Resettled Refugees' Attachment to their Original and Subsequent Homelands: Long‐term Vietnamese Refugees in Australia.

Based on qualitative research with refugees from Vietnam who have subsequently lived in Australia for fifteen to twenty years, this paper explores factors that influence resettled refugees' level of attachment to their original homeland and the country in which they resettle. Drawing from recent developments in citizenship theory, variations in attachment that emerge in the research data are analysed in terms of the refugees' experiences of social inclusion and social exclusion in each of the two countries. Implications for decisions about continued residence and resettled refugees' investment in social participation are discussed. Dangers of failing to promote substantial citizenship for resettled refugees are identified. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]