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Abstract
This article captures key findings from a larger research project looking at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the remittance sending and receiving behaviours of im/migrants living in Newfoundland and Labrador. For this study, I interviewed 30 im/migrants from lower and middle-income countries about their pandemic experience. Through these discussions, interview participants revealed a self and home identity that spans across national borders; however, they noted that this was significantly curtailed in the face of the global fragmentation triggered by COVID-19. In response to the pandemic, im/migrants living in the province increased their sending of financial remittances and also consistently shared COVID-related guidance with friends and family living abroad (social remittances) in an effort to relieve suffering outside of the province and ultimately curb the spread of the virus.
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Biographical note
Heather Dicks (she/her) is a PhD candidate within the sociology department at Memorial University and her present research is centered on the nexus between global development and migration. Prior to starting her PhD, Heather spent over a decade working in the field of global development; this included work with the Canadian government, the United Nations, and several non-governmental organizations. Heather holds a Master’s Degree in Globalization and International Development from the University of Ottawa and a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science with a concentration in International Relations from Carleton University.