
- 256 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Roma in Canada (1997-2020)
About this book
If you've ever been curious about the mystique of the Roma, pejoratively called Gypsies, this book is an excellent guide to their culture and customs as well as explaining the difference between the various Romani groups, their fascinating origins and their precarious place in society.
Focusing on the Roma's experiences with the Canadian immigration and refugee process, the author, an immigration counsellor, tells a riveting story, using many of their personal anecdotes of why they came and how they were treated. Despite being one of the most welcoming countries for refugees in the world, this book explores a somewhat secretive system of determining who deserves Canada's protection that puts into question the system's reputation for equality. Canada's fairness and compassion has let the Roma down, leading to many failed claims and deportations that were later found to be unjustified and in some cases, illegal. Facing a life of brutal prejudice and even violence, if returned to Europe, the Roma's heartbreaking story is a glimpse into the complex world of refugees.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- About the Author
- Dedication
- Copyright Information ©
- Part I Neither Goy nor Gadzo
- Part II Chronology
- Part III Landing in Canada
- Part IV Why Did They Come?
- Part V Refugee Process
- Part VI Two Waves of Hungarian Roma (2001–3 and 2009–11)
- Part VII Visit to the Czech Consulate
- Part VIII Canadian Politics and Refugee Acceptance Rates
- Part IX Roma and Jews
- Part X Roma Characteristics
- Part XI Low Acceptance Rates and Voluntary Returns
- Part XII Canada Immigration and the IRB
- Part XIII Conclusions
- Acknowledgments