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A grounded theory study examined the socio-cultural adaptation experiences of ‘earlier’ Mainland Chinese skilled immigrants; ‘earlier’ refers to those residing in Canada longer than three years and therefore no longer considered ‘newcomers’ eligible for federal government-sponsored settlement programs. Analysis of 29 in-depth interviews and four focus groups involving 29 participants yielded an over-arching theme of luocha (deep plunge). Luocha describes the enormous gap skilled immigrants experienced between their current life in Canada and their pre-immigration life in China, and contextualizes the many challenges associated with their sociocultural adaptation (settlement) experiences. At the same time, these immigrants also discussed various coping strategies that they employed to deal with this deep plunge. Recommendations for social service provision and social policy are discussed.
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