Multiculturalism

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Introduction

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

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In the Introduction Karon Liu describes his goal to map the dumplings of Toronto, highlighting culinary diversity in the multiethnic make up of the city, migration, tradition, Covid-19 and  … 6 $0.60 Add
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Kant and the Cosmopolitan Point of View

From: Multicultural Dynamics and the Ends of History

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For Kant, a position that enables us to consider the whole of history can be found if we adopt a cosmopolitan point of view. The idea of cosmopolitanism is quite popular at the present time … 18 $2.34 Add
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National Identity and Global Migration: Listening to the “Pariahs”

From: Managing Diversity

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If we live in a world of the absolute Other, peopled by individuals whose histories have not been ours but with whom we must live in peace and harmony, we will have to accept each other much more … 19 $2.28 Add
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The Parable of the Textbook

Education, Meritocracy, and Why History Matters

From: “Too Asian”?

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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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Towards African Diaspora Citizenship

Politicizing an Existing Global Geography

From: Black Geographies

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The African diaspora is in effect an already existing globalization of African peoples, but it preceded the economic and communications structures now defined as globalization. To … ; 32 $3.20 Add
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Unfinished

From: My Mother, My Translator

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Reveals that Singh’s mother passed away before finishing her memoir, prompting him to undertake a new project. 1 $0.10 Add
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What Color is White

From: Uprooting Racism

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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 … 97 $9.70 Add
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“Sittin’ on Top of the World”

The Challenges of Blues and Hip Hop Geography

From: Black Geographies

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In 1930, the Mississippi Delta was already in the devastating grip of the Great Depression. Hunger, evictions, and terror would haunt the region for another four decades. We must ask how could a … 36 $3.60 Add
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Around the World

The Wrapper

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

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Michael Stein reflects on his “dumplings around the world” feast to honour his late friend Julie-Rae, friendship, religion, and the food as Shivas. 13 $1.30 Add
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Asians and Affirmative Action on Campus

An Historical Canada-US Comparison

From: “Too Asian”?

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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 … 12 $1.20 Add
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Citizenship, Statehood, and Allegiance

From: Managing Diversity

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Citizenship is simply a legal category, a matter of law. It does not, in and of itself, carry any particular individual qualities or attributes, or, with one arguable exception, give rise to any … 31 $3.72 Add
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Real Universality as a Challenge to the Cosmopolitan Ideal

From: Multicultural Dynamics and the Ends of History

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Through Kant’s idea that the intelligibility of the historical process as a whole should be grasped as revealing a "secret plan of Nature," he actually betrays, if not disdain … 19 $2.47 Add
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Some Photons

From: My Mother, My Translator

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A poem about eyes. 1 $0.10 Add
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Subjects of empire: Indigenous peoples and the “Politics of Recognition” in Canada

From: Home and Native Land

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Recognition-based models of liberal pluralism seek to reconcile Indigenous claims to nationhood with Crown sovereignty via the accommodation of Indigenous identities in some form of renewed … 26 $2.60 Add
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Bounded Citizenship and the Meaning of Citizenship Laws: Ireland’s Citizenship Referendum

From: Managing Diversity

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Different conceptions of political community favour different constellations of citizenship laws. Although most states in practice combine elements of these, they may also incline towards one or … 26 $3.12 Add
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Face

From: My Mother, My Translator

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Relates the turmoil of Singh’s decision to remove his turban and cut his hair as a teen–the trauma it caused his mom, and the pain he suffered as consequence. Speculates on the … 11 $1.10 Add