Emigration, Immigration & Migration

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Organizing Under Suspicion

From: Identifying as Arab in Canada

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Chapter eight, Organizing Under Suspicion, traces the political organizing activities of the Canadian Arab Federation, including its major organizing goals of influencing Canada’s foreign … 29 $2.90 Add
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Shifting the Paradigm

Globalization, Canadian Aid and the Migration Trail

From: Calculated Kindness

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Three Simple Wishes

From: From Bombs to Books

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Discusses a recent history of a family from the Eritrea province of Ethiopia and the violence they experienced prior to being approved to come to Canada as refugees. 12 $1.20 Add
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Conclusion

From: Identifying as Arab in Canada

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The Conclusion summarizes the scope of the book, focusing on tying together the historical continuities through the hundred year arc of the book, as well as commenting on the visibility, public … 11 $1.10 Add
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Islamic Fundamentalism, Globalization, and Migration

New Challenges for Canada

From: Calculated Kindness

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Putting Yourself on the Line

Interview with Ronica Mukerjee

From: The Care We Dream Of

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This interview with Ronica Mukerjee, who specializes in care for LGBTQ+ communities, people using injection and other drugs, and people who are HIV positive, underscores how international borders … 11 $1.10 Add
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She Was So Beautiful My Heart Moved

From: From Bombs to Books

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Describes the experience of an Afghan man forced into army service to graduate from school who marries a half-Russian, half-Uzbek woman and their escape the violence of the area to come to … 18 $1.80 Add
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Appendices

From: Identifying as Arab in Canada

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The Appendices include biographical notes of those covered in the book, a list of the primary research sources, and an extract from the McDonald Commission Report. 12 $1.20 Add
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This is What War Looks Like to Women

From: From Bombs to Books

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Describes the experience of a woman born in Liberia in 1982 who escaped the civil war in Liberia by moving to Ivory Coast where war soon broke out as well. She then found her way to a refugee … 11 $1.10 Add
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A Guest of the Government of Iraq

From: From Bombs to Books

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Describes the experience of a Kurdish man from Iraq who was imprisoned by the Iraqi government and the trials he experienced trying to get his family to safety. 15 $1.50 Add
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I Would Go Back if I Could

From: From Bombs to Books

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Describes the experience of a Iranian woman who converted to Christianity and was disowned by her Muslim family, she became an illegal refugee in Turkey with a constant fear of deportation before … 12 $1.20 Add
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Pathologizing Distress

The Colonial Master's Tools and Mental Health Services for “Newcomers/Immigrants”

From: Doing Anti-Oppressive Practice

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This chapter critically examines the mental health supports and services often offered to immigrants, refugees, and racialized peoples in Canada. It draws on a case study to make the point that … 19 $1.90 Add
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White Birds and Machine Guns

From: From Bombs to Books

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Describes the experience of a woman from Kabul who’s first memories are of war, first with the Russian and then the Mujahedeen before escaping to a refugee camp in Pakistan. She was … 16 $1.60 Add
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In Breath, You Listen

From: From Bombs to Books

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Details the experience that staff have had in reaching refugee students at two schools in BC. Staff included in this chapter are a dance teacher, a settlement worker, a youth services worker, an … 15 $1.50 Add
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Keeping Hope Alive

From: From Bombs to Books

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Describes the story of how a man from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who was a teacher and activist which made him a target of the army. Details his struggles to claim asylum and finally … 18 $1.80 Add
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These Things Happen in Africa

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Describes the life of a man from Somalia who lost his leg delivering supplies to a UN refugee camp and then became a refugee in Uganda before being approved to come to Canada with his family. 9 $0.90 Add