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.