Emigration, Immigration & Migration

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#WelcomeRefugees

A Canadian Phenomenon That Illustrates the Temporal Dimension of Border Constructs

From: Borders, Culture, and Globalization

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This chapter is organized in five parts. Part I is a literature review on the notion of the border construct and its various dimensions, as well as existing literature on time-space theory. Part … 15 $1.50 Add
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Ask No Questions About Samosas

The Filling

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

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Angela Misri reflects on how her mothers samosas and pakoras reflected her own upbringing in Kashmir, the rules of a Misiri kitchen, her relationship with her mother, longing for Canadian foods, … 11 $1.10 Add
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Digging Up the North Market

From: The Ward Uncovered

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Missionary Work

The Fight for Jewish Souls

From: The Ward

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On Nature’s Limits and the Human Condition

Population, Resources, and Human Idealism

From: Peak Everything

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No steady rate of growth in population or resource consumption is sustainable. During the course of the lecture, he asks, “Well, what can we do about this? What makes the population problem … 12 $1.20 Add
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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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Smoke

From: My Mother, My Translator

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Singh shares a folktale told to him by his mother before telling a story from when he first moved to Canada. 9 $0.90 Add
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The Gig Is Up

From: Essential Work Disposable Workers

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This chapter is a small love note to the iwc (Immigrant Workers Centre) for always being willing to experiment to find new ways to build leadership and solidarity. It’s difficult for unions … 10 $1.00 Add
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The Kafala System in the Gulf States

From: Border and Rule

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This chapter examines the Gulf Cooperation Council, the main destination for labour migration in the Global South. 9 $0.90 Add
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The Land of Opportunity

From: Imagined Truths

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The author continues to detail his life in America and discusses racism and imperialism in the U.S.. 25 $2.50 Add
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The Oil Lamp

From: Three Funerals for my Father

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This chapter is told from the author’s father’s perspective. He and his wife discuss the future and critique the communist government. 3 $0.30 Add
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A Matter of Mending

From: The Ward Uncovered

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A Spicy Labour of Love

The Filling

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

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Perry King shares his own connection to Guyanese food and flavours, the use of dumplings in chicken and vegetable soups, the influences of Caribbean flavours, and his fear of spice and hot things … 4 $0.40 Add
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Across Borders and Cultures

Thomas King's Artistic Activism

From: Borders, Culture, and Globalization

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This chapter analyzes works by Thomas King in terms of their diverse cultural expressions, border representations, and identity negotiations in figurative borderlands settings. It draws on ideas … 22 $2.20 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