Author： McCarthy Angela
Publisher： Routledge Ltd
ISSN： 0261-9288
Source： Immigrants & Minorities, Vol.23, Iss.1, 2005-03, pp. : 59-79
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Abstract
By blending emigrant letters and oral testimony and illuminating the benefits and drawbacks associated with each source, as revealed in this case study of a Scottish female migrant, this article contributes to the methodology of the use of personal testimony within migration studies. It shows that though there can be some discrepancies between contemporary documentation and later memory, interviews with migrants are particularly useful when they can flesh out areas of interest not contained in contemporary documents. This article therefore argues for greater integration of oral and written testimony in order to capture fully the rich and nuanced personal experience of migration from the perspective of its participants.
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