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A stranger at 'home': interactions between transnational return visits and integration for Afghan refugees

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posted on 2023-06-07, 17:19 authored by Ceri OeppenCeri Oeppen
This article explores the interactions between transnational activities (in the form of return visits) and integration, for Afghan refugees living in the USA. Based on ethnographic fieldwork in California and Kabul the study looks at why return visits take place and the difficult experiences Afghan-Americans had of being a stranger in what might otherwise be considered their 'home'. It is argued that return visits can be a transnational strategy instrumentalized to contribute to integration in California through, for example, the investment of 'reverse' remittances. In doing so, the importance of multi-directional transnational flows, particularly those from Afghanistan to the USA, are highlighted.

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

Global Networks

ISSN

1470-2266

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing

Issue

2

Volume

13

Page range

261-278

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  • Geography Publications

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  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2013-03-05

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