Emigration, Immigration & Migration

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Terms and Conditions

From: Gang Life

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The story of Ivan is told in Chapter Ten. He is forty-one years of age, and he came to Canada as a young boy when his family — mother, stepfather, and younger brother — fled a civil … 15 $1.50 Add
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The Dumpling in Me Honours the Dumpling in You

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From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

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Sylvia Putz discusses her love of Asian styles of dumplings, the experience of making dumplings with her book club, her friend Lucy and her Korean dumplings, bonding over food, and being like a … 8 $0.80 Add
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The Greatest Country on Earth

From: Imagined Truths

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The author reflects on his life, American and Canadian culture and patriotism, and belonging. 20 $2.00 Add
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Where the Rich Went for Vice

From: The Ward

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A Fresh Start

Black Toronto in the 19th Century

From: The Ward

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Epi-genetics

From: My Mother, My Translator

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Recounts the time in his childhood that his parents tried to make Singh and his sister taller by hanging from trees. 3 $0.30 Add
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Feast for the Dead

From: Three Funerals for my Father

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This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She continues to recall a trip to Vietnam with her daughters and recounts other memories growing up in Vietnam. 10 $1.00 Add
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Franco-Americans and Americanism

SECTION THREE - The reception of franco-americans

From: A Distinct Alien Race

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This chapter looks at Anglo-Protestant culture in the U.S. and the culture of Franco-Americans, and the tensions that emerged as Franco-Americans denied assimilation. The author argues that the … 19 $1.90 Add
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Migrant Workers Fight for the Entire Working Class

From: Essential Work Disposable Workers

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This chapter is about how migrant and racialized worker organizations took leadership in broad-based campaigns to improve conditions for the entire working class. As one example, the chapter … 12 $1.20 Add
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On Modaks: Offerings of Little Bliss

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From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

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Mekhala Chaubal shares her love of madak, a cardamom infused steamed rice dumplings made as an offering to the indian god ganapati or ganesha, the tradition in Indian and in Toronto, making … 6 $0.60 Add
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Refusing Reactionary Nationalisms

From: Border and Rule

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This chapter examines the scapegoating of migrants, xenophobic tropes, and reactionary conspiracy theories. 16 $1.60 Add
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Sport, Globalization, and the Bordering Process

The Iroqouis Nationals Lacrosse Team and the Issue of Contested National Identities

From: Borders, Culture, and Globalization

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This essay focuses on the struggle of Indigenous communities to assert their identity(ies) within a contested northeastern borderland and under the influence of the globalizing processes … 16 $1.60 Add
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The colour of poverty

From: Home and Native Land

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Discusses the work of the Colour of Poverty Campaign, born in a legal clinic environment that involved Chinese, Southeast Asian, South Asian, and African communities. It has a mandate to provide … 9 $0.90 Add
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Two Eyes and a Smile

From: The Ward Uncovered

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A Biocultural Planning Approach for Managing Transborder Cultural Heritage Landscapes

From: Borders, Culture, and Globalization

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This chapter explores the relationship between borders and the conservation of natural and cultural heritage resources in a municipal context. 25 $2.50 Add
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Conclusion

From: Border and Rule

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In the conclusion, the author briefly describes a potential politics of "no borders." 5 $0.50 Add