Minority Communities

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
The Franz Boas Enigma Inuit, Arctic, and Sciences Baraka Books	“… Franz Boas has remained an enigma, so misunderstood as a person and so often misrepresented as an anthropologist.” William S. Willis, Jr. How did Franz Boas become the …	Ludger Müller-Wille	188	2014	View
From The Game From: The Teen Sex Trade View Formac Publishing	A black Nova Scotian woman outlines her experience as a 17 year old who begins working in the sex trade at the urging of her boyfriend as the best way for the couple to make money.	Jade M. Brooks	20	2017	$2.00 Add
From The Hart Clan: Introductions From: The First Jews in North America View Baraka Books	An introduction to the family at the heart of this book and their choice to settle and remain in Trois-Rivières.	Denis Vaugeois	28	2012	$2.80 Add
From The Last Song of Akol Chol From: From Bombs to Books View James Lorimer and Company	Details the life of a young boy from the Sudan who suffered a traumatic brain injury during the war. When his family came to Canada in order to get him the services he needed they placed him in …	David Starr	11	2016	$1.10 Add
From The Legacy of Violence From: From Bombs to Books View James Lorimer and Company	Discusses how teachers and others can support students who have lived through extreme violence and what programs have worked in two schools with high refugee populations.	David Starr	8	2016	$0.80 Add
From “The Little Jew of Trois-Rivières”: Secrets to Success From: The First Jews in North America View Baraka Books	This chapter explores early Jewish settlement in North America, and the history leading up to it. The stories of Jeffery Amherst, Aaron Hart and Levy Andrew Levy (partner of William Trent) are …	Denis Vaugeois	28	2012	$2.80 Add
From The Parable of the Textbook Education, Meritocracy, and Why History Matters From: “Too Asian”? View 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
From The Pleasure of an Inquiry: An Open Church From: The First Jews in North America View Baraka Books	The author continues to explore the tumultuous history of the Hart family and their life and treatment in Quebec, as well as his experiences researching this history. It touches on the end of …	Denis Vaugeois	24	2012	$2.40 Add
From The Race Card: Conclusion From: Frequently Asked White Questions View Fernwood Publishing	The conclusion reflects on countering the charge of “playing the race card” or the “gender card” or the “queer card” and so forth, reflecting on dismantling structural white supremacy and the …	Ajay Parasram; Alex Khasnabish	6	2022	$0.60 Add
The Teen Sex Trade My 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 …		200		View
From These Things Happen in Africa From: From Bombs to Books View James Lorimer and Company	Describes the life of a man from Somalia who lost his leg delivering supplies to a UN refugee camp and then became a refugee in Uganda before being approved to come to Canada with his family.	David Starr	9	2016	$0.90 Add
From They Cannot Hide From the World What They Did From: From Bombs to Books View James Lorimer and Company	Describes the experience of an Indonesian family who were hunted by security forces in Aech and split apart before illegally journeying to Malaysia and becoming refugee claimants.	David Starr	15	2016	$1.50 Add
From This is What War Looks Like to Women From: From Bombs to Books View James Lorimer and Company	Describes the experience of a woman born in Liberia in 1982 who escaped the civil war in Liberia by moving to Ivory Coast where war soon broke out as well. She then found her way to a refugee …	David Starr	11	2016	$1.10 Add
From Three Simple Wishes From: From Bombs to Books View James Lorimer and Company	Discusses a recent history of a family from the Eritrea province of Ethiopia and the violence they experienced prior to being approved to come to Canada as refugees.	David Starr	12	2016	$1.20 Add
“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 Too Privileged? A Response to Maclean’s Magazine’s “Too Asian?” Article From: “Too Asian”? View Between The Lines		Anita Jack-Davies	7	2012	$0.70 Add