Data Analysis
The qualitative data gained through the interviews were analyzed using the phenomenological analysis method of Colaizzi (1978). As Colaizzi (1978) emphasized, we placed the focus of the study on understanding the experiences of the immigrant as they are (Stolz, 2020). The procedure for data analysis was as follows. First, all transcribed verbatim records were read several times until an overall sense was made by identifying with the participants. Second, vivid experiences reported by the immigrant women and directly associated significant phrases or sentences were deducted into meaning units from each of the verbatim records. Third, meaning units were grouped into subcategories and then the subcategories into categories.