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The ethnic neighbourhood
— a locus of empowerment for elderly immigrants | | Author(s) | Kathleen Valtonen |
| Journal title | International Social Work, vol 45, no 3, July 2002 |
| Pages | pp 315-324 |
| Keywords | Asian people ; Vietnam ; Participation ; Neighbourhoods, communities etc ; Finland. |
| Annotation | Older immigrants still comprise a small percentage of Finland's total immigrant population. This article focuses on older Vietnamese immigrants in Finland who arrived as part of the first-generation refugee cohorts, and are now in their late 50s and 60s. From social integration and participation perspectives, the article uses the Varissuo area in the environs of Turku, to propose the ethnic neighbourhood as a spatial field of empowerment for this group. Culturally appropriate community development approaches are called for, as well as ongoing engagement with and support of informal circles which are already caring for older people. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020919201 A |
| Classmark | TKK: 7HM: TMB: RH: 76L |
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