ERIC Number: EJ893426
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-May
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"I've Got Two Houses. One in Bangladesh and One in London...Everybody Has": Home, Locality and Belonging(s)
Mand, Kanwal
Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, v17 n2 p273-287 May 2010
This article explores the experiences of "home" for British-born Bangladeshi children who are active members of transnational families. The article illustrates that these children, who are mobile between Sylhet and London, play an active role in maintaining transnational linkages. The article critiques the omission of children's perspectives in understanding ideas and practices of "home" within the diaspora and among transnational families. A key finding is that while children identify Sylhet and London as "home", the experience of these places differs in accordance with the different social relations, practices and material circumstances through which they experience these places. (Contains 4 notes.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Attitude Measures, Family Life, Identification (Psychology), Interpersonal Relationship, Mobility, Immigrants, Elementary School Students, Family Environment, Place of Residence, Childhood Attitudes, Diaries, Photography
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Bangladesh; United Kingdom
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