Emigration, Immigration & Migration

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Hum
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Hum

From: My Mother, My Translator

Further explores Partition and the unease with which it was talked about. Singh recounts his grandfather’s stories, comparing them with his mother’s, plotting his lineage of storytellers. 19 $1.90 Add
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I Pinch, Therefore I Am
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I Pinch, Therefore I Am

The Filling

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

Matthew Murtagh-Wu reflects on growing up in Vancouver’s Chinatown, his business the Dumpling King, his mama dumpling recipe, and the power of nostalgia. 6 $0.60 Add
Identifying as Arab in Canada
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Identifying as Arab in Canada

A Century of Immigration History

While “Arabs” now attract considerable attention – from media, the state, and sociological studies – their history in Canada remains little known. Identifying as Arab in … 240 View
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Ideology as Methodology: Documentary Analysis of Canadian Immigration Law

Ideology as Methodology: Documentary Analysis of Canadian Immigration Law

Introduction

From: Immigration and the Legalization of Racism

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If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, Why am I Eating Matzo Ball Soup?
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If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, Why am I Eating Matzo Ball Soup?

The Sauce

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

Amy Rosen reflects on matzo ball soup, Jewishness and Judaism, industrial matzo ball making, the authority on matzo, recipes that evoke specific memories, and context. 6 $0.60 Add
Imagined Truths

Imagined Truths

Myths from a Draft-Dodging Poet

Memory is not only selective, it’s an amazing liar, con artist and spin doctor. History is what we choose to remember about the past in order to justify the present. Richard Lemm grew up in … 272 View
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Imagining Nighttime Detroit
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Imagining Nighttime Detroit

From: Borders, Culture, and Globalization

In this essay, Darroch reflects upon the border cities of Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario, which lend themselves to studying urban nighttime as both practiced and imagined across the … 24 $2.40 Add
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Immigrant Integration in Canada

Immigrant Integration in Canada

Policies, Programs and Challenges

From: Possibilities & Limitations

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Immigrants and the Labour Market

Immigrants and the Labour Market

Devaluation, Frustration and Downward Mobility

From: About Canada: Immigration

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Immigration and "Medical Manpower"
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Immigration and "Medical Manpower"

1968 and the Awkward Introduction of Medicare in Canada

From: 1968 in Canada

The year 1968 witnessed the launch of medicare, a public program so important that 50 years later many Canadians identify universal health insurance as a defining feature of our national … 17 $1.70 Add
Immigration and the Legalization of Racism

Immigration and the Legalization of Racism

“The chameleon-like nature of the law-the duplicitous ways in which the law is written, the equivocal way in which it is stated and, therefore, talked about, the hiding of the truth about … 103 View
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Immigration Policy and Practices

Immigration Policy and Practices

The Mechanics of Migration

From: About Canada: Immigration

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In Patagonia I Dreamed in Punjabi
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In Patagonia I Dreamed in Punjabi

From: My Mother, My Translator

A poem about a bus ride to Ludhiana. 1 $0.10 Add
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In the Light of What We Don't Know
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In the Light of What We Don’t Know

From: My Mother, My Translator

Singh’s life in Calgary during the COVID-19 lockdowns. 13 $1.30 Add
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In the Space between Aboriginal Sovereignty and National Security
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In the Space between Aboriginal Sovereignty and National Security

Re-engaging Border Security and Mohawk Culture at Akwesasne

From: Borders, Culture, and Globalization

This chapter considers the contributions of local leaders and communities to the ways that borderlands become “secured,” not only in the literal sense of security measures but also in … 21 $2.10 Add
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Inflection Point

Inflection Point

From: Three Funerals for my Father

This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She continues to tell the story of her early days in Indonesia. She details an illness suffered and horrors she witnessed and heard of … 10 $1.00 Add