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At the intersection of the history of women’s movements, history of civil society, migration policy and social work, this article examines the approach that the women of the Canadian Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) took toward the issue of immigration and the work they undertook with migrants during the 1920s and 1930s. Following an initial time (from the 1870s to the post-war period), when the legal reform and the nationalization of immigration policies were predominant, a transnational approach to assisting immigrants emerged within the YWCA. In the context of the post-war period, when the federal state intervened in the reception of migrants and called for the closure of borders, the YWCA forged close ties with major international organizations rising in Europe. Transcending the imperial and national spheres, and orienting itself toward a less sectarian and no longer women-oriented action, throughout the 1930s the Canadian YWCA contributed to the emergence of a new humanitarian and transnational approach to assisting migrants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The immigrant associative networks are still not well known. This subject raises two kinds of research questions: What category of social capital they do produce and what is the articulation between the various categories of social capital generated by those networks? For example, is it possible that the social capital produced by the ethnic associations that bond immigrant groups together may allow them to establish links with other networks? We explore these questions with the analysis of the Montreal South Asian group which has contributed to the socio-demographic and cultural transformation of Montréal and is, nowadays, not a well-researched group in Québec. Our study draws on various statistical sources, including the 2001 and 2006 Canadian censuses for a socio-demographic presentation of this group in Montréal. The research on the South Asian associative network is based on the analysis of 39 interviews with community leaders of the first and second generation carried out in 2006-2007 in Montréal. For comparison, we have also conducted a few additional interviews in Vancouver and Toronto. Research findings suggest that the Montreal South Asian community has achieved good community completeness. Women play an active role in their community life. We have observed that the South Asians associations create some links with other associations and with the host society. We explore the hypothesis of a relation of transitivity between the social capital categories. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents an interview with director, producer, and writer Yamina Benguigui, noting her depiction of the immigrant experience in France. When asked about her film "Mémoires d'immigrés," Benguigui discusses the social aspects of colonial relationships. She addresses the status of Algerian women, the feminine experience in her film "Inch'Allah dimanche," and subaltern identities.

The article presents a study which looks at French-speaking African immigrant women in the Edmonton region of Alberta from 2000 to 2006 with particular focus given to the difficulties they encountered during the integration process including the nature of their contributions on a social and economic level. The author explores their level of education, professional training, and work experiences in Edmonton, Alberta, and their countries of origin. Topics of discussion include the challenges of immigration and factors which influence the contributions of Francophone African women to the development of the Edmonton region such as language barriers and social inequalities.

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The article presents an interview with the author Linda Lê. The author remarks how Lê was born in Vietnam and left for exile in France when she was 14 years old. According to the author, most French critics, as opposed to American ones, tend to neglect the multicultural aspect of her autobiography. Lê discusses how authors such as Kafka, Conrad, Flaubert and Melville have influenced her development as an author. Lê discusses how her relationship with her father and her exile from Vietnam affected her work. Lê also answers questions concerning the manner in which she writes how she develops her ideas for novels and ways that her novels have sought to break new grounds in terms of style.

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Based on data collected from studies of ethnic entrepreneurs in Montreal during the 1990s and the beginning of the year 2000 (Juteau and Paré, Chaire Maclean Hunter at HEC-Montreal), this article examines the difficulties reported by female immigrant entrepreneurs with respect to the creation and development of new businesses, particularly when compared to those reported by both Canadian-born women and their male counterparts. The study shows that for women who immigrated to Canada, the choice of starting a business is often a response to otherwise limited access to the workplace. Often they have had previous experience in a similar type of business, so that once they have accumulated their start-up capital, these women create businesses in very specific areas of the economy which resemble self-employment. As with all entrepreneurs, women have difficulty with the start-up stage: the creation and development of the project, obtaining financing, and the development of a customer base. However, in the case of immigrants who are also members of visible minorities, the accumulation of disfavoured personal characteristics (color, gender, immigrant status) tends to negatively impact the start-up process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In this article, the author reflects on studies regarding the deskilling of immigrant women in Canada. He mentions that the Canadian Race Relations Foundation is supporting the studies which aim to investigate the women's expertise for Canadian economy, the influence of gender and race on employment opportunities and their experiences in the Canadian job market. He ponders on the continuous occurrence of inequity among female immigrant workers despite Quebec's proactive policies for them.

The article examines funny Maghrebi tales told in cross-cultural environments. Maghrebi tales evoked by women immigrants which were gathered during her research are discussed. The book "Contes maghrébins en situation interculturelle," by Jean Copans is examined. Also discussed is the collaboration with cross-cultural groups specialist Odile Carré to form the group Contes et récits de la vie quotidienne.