Post-Migration Experiences, Cultural Practices and Homemaking: An Ethnography of Dominican Migration to Europe

Homemaking studies have ignored the diverse meanings of practices within immigrant groups, creating a biased picture that orients immigrants towards their country of origin. Sabrina Dinmohamed's Post-Migration Experiences, Cultural Practices, and Homemaking offers a broader perspective on immigrants' post-migration experiences by analyzing the individual and collective dimensions of homemaking practices in both public and private places. It highlights the significance of food practices from the Dominican Republic in the process of homemaking and sheds light on previously 'invisible immigrant communities.

Format: Hardback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 20 September 2023
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited

Homemaking studies have often overlooked the diverse meanings of practices within immigrant groups, resulting in a biased portrayal that orientates immigrants towards their country of origin when settling in the receiving society. Moreover, these homemaking practices are often treated as individualistic, failing to consider how the characteristics of the receiving society might influence them. In response, Post-Migration Experiences, Cultural Practices, and Homemaking takes a more comprehensive approach by highlighting immigrant stories and experiences that value cultural practices in creating a sense of 'home'. For instance, how is home established in a country like the Netherlands, where the Dominican population is relatively small and often invisible?

Sabrina Dinmohamed's approach significantly reevaluates traditional notions of immigrant settlement and participation in receiving societies by examining the individual and collective dimensions of homemaking practices in both public and private spaces. By shifting the focus away from questions of integration and towards immigrant stories and experiences on a micro level, Dinmohamed explores the meaning of food practices from the Dominican Republic in the process of homemaking. This exploration involves close consideration of food consumption, preparation, ingredient sourcing, and other related customs.

Post-Migration Experiences, Cultural Practices, and Homemaking not only contributes to our understanding of Caribbean migration to Europe, particularly within the Dominican diaspora, but also sheds light on the experiences of immigrants through the lens of attention to feelings of home and cultural practices. By recognizing the significance of these practices, we gain valuable insights into the settlement experiences of immigrants.

Weight: 384g
Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781837532056