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Description of  U.S. War Resisters Quest for Refuge in Canada: A Comparative Study of Vietnam and Afghanistan/Iraq War Resisters Migration Experiences (Studien zur Migrations- und Integrationspolitik)

When U.S. war resisters turned to Canada as refuge during the Vietnam War and the Afghanistan/Iraq Wars, they not only hoped to forestall deployment to a combat zone but also to build new lives and make a new home abroad. In her empirical study, Sarah J. Grnendahl explores and juxtaposes how well the two war resister 'generations' have been able to establish themselves after all and to what extent they partake in Canadian society. Read more