Minority Communities

Showing 1–16 of 79 results

Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
“Too Asian”? Racism and Post-Secondary Education Between The Lines	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 Books The remarkable stories of refugee children and their families at two exceptional Canadian schools James Lorimer and Company	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 Country Gay and Lesbian Studies in the Canadian Context Arsenal Pulp Press	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 Goldie	320	2001	View
In a Queer Country Gay and Lesbian Studies in the Canadian Context Arsenal Pulp Press	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 Goldie	320	2001	View
The Teen Sex Trade My Story Formac Publishing	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 Racism How White People Can Work for Racial Justice (4th Edition) New Society Publishers	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
From Introduction From: “Too Asian”? Preview Between The Lines	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
From Introduction From: Uprooting Racism Preview New Society Publishers	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
From Introduction From: In a Queer Country Preview Arsenal Pulp Press	Queer literature review; "Queer Country?" Conference (1996)	Terry Goldie	11	2001	$0.11 Add
From Preface From: The Teen Sex Trade Preview Formac Publishing	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
From Where Does Hope Come From? From: From Bombs to Books Preview James Lorimer and Company	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
From Beginnings From: From Bombs to Books Preview James Lorimer and Company	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
From NEW! Bobby and Pierre From: 1968 in Canada Preview University of Ottawa Press	In the spring of 1968, the political campaigns of Robert Kennedy in the United States and Pierre Trudeau in Canada generated wild crowd scenes featuring passionate adoration of the candidates. …	Paul Litt	23	2021	$2.30 Add
From Childhood From: The Teen Sex Trade Preview Formac Publishing	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
From Queer Nation? From: In a Queer Country Preview Arsenal Pulp Press	"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
From The Parable of the Textbook Education, Meritocracy, and Why History Matters From: “Too Asian”? Preview Between The Lines	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

Advanced Search