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Gay Asian Migrants and the Problem of Desirability: Racism and Sexuality on Gay Mobile Dating Apps

This thesis addresses the many forms of racism that are found in three apps that are popular in New Zealand, namely Grindr, Jack’d, and Blued, through the experience of gay…continue reading

What is with all the hate? A thematic analysis of New Zealanders’ attitudes to the Human Rights Commission’s ‘Give nothing to racism’ social marketing campaign

This article explores the attitudes of New Zealanders to the social marketing campaign ‘Give nothing to racism’. Thematic analysis was applied to a series of comments posted on the New…continue reading

Volunteering Statistics

The Multicultural Dilemma: Amid Rising Diversity and Unsettled Equity Issues, New Zealand Seeks to Address Its Past and Present

New Zealand’s abortion anomaly

Ethnic Solidarity in Combating the COVID-19 Threat in New Zealand

Migrant Nurses Need More Support

Moving backwards, moving forward: the experiences of older Filipino migrants adjusting to life in New Zealand

Purpose: To explore the experiences of older Filipino migrants adjusting to living permanently in New Zealand.Method: The qualitative descriptive approach taken in this study involved 17 individual face-to-face interviews of…continue reading

Challenges and adjustments in maintaining health and well-being of older Asian immigrants in New Zealand: An integrative review

Objective: There is a paucity of health-related research on older Asian immigrants in New Zealand. The aim of this review was to critically examine literature on health and well-being of…continue reading

Cultural support workers in the Aotearoa New Zealand healthcare setting: Challenge and opportunity for health social work

INTRODUCTION: In Aotearoa New Zealand, as elsewhere in the world, healthcare providers are seeking better ways to engage with increasingly ethnically and linguistically diverse communities. The use of cultural support…continue reading

Researching home, place, and community in Northcote – Meanings and experiences of community among older adult residents of Northcote

Researching home, place, and community in Northcote – Living with diversity: Negotiating difference in Northcote

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