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Citizens of Ambivalence: How Educated Young Somali Americans Perceive their Transnational Being and Belonging?

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  • Marko Kananen

    (South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences)

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Connections between “here” and “there” are an inherent and enduring component of the migration of the modern world. Experiences of multiple belongings can evoke a mixture of hope and despair, inclusion and marginalization, as well as longing and repulsion. This paper explores how educated young Somali Americans in Minnesota comprehend their ways of being and belonging towards Somalia and the USA, and how these different orientations interact with each other. The findings suggest that the participants of this study are simultaneously involved in two different narratives of being and belonging. Firstly, they are part of a neoliberal project of being successful in the mainstream American society, but secondly, they are also part of a cultural project of maintaining their identity and traditions as Somalis.

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  • Marko Kananen, 2020. "Citizens of Ambivalence: How Educated Young Somali Americans Perceive their Transnational Being and Belonging?," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 21(1), pages 171-184, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joimai:v:21:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1007_s12134-019-00709-5
    DOI: 10.1007/s12134-019-00709-5
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    1. Marja Tiilikainen, 2017. "‘Whenever mom hands over the phone, then we talk’: Transnational ties to the country of descent among Canadian Somali youth," Migration Letters, Migration Letters, vol. 14(1), pages 63-74, January.
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