Hanging on the edge of the house: African refugees, housing, and identity in Metro Vancouver

For African refugees arriving in Metro Vancouver, housing is a crucial component of settlement and integration. Given Metro Vancouver’s expensive housing market, high levels of homelessness, and consistently low vacancy rate, how are they coping in Vancouver’s housing market? What barriers do they...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Francis, Jenny
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/17021