Minority Communities

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Fairy Tales of Two Cities:

Fairy Tales of Two Cities:

or Queer Nation(s)-National Cinema(s)

From: In a Queer Country

Thomas Waugh’s "Fairy Tales of Two Cities: Queer Nation(s)-National Cinema(s)" considers examples from a past when Canadian cinema in general was defining itself, in response to … 26 $0.52 Add
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Family as a Site of Contestation:

Family as a Site of Contestation:

Queering the Normal or Normalizing the Queer?

From: In a Queer Country

Michelle K. Owen’s essay looks at what recently has become the most prominent aspect of this struggle for recognition. Owen ‘s response is informed and polemical; a scholarship that … 22 $0.44 Add
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For a multicultural, multi-faith, multiracial Canada

For a multicultural, multi-faith, multiracial Canada

A manifesto

From: Home and Native Land

The author argues that leftist critics are right in their anti-state condemnation of multiculturalism, but wrong to not see how popular groups – everyday Canadians – make … 7 $0.91 Add
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For FAWQ's Sake

For FAWQ’s Sake

From: Frequently Asked White Questions

In the introduction, authors Ajay Parasram and Alex Khasnabish  discuss the challenges with providing and conducting antiracist education and their previous experience creating the Safe Space for … ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Foreword

Foreword

From: The Franz Boas Enigma

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Foreword and Introduction

Foreword and Introduction

From: The First Jews in North America

The author introduces the topic of Jewish history and identity in Canada as well as the Hart family and the archival documents that record their lives and impact. The author speaks about how this … 32 $3.20 Add
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Freedom Smells Like Sunlight Detergent

Freedom Smells Like Sunlight Detergent

From: From Bombs to Books

Outlines the process of becoming a refugee as outlined by the United Nations, government assistance vs. private sponsorship, and arriving as a refugee claimant. Describes the process of arriving … 10 $1.00 Add
Frequently Asked White Questions

Frequently Asked White Questions

Are you a white person with questions about how race affects different situations, but you feel awkward, shy, or afraid to ask the people of colour in your life? Are you a racialized person who … 128 View
From Bombs to Books

From Bombs to Books

The remarkable stories of refugee children and their families at two exceptional Canadian schools

The powerful role of schools in the experience of refugee children and teens and their parents in becoming part of Canadian society As Canada welcomes tens of thousands of Syrian refugees, as … 232 View
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From Many Places

From Many Places

From: From Bombs to Books

An introduction to Edmonds Community School’s and Byrne Creek School’s history and experience in multicultural education. In these schools six out of ten students are learning English. 8 $0.80 Add
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Going Back

Going Back

From: The Teen Sex Trade

After a brief time away from the sex trade to graduate high school a black Nova Scotian woman goes with her boyfriend to Toronto to work as a stripper and sex worker as a way to show him how good … 18 $1.80 Add
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Graduating Photos

Graduating Photos

Race, Colonization, and the University of Manitoba

From: “Too Asian”?

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Greece, 1967

Greece, 1967

From: Canada’s Long Fight Against Democracy

In this chapter, Engler and Schalk examine the 1967 Greek military coup and Canada’s response to the junta’s rule. ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Having a Gay Old Time in Paris:

Having a Gay Old Time in Paris:

John Glassco's Not-50-Queer Adventures

From: In a Queer Country

It is a common concern in literary studies of homosexuality to ascertain the sexuality of the author, but Glassco’s autobiographical Memoirs of Montparnasse presents a special case. Much … 18 $0.18 Add
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Home Again

Home Again

From: The Teen Sex Trade

A young black woman recounts how she became pregnant and quit school and how her boyfriend forces her to get an abortion which becomes the reason she finally leaves him. 14 $1.40 Add