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‘Our culture is so deep, and so traditional, and so ancient, that I would feel that only another person that shares those values and has been moulded from that culture would be able to understand.’
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Morrison, L., Guruge, S., Snarr, K.A. (1999). Sri Lankan Tamil Immigrants in Toronto: Gender, Marriage Patterns, and Sexuality. In: Kelson, G.A., DeLaet, D.L. (eds) Gender and Immigration. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780333983461_8
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