Migrant settlement is of particular interest to the field of psychology due to a notable increase in the movement of people over the past few decades. This article explores the ways in which Sri Lankan migrants in New Zealand establish a sense of continuity between the host nation and country of origin. The theoretical framework for this research is informed by elements of ethnographic and indigenous research. We provide a rich understanding of migrant experiences that foregrounds the agency and resilience of migrants, and acknowledges the complexities of the notion of identity and migrant settlement. We explore complex, fluid, and hybrid cultural identities as experienced by Sri Lankan migrants and their negotiations of space and place, material practices, and objects of significance, such as an educational institution, antique dinnerware, and furniture with colonial origins. The present research thereby, argues for the need to acknowledge both the historical and current contexts that shape migrants' sense of habitus and cultural identities.

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跨“这里”和“那里”的移民：新西兰斯里兰卡移民中的惯性和混合身份的探索

由于过去几十年来人们的流动显着增加，因此移民定居在心理学领域尤为重要。本文探讨了在新西兰的斯里兰卡移民在接纳国与原籍国之间建立连续性的方式。人种学和本土研究的内容为这项研究的理论框架提供了信息。我们提供了对移民经验的丰富理解，使移民的代理能力和应变能力成为现实，并认识到身份认同和移民定居概念的复杂性。我们探索斯里兰卡移民所经历的复杂，多变和混合的文化身份，以及他们在空间和地点，物质习俗以及重要物体（例如教育机构，古董餐具，和具有殖民地血统的家具。因此，本研究认为有必要承认塑造移民的习惯意识和文化身份的历史和当前环境。