Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

PART 1. Situating Migration, Gender, and Health in Canada

2. Work, Worries, and Weariness: Towards an Embodied and Engendered Migrant Health

3. Examining the Health of Immigrant and Refugee Francophone Women Living outside Québec

4. Enhancing Social Inclusion: Settlement Services in Relation to Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Newcomers

5. The Fatherhood Experiences of Sudanese1 and Russian Newcomer Men: Challenges to Their Health and Well-being

PART 2. The Sequelae of Suffering

6. The Mental Health and Well-being of Immigrant and Refugee Women in Canada

7. Gender-Based Interpersonal Violence and the Challenges of Integrating in Canadian Communities

8. Liminality and Mental Well-being among Non-Status Immigrant Women

9. Social Suffering and Witnessing: Exploring the Interface between Health Policy and Testimonial Narratives of Canadian Afghan Women

PART 3. Communities, Social Capital, Empowerment, and Resilience

10. Advocacy and Social Support: The Multicultural Health Brokers Co-op’s Journey towards Equity of Access to Health

11. Empowering Women through Community Work: Strategies within the Latin American Community in Ottawa

12. The Global Ottawa AIDS Link (GOAL): The Story of an ‘Un-Project’

13. At the Intersection of Migration, Gender, and Health: Accounting for Social Capital

PART 4. Conclusion

14. Engendering Migrant Health: Final Reflections

References

Contributors

Index