Opposition, Exile and Identity: The Eritrean Case

Abstract

This paper suggests that investigation of refugee experience can be informed by consideration of the literature of ethnic identity. The development and maintenance of a distinct Eritrean identity among refugees and immigrants to Canada is examined. Numerous pressures, both internal and external to the group, exist which threaten the persistence of such an identity. However, the work of several community organizations strengthen this identity and provide a means of expressing it. These voluntary organizations are seen as a primary means of maintaining a distinct Eritrean identity in the experience of exile.

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