Ethnic identity among second-generation Finnish immigrant youth in Canada: some voices and perspectives.
This study examines the ethnic identity experiences of second-generation Finnish immigrant youth in Canada. The study draws from interviews conducted among second-generation Finnish immigrant youth in Ottawa. How these individuals identify with the Finnish ethnic group and engage in ethnic culture may play a pivotal role in the continuance of Finnish culture in Canada. Therefore, it is necessary to understand not only whether second-generation Finnish immigrants identify with their ethnic group, but also how they do so. We found that the youth identified with their Finnish ethnicity on a symbolic level, participating occasionally in the local ethnic community, but not living within ethnic culture on a day-to-day basis. They identify strongly with being Canadian and have an appreciation of multiculturalism and contrast it with Finnish society when they visit Finland.
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D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D002170:Canada / Q000208:ethnology; D019058:Community Networks / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000193:education / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D005387:Finland / Q000208:ethnology; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent / Q000193:education / Q000266:history; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012933:Social Identification; D055815:Young Adult