Tamara: Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry

Farewell Mother

Sethi, Bharati

Wilfrid Laurier University

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Abstract

This article is a performance poetry piece that describes my experiences of loss at my mother's death. Specifically, the article draws attention to how an immigrant’s grief can be further compounded by having to bid farewell to their loved ones from a land that is far away from their home country where the death of their loved one occurs.
Immigration/work status intersects with socioeconomic status to create barriers to the individual’s ability to travel home to partake in their loved one’s funeral rites. In light of current immigration flows to Canada such conversations are essential to create grief interventions that are timely and culturally appropriate.

Metadata

Journal Tamara: Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry 
Volume 11 
Issue 1 
Issue date 2013 
Type Article 
Language en
Pagination 15-18
ISSN 1532-5555