Identity and Immigration
- Identities effect on inclusion in the community. How are identities affect applications in a point based immigration system.
- Barriers with identity related to immigration.
- Students with different identities have difficulties.
- The feeling of needing to hide ie: religious practices.
- Challenges based on everyday things ie: gym class.
- Legal challenges ie: being LGBT & a newcomer
- New ways of parenting as families travel. Schools respect newcomers. Challenge is an inner mentality within the student. Ex: out of cultural norms.
- Support system for LGBTQ + newcomer youth.
- Peers Alliance. School counselors. PEI ANC counselors
- Family is reluctant to talk about sexual orientation.
- Sex education class are not popular.
- Barriers to employment in newcomers based on identity, but from everyone.
- Challenge of coming out. Who to partner with?
- Getting info oats to people who might need it. Where to turn for support.
- Language barriers.
- PEI ANC: Gender-specific classes. Teaching families Canadian norms / values. Works with people individually
- Media raising awareness about sex /LGBTQ+. Workshops from PEI ANC Peers Alliance.
- Supporting LGBTQ+ newcomer Youth and their families education program.
- Creating support systems.
- Orientation day how to encourage newcomers to be more open to conversation about sexual orientation and health.