‘My Away is Here’: Place, Emplacement and Mobility amongst British Bengali Children

Author: Gardner Katy   Mand Kanwal  

Publisher: Routledge Ltd

ISSN: 1469-9451

Source: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Vol.38, Iss.6, 2012-07, pp. : 969-986

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Abstract

This paper focuses on the ways in which children negotiate complex transnational identities and roles. Based on research amongst Bangladeshi children living in East London in families who maintain transnational linkages with Bangladesh, the paper draws attention to the ways in which British-born Bangladeshi children are mobile not only across places but also across time. The paper also draws upon Katz' notion of ‘emplacement’, with its focus on political and economic processes, and indicates the significance of children's mobility.