Abstract
This paper explores ‘second generation’ refugee experiences of racism in London, drawing on 45 qualitative interviews. The article analyses specific histories of racialisation for three different refugee groups from Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Turkey and the generational shifts in reproducing race. The asylum system is foregrounded as an essential framework in which to analyse experiences of racism. This was most evident for the first generation refugee, however for their children less is known on how these forms of racism shaped experiences. Within our study, ‘everyday’ mundane forms of racism were recounted by the ‘second generation’ which were often contrasted with that of their parents in severity. This paper analyses this inter-generational relationship further in relation to racism, through the lens of the asylum system. The paper therefore contributes to a greater empirical understanding on earlier modalities of racism and how they survive into the present.Citation
Hirsch, S. 'Racism, ‘second generation’ refugees and the asylum system', Identities, 26 (1) pp. 88-106Publisher
Taylor and FrancisJournal
IdentitiesAdditional Links
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1070289X.2017.1361263Type
Journal articleLanguage
enDescription
This is an accepted manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Identities on 30/08/2017, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/1070289X.2017.1361263 The accepted version of the publication may differ from the final published version.ISSN
1070-289Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/1070289X.2017.1361263
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