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The Franz Boas Enigma

The Franz Boas Enigma

Inuit, Arctic, and Sciences

“… 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 … 188 View
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The Game

The Game

From: The Teen Sex Trade

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. 20 $2.00 Add
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The Hart Clan: Introductions

The Hart Clan: Introductions

From: The First Jews in North America

An introduction to the family at the heart of this book and their choice to settle and remain in Trois-Rivières. 28 $2.80 Add
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The Last Song of Akol Chol

The Last Song of Akol Chol

From: From Bombs to Books

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 … 11 $1.10 Add
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The Legacy of Violence

The Legacy of Violence

From: From Bombs to Books

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. 8 $0.80 Add
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“The Little Jew of Trois-Rivières”: Secrets to Success

“The Little Jew of Trois-Rivières”: Secrets to Success

From: The First Jews in North America

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 … 28 $2.80 Add
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The Parable of the Textbook

The Parable of the Textbook

Education, 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 … 12 $1.20 Add
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The Pleasure of an Inquiry: An Open Church

The Pleasure of an Inquiry: An Open Church

From: The First Jews in North America

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 … 24 $2.40 Add
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The Race Card: Conclusion

The Race Card: Conclusion

From: Frequently Asked White Questions

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 … ; 6 $0.60 Add
The Teen Sex Trade

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
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These Things Happen in Africa

These Things Happen in Africa

From: From Bombs to Books

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. 9 $0.90 Add
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They Cannot Hide From the World What They Did

They Cannot Hide From the World What They Did

From: From Bombs to Books

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. 15 $1.50 Add
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This is What War Looks Like to Women

This is What War Looks Like to Women

From: From Bombs to Books

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 … 11 $1.10 Add
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Three Simple Wishes

Three Simple Wishes

From: From Bombs to Books

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. 12 $1.20 Add
“Too Asian”?

“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 … ; ; ; 224 View
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Too Privileged?

Too Privileged?

A Response to Maclean’s Magazine’s “Too Asian?” Article

From: “Too Asian”?

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