility Diplomatic Explanations Gentle Approach for Harsh Reality

    16. Policy Implications Cultural awareness in smaller communities Support for immigrant and ethnic minorities in smaller communities Protection Advancement

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