“Moving here didn’t break my mom’s life apart the way it did for my dad. My dad was older and further along in his career. My mom’s family had already experienced resettlement from Malaysia and began leaving Sri Lanka earlier. My dad’s family, on the other hand, were really well established in Colombo. Starting all over with nothing was difficult, without their credentials recognized and without the family and social networks they used to rely on.”

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source: Roots of Diaspora

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