Minority Communities
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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 “Too Asian”?Racism and Post-Secondary Education |
The now notorious Maclean’s article “Too Asian?” from the magazine’s 2010 campus issue has sparked a national furor about race in Canadian higher education. Since the … | Davina Bhandar; Jeet Heer; Michael C.K. Ma; RJ Gilmour | 224 | 2012 | View |
 From Bombs to BooksThe remarkable stories of refugee children and their families at two exceptional Canadian schools |
This book chronicles how schools in Canada can #&8212; and do — play a positive role in the day-to-day lives of refugee families. Written by a principal who has worked at of two of the … | David Starr | 232 | 2016 | View |
 In a Queer CountryGay and Lesbian Studies in the Canadian Context |
In terms of rights and freedoms for queers, Canada holds an international reputation as among the most liberal of nations. Yet this picture of harmonious gay and lesbian assimilation is nothing … | Terry ed. Goldie | 320 | 2001 | View |
 The Teen Sex TradeMy Story |
Jade Brooks grew up like any other kid — she played with friends, lovingly teased and was teased by her siblings, and excelled at school. It wasn’t until she was removed from her … | Jade M. Brooks | 200 | 2017 | View |
 Uprooting RacismHow White People Can Work for Racial Justice (4th Edition) |
In 2016, the president-elect of the United States openly called for segregation and deportation based on race and religion. Meanwhile, inequalities in education, housing, health care and the job … | Paul Kivel | 451 | 2017 | View |
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From IntroductionFrom: “Too Asian”? |
The introduction looks at how liberal and right-wing journalism in Canada deal with issues of “Race” and multiculturalism, especially on university and college campuses. | Jeet Heer | 14 | 2012 | $1.40 Add |
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From IntroductionFrom: Uprooting Racism |
Uprooting Racism begins with the understanding that racism exists, it is pervasive and that its effects are devastating. Because of this devastation, we need to start doing everything possible to … | Paul Kivel | 6 | 2017 | $0.60 Add |
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From IntroductionFrom: In a Queer Country |
Queer literature review; "Queer Country?" Conference (1996) | Terry Goldie | 11 | 2001 | $0.11 Add |
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From PrefaceFrom: The Teen Sex Trade |
The author, a young black Nova Scotian, outlines her methodology for writing this book and the decision to publish under her real name but maintain pseudonyms for any other individual connected … | Jade M. Brooks | 7 | 2017 | $0.70 Add |
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From Where Does Hope Come From?From: From Bombs to Books |
Ziad Abo Nofel writes a brief account of growing up in Iraq, the American invasion and moving to a refugee camp between Iraq and Syria for six years before finally moving to Canada. | Ziad Abo Nofel | 4 | 2016 | $0.40 Add |
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From BeginningsFrom: From Bombs to Books |
A profile of Elaha Anwary, an Afghan refugee, who won the Grade 7 public speaking competition for her BC school by sharing her story. | David Starr | 5 | 2016 | $0.50 Add |
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From ChildhoodFrom: The Teen Sex Trade |
A first person true account of a Black woman’s youth in Halifax, Nova Scotia entailing growing up with four of her eight siblings, the volatile relationship between her parents, and her … | Jade M. Brooks | 18 | 2017 | $1.80 Add |
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From Queer Nation?From: In a Queer Country |
"Queer Nation?" offer s an historical overview of gay and lesbian practices in Canada, with some suggestions that they reflect a nation al character. The approach of the article was … | Terry Goldie | 25 | 2001 | $0.50 Add |
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From The Parable of the TextbookEducation, Meritocracy, and Why History Matters From: “Too Asian”? |
Where did Maclean’s get the notion that they were honourably defending “merit-based” admissions policies against American racist policies? The idea that only considering … | Henry Yu | 12 | 2012 | $1.20 Add |
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From What Color is WhiteFrom: Uprooting Racism |
White people have been led to believe racism is a question of particular acts of discrimination or violence. Calling someone a name, denying someone a job, excluding someone from a neighborhood … | Paul Kivel | 97 | 2017 | $9.70 Add |
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From Asians and Affirmative Action on CampusAn Historical Canada-US Comparison From: “Too Asian”? |
At its heart, the “Too Asian” controversy is about weighing the benefits to the community against the rights of the individual. That balancing act extends far beyond the campus, and … | David Weinfeld | 12 | 2012 | $1.20 Add |
