Cover
Contents
Introduction - Anatomy of an Exile
The Chilean Diaspora
Temporal and Geographic Delimitations
Exile, Refugee, Forced Migrant, Immigrant? The Problem of Classification
Sources
Constructing an Oral History
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1 - Chile and Canada in the Cold War
Chile, the Model and Symbol
Living the Changes: The Exiles and Their History
Canada, at Home and Abroad: Immigration Policy, National Security, and the Cold War
Canada and Latin America
National Security and the Cold War
Getting Out: “A new stage in the national destiny”
Getting In
Chapter 3 - The Bonds of Exile: Community Associations and Activism
Encountering Canada: The Exiles’ Memories of the Journey to Canada, Reception, and Resettlement
“I Really Wanted to Go Back to Being Normal Again”
Orientation and Denunciation: The Growth of Community Organizations
New Groups, New Goals
Chapter 4 - The Challenges and Changes of Exile: Work, Study, Family Life, and Gender Roles
Unpacking the Suitcase
Work and Study
Family Roles and Relationships
Chapter 5 - Staying Put or Going Back
The End of Exile
Desexilio During Dictatorship: Returning from Exile, 1982 to 1990
Choosing between Canada and Chile after 1990
Going Back to a New Chile
Conclusion - The Road Ahead, the Road Behind
The Road Ahead for the Chilean Community in Canada: The Waning of the “Culture of Exile”
Afterword - Utility and Suitability, Forty Years On
Acknowledgements
Appendix: Profiles of Interviewees
Abbreviations
Introduction: Anatomy of an Exile
Chapter 1: Chile and Canada in the Cold War
Chapter 2: Getting Out, Getting In
Chapter 3: The Bonds of Exile
Chapter 4: The Challenges and Changes of Exile
Chapter 5: Staying Put or Going Back
Conclusion: The Road Ahead, the Road Behind
Afterword: Utility and Suitability, Forty Years On
Archives Consulted
Interviews
Published Sources
Index
