Ascolta! Intergenerational stories of challenges and resilience

Author Identifier (ORCID)

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Abstract

Women of the Diaspora: Generational Transformations offers fresh insights into the experiences of women who migrated in the aftermath of World War Two. The contributors examine migration not just as a geographical shift but as a deeply economic, psychological, and intercultural journey-one that profoundly reshaped women's identities and understandings of ethnicity. The volume also explores the lives of the next generation-daughters of diasporic migrants-whose experiences are shaped by a constant negotiation between the cultural traditions of their parents and the values of their new homelands.

Keywords

diaspora, migration, women, ethnicity, identity, intergenerationality

Document Type

Book Chapter

Date of Publication

11-27-2025

Publication Title

Women of the Diaspora: Generational Transormations

Publisher

Bloomsbury

School

School of Education

RAS ID

95274

Copyright

subscription content

Recommended Citation

Capetola, T., Callipari-Marcuzzo, L., Callipari, F., Paolino, A., Lolicato, K., & Pledger, J. S. (2025). Ascolta! Intergenerational stories of challenges. In M. Gindidis, J. Southcott, & R. Wake (Eds.), Women of the diaspora: Generational transformations (pp. 143–161). Bloomsbury. https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/women-of-the-diaspora-9798216268383/

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