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This paper reports on the findings of a qualitative study (32 in-depth interviews) with Salvadorian mothers and their daughters. In particular this paper focuses on the strategies that mothers and daughters utilized to resist prejudice and racism in their settlement country, Canada. Findings contribute to the literature specifically by drawing attention to the importance of ethnic pride in helping mothers and their daughters bridge significant strains that arise in their acculturation process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Much research has focused on value transmission among Latin American immigrants in North America. However, most of this literature does not differentiate among Latin Americans from diverse backgrounds or among those living in different country contexts. Salvadorians are a relatively new immigrant group to Canada whose value transmission process is understudied. This article reports the findings of a qualitative study that examined which values Salvadorian mothers and their daughters considered important to maintain or modify within Canada's multicultural society. In-depth individual interviews were conducted with 16 mothers and one daughter of each mother (8 adolescent daughters and 8 adult daughters). All 32 participants lived in a mid-sized city in southeastern Ontario. The analysis was based on grounded theory, and female chastity emerged as a core value that respondents wanted to maintain, while values such as respect and obedience were being transformed. This paper also discusses the implications for social work practitioners. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Canadian universities have played an important role in the founding and development of archaeological programs in lower Central America, especially with regard to the geocultural interface that exists at the southern periphery of Mesoamerica. These developments range from the establishment of basic culture history to more nuanced theoretical inquiries, particularly relating to concepts of social identity and ethnic affiliation. This paper presents a brief overview of the major contributions made by Canadian institutions and their affiliated researchers, with a focus on significant pioneering advances achieved in northeast Honduras, El Salvador, and Pacific Nicaragua. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses how Canadian companies such as the pulp and paper firm AbitibiBowater Inc. and the mining company OceanaGold Corp. have challenged various governments in countries such as El Salvador, Mongolia, and the U.S. as of 2015, and it provides a map of the world which highlights the locations of Canadian investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) cases. It states that Canadian investors and business enterprises have filed 54 known ISDS cases against 24 national governments.

Through a church-sponsored travel seminar, a Canadian delegation desired to build a sense of solidarity with their sister congregation in El Salvador. The adult theological education process used in the seminar involved transformative learning to facilitate a shift from a traditional missionary theology toward a theology of accompaniment with the poor. This article recounts the journey of learning to bridge two profoundly different realities- the self-described Salvadoran "martyrs" and the self-described Canadian "spectators." This article concludes that the pedagogy resulted in a liberal-oriented rather than liberation-oriented transformation. It theorizes how the ideology of individualism and class protectionism in Canada tends to dissipate the passion and politicization that occurs on travel seminars, thus perpetuating elements of "spectatorship." It shares reflections regarding further theological education possibilities that could have continued the shift toward active accompaniment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]