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Yogendra Shakya

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Pathways between under/unemployment and health among racialized immigrant women in Toronto

S Premji, Y Shakya - Ethnicity & health, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objective. We sought to document pathways between under/unemployment and health among
racialized immigrant women in Toronto while exploring the ways in which gender, class, …

Family relationships of Afghan, Karen and Sudanese refugee youth

M Hynie, S Guruge, YB Shakya - Canadian Ethnic Studies, 2013 - muse.jhu.edu
Research with immigrant and refugee families consistently documents acculturation gaps
and role reversals between migrant youth and their parents. However, debate exists over …

[PDF][PDF] Pre-migration and post-migration determinants of mental health for newly arrived refugees in Toronto

RM Wilson, R Murtaza, YB Shakya - Canadian Issues, 2010 - acs-aec.ca
Drawing on two community-based research projects, this article discusses pre-migration
and post-migration determinants of mental health for newly arrived refugees in Toronto. The …

The politics of subversion in development practice: an exploration of microfinance in Nepal and Vietnam

YB Shakya, KN Rankin - The Journal of Development Studies, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
This paper considers the ways in which beneficiaries of microfinance programmes in two
Asian countries routinely transgress programme protocols and regulations, and fail to conform …

What role does type of sponsorship play in early integration outcomes? Syrian refugees resettled in six Canadian cities

…, A Oda, N Ives, J Hyndman, N Arya, YB Shakya… - … : Canada's Journal on …, 2019 - JSTOR
There is little longitudinal research that directly compares the effectiveness of Canada’s
Government-Assisted Refugee (GAR) and Privately Sponsored Refugee (PSR) Programs that …

Aspirations for higher education among newcomer refugee youth in Toronto: Expectations, challenges, and strategies

YB Shakya, S Guruge, M Hynie, A Akbari, M Malik… - Refuge, 2010 - HeinOnline
A large percentage of refugees have low levels of education and official language fluency
upon arrival in Canada. This paper discusses educational goals of newcomer refugee youth …

Precarious work experiences of racialized immigrant woman in Toronto: A community-based study

S Premji, Y Shakya, M Spasevski, J Merolli… - Just …, 2014 - justlabour.journals.yorku.ca
Despite their high levels of education, racialized immigrant women in Canada are over-represented
in low-paid, low-skill jobs characterized by high risk and precarity. Our project …

[PDF][PDF] Determinants of mental health for newcomer youth: Policy and service implications

YB Shakya, N Khanlou, T Gonsalves - Canadian Issues, 2010 - acs-aec.ca
Drawing on our study1 with newcomer youth from four communities in Toronto, this article
discusses post-migration determinants of mental health for newcomer youth in Toronto and …

[HTML][HTML] Refugee youth and migration: Using arts-informed research to understand changes in their roles and responsibilities

S Guruge, M Hynie, Y Shakya… - Forum Qualitative …, 2015 - qualitative-research.net
This article presents the findings from a community-based qualitative study that utilized an
arts-informed method to understand the changes in refugee youth's roles and responsibilities …

Mental health of South Asian youth in Peel Region, Toronto, Canada: A qualitative study of determinants, coping strategies and service access

F Islam, A Multani, M Hynie, Y Shakya, K McKenzie - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives This qualitative study set out to understand the mental health challenges and
service access barriers experienced by South Asian youth populations in the Peel Region of …