MULTICULTURALISM AND IMMIGRATION IN CANADA: AN INTRODUCTORY READER
E D I T E D BY E L S P E T H
CAMERON
CANADIAN SCHOLARS' PRESS INC. TORONTO
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction
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The Historical Background From The Contributions of Other Ethnic Groups, "Report of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism, Book IV"
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English-Canadian Opposition to Non-British Immigration From The Calgary Herald, "The Character of Our Immigration," January 18,1899
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Racism in Early Canada From Economic Prosperity in the British Empire Stephen Leacock
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Immigration and Canadian Anti-Semitism From None Is Too Many: Canada and the Jews of Europe, 1933-1948 Irving Abella and Harold Troper
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The Geneva Convention From "Britain Calls for Revision of Geneva Convention on Asylum" Julie Hyland, World Socialist Web Site
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Canada's Immigration: The Ideological Background From Planned Migration William Peterson
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Ethnicity and Social Class From The Vertical Mosaic: An Analysis of Social Class and Power in Canada John Porter
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Immigration Policy in the Late 1960s From Venture, "The Canadian Experience" Freda Hawkins
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Social Adjustment of Immigrants to Canada: 1940-1975 From Immigration and the Rise of Multiculturalism, "Social Adjustment" Howard Palmer
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10. Multiculturalism: Ideology, Policy and Reality Evelyn Kallen ;
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11. Aboriginal People and the Meech Lake Accord: Critical Perspectives From The Meech Lake Primer, "What Are We? Chopped Liver?" Tony Hall
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12. The Ping-Pong Ethnic Politics of Contemporary Quebec From Risking Utopia: On the Edge of a New Democracy Irshad Manji
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13. The Tolerant Society versus the Accepting Society From Selling Illusions: The Cult of Multiculturalism in Canada Neil Bissoondath
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14. The Properties of Culture and the Possession of Identity: Postcolonial Struggle and the Legal Imagination Rosemary J. Coombe
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15. Ethnicity and Social Class Thirty Years after the Vertical Mosaic From The Vertical Mosaic Revisited Rick Helmes-Hayes and James Curtis 159
16. Belonging in a Multicultural Context From Risking Utopia: On the Edge of a New Democracy IrshadManji
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17. Residential Patterns in Cities From Immigrant Canada: Demographic, Economic and Social Challenges T.R. Balakrishnan and Feng Hou
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18. The Social Construction of Immigrants From Destination Canada: Immigration Debates and Issues Peter Li
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19. Immigration and Demographic Structures From Immigrant Canada: Demographic, Economic and Social Challenges z Roderic P. Beaujot
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20. Managing Immigrant Social Transformations From Immigrant Canada: Demographic, Economic and Social Challenges James S. Frideres
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21 The Illusion of Multiculturalism From Who Gets In? What's Wrong with Canada's Immigration Program — and How to Fix It Daniel Stoffman
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22. Immigration Policy: Imagined Futures From Immigrant Canada: Demographic, Economic and Social Challenges Alan B. Simmons
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EXPERIENCE 23. The Child Eventually Grows Up EvaTihanyi
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24. From The Sacrifice Adele Wiseman
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25. A Class of New Canadians From A North American Education Clark Blaise
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26. Road Building by Pick Axe From Woman in the Woods Joy Kogawa
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27. "Griff!" From When Women Rule Austin C. Clarke
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28. Swimming Lessons From Tales from Firozsha Baag Rohinton Mistry
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29. On the Eve of Uncertain Tomorrows From On the Eve of Uncertain Tomorrows Neil Bissoondath.....
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30. A Garden of Her Own From Out on Main Street and Other Stories Shard Mootoo
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31. Jacob From Stories of the Road Allowance People Maria Campbell :
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32. From Diamond Grill FredWah
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33. On Social Suffering: Fatima's Story From Politics and Poetics of Migration: Narratives of Iranian Women from the Diaspora ParinDossa
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DOCUMENTS AND TABLES 34. Ethnic Origin of the Canadian Population: 1871-1971 From Report of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism, Book IV
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35. Federal Multicultural Policy, House of Commons Debates, October 8,1971 Pierre Elliott Trudeau
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36. Canadian Multicultural Act, 1985 Department of Justice, Canada
