Family History and Searching for Hidden Trauma—A Personal Commentary
Background: Searching family history is now popular through increased internet access coinciding with a need for understanding identity. Prior unresolved war trauma can help explain impacts on subsequent generations and the need to search for family narrative, particularly in refugee families. This...
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| description | Background: Searching family history is now popular through increased internet access coinciding with a need for understanding identity. Prior unresolved war trauma can help explain impacts on subsequent generations and the need to search for family narrative, particularly in refugee families. This paper explores the search for trauma narratives through personal family history research, with links to community groups. Method: The author’s own Polish family history research provides examples of trauma and loss from World War II in Poland. This is supplemented by quotes from an existing interview study of second-generation Poles to amplify themes and indicate their wider community relevance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c8bfa8704a994d5d90e9f15ed465fb0e2023-11-21T18:37:34ZengMDPI AGGenealogy2313-57782021-05-01524610.3390/genealogy5020046Family History and Searching for Hidden Trauma—A Personal CommentaryAntonia Bifulco0Department of Psychology, Middlesex University, London NW4 4BT, UKBackground: Searching family history is now popular through increased internet access coinciding with a need for understanding identity. Prior unresolved war trauma can help explain impacts on subsequent generations and the need to search for family narrative, particularly in refugee families. This paper explores the search for trauma narratives through personal family history research, with links to community groups. Method: The author’s own Polish family history research provides examples of trauma and loss from World War II in Poland. This is supplemented by quotes from an existing interview study of second-generation Poles to amplify themes and indicate their wider community relevance.https://www.mdpi.com/2313-5778/5/2/46family treewar traumaattachmentidentityimmigrationforgetting |
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