Being Canadian

Author : William Ging Wee Dere
Publisher : Douglas & McIntyre
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781771622196

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Being Chinese in Canada by William Ging Wee Dere Pdf

After the Canadian Pacific Railway was completed in 1885—construction of the western stretch was largely built by Chinese workers—the Canadian government imposed a punitive head tax to deter Chinese citizens from coming to Canada. The exorbitant tax strongly discouraged those who had already emigrated from sending for wives and children left in China—effectively splintering families. After raising the tax twice, the Canadian government eventually brought in legislation to stop Chinese immigration altogether. The ban was not repealed until 1947. It was not until June 22, 2006, that Prime Minister Stephen Harper formally apologized to the Chinese Canadian community for the Government of Canada’s racist legacy. Until now, little had been written about the events leading up to the apology. William Dere’s Being Chinese in Canadais the first book to explore the work of the head tax redress movement and to give voice to the generations of Chinese Canadians involved. Dere explores the many obstacles in the Chinese Canadian community’s fight for justice, the lasting effects of state-legislated racism and the unique struggle of being Chinese in Quebec. But Being Chinese in Canada is also a personal story. Dere dedicated himself to the head tax redress campaign for over two decades. His grandfather and father each paid the five-hundred-dollar head tax, and the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act separated his family for thirty years. Dere tells of his family members’ experiences; his own political awakenings; the federal government’s offer of partial redress and what it means to move forward—for himself, his children and the community as a whole. Many in multicultural Canada feel the issues of cultural identity and the struggle for belonging. Although Being Chinese in Canada is a personal recollection and an exploration of the history and culture of Chinese Canadians, the themes of inclusion and kinship are timely and will resonate with Canadians of all backgrounds.

Author : Judy Cameron
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Canada
ISBN : 2761335503

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Being Canadian by Judy Cameron Pdf

Author : Will Ferguson,Ian Ferguson
Publisher : Douglas & McIntyre Limited
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1553653114

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How to Be a Canadian by Will Ferguson,Ian Ferguson Pdf

Being Canadian can be a chore, says Will Ferguson, but it can be a lot of fun, too. For this follow-up to his runaway bestseller Why I Hate Canadians, Ferguson, a Canuck himself, recruited his brother Ian to create this ultimate guide to the country's cultural quirks, from diet and sex to sports and politics. The result is a nonstop comic ride through such topics as "Canadian Cuisine—and How to Avoid It," "Regional Harmony (Who to Hate and Why)," and "How to Make Love Like a Canadian."

Author : Richard Gwyn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : 0771037201

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Nationalism Without Walls by Richard Gwyn Pdf

All nation states are being changed by global economy, computer technology and cultural revolutions. This book is an examination of Canadian nationhood.

Author : Vincent Massey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1948
Category : Canada
ISBN : UVA:X000530816

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On Being Canadian by Vincent Massey Pdf

The sources of the Canadian's character in history and geography, economics and politics.

Author : Will Ferguson,Ian Ferguson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1550548913

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How to be a Canadian, Even If You Already are One by Will Ferguson,Ian Ferguson Pdf

It isn’t always easy being Canadian, according to Will Ferguson, but it can be a lot of fun. Asked to write a follow-up to his runaway bestseller Why I Hate Canadians, Ferguson, who’s Canadian himself, recruited his brother Ian -- comedy writer and executive producer of the Canadian series Sin City and a Canadian too -- to create this ultimate guide to the country's cultural quirks. The result is a hilarious inside look at that unique species, the Canadian, and their thoughts on such diverse subjects as beer, sex, dating rituals, sports, politics, religion, social rules -- and, of course, their trademark death-defying search for the middle of any road.

Author : Elizabeth Anderson
Publisher : Being Mentally Healthy Company
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-20
Category : Schizophrenics
ISBN : 0988107104

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Being Mentally Healthy by Elizabeth Anderson Pdf

Being Mentally Healthy (in spite of a mental illness) is Elizabeth Anderson's personal journey of mental illness. Easily read, the book offers an honest look at the reality of schizophrenia - for those who live with it and those who care for someone living with it - while providing both insight and inspiration. Anderson includes her "Recipe for Success" which helped her recover and live a good life. Completing this moving schizophrenia memoir are her husband's perspective and comments from her best friend.

Author : Cecil Foster
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UVA:X006037935

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A Place Called Heaven by Cecil Foster Pdf

Explores the troubled state of race relations in Canada -- the gap between what Canada promises its black immigrant, and what it delivers.

Author : J.D.M. Stewart
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459738492

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Being Prime Minister by J.D.M. Stewart Pdf

Being Prime Minister sheds light on the lives of prime ministers as ordinary people, examining them through a variety of experiences most Canadians share.

Author : Jenny Ellison
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-26
Category : Body weight
ISBN : 9781487523473

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Being Fat by Jenny Ellison Pdf

It is okay to be fat. This is the basic premise of fat activism, a social movement that has existed in Canada since the early 1970s. This book focuses on the earliest strands of the Canadian movement, which emerged around 1977 and ended around 1997 with the emergence of defiant performance artists Pretty, Porky, and Pissed Off. This twenty-year window loosely correlates with the rise of "second-wave" feminist organizing and thinking in the country. Fat activists were wrestling with issues other feminists of the era were debating: femininity, sexuality, and health. While united by the idea that it is okay to be fat, the movement has taken many different forms. Fat "activism" and the "movement" encompassed a variety of activities. It included groups that held regular meetings and published newsletters, organized events, and elected an executive. Being Fat explores activities like fashion design, self-help groups, plus-size modelling, and dance under the umbrella of fat activism, undertaken in the name of empowering fat women. Together, these activities show that self-identified fat women took up feminist ideas of liberation and applied them to their lives. Their personal experiences became the basis of a powerful movement to challenge beauty and bodily norms.

Author : Ann Hui
Publisher : Douglas & McIntyre
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781771622233

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Chop Suey Nation by Ann Hui Pdf

In 2016, Globe and Mail reporter Ann Hui drove across Canada, from Victoria to Fogo Island, to write about small-town Chinese restaurants and the families who run them. It was only after the story was published that she discovered her own family could have been included—her parents had run their own Chinese restaurant, The Legion Cafe, before she was born. This discovery, and the realization that there was so much of her own history she didn’t yet know, set her on a time-sensitive mission: to understand how, after generations living in a poverty-stricken area of Guangdong, China, her family had somehow wound up in Canada. Chop Suey Nation: The Legion Cafe and Other Stories from Canada’s Chinese Restaurantsweaves together Hui’s own family history—from her grandfather’s decision to leave behind a wife and newborn son for a new life, to her father’s path from cooking in rural China to running some of the largest “Western” kitchens in Vancouver, to the unravelling of a closely guarded family secret—with the stories of dozens of Chinese restaurant owners from coast to coast. Along her trip, she meets a Chinese-restaurant owner/small-town mayor, the owner of a Chinese restaurant in a Thunder Bay curling rink, and the woman who runs a restaurant alone, 365 days a year, on the very remote Fogo Island. Hui also explores the fascinating history behind “chop suey” cuisine, detailing the invention of classics like “ginger beef” and “Newfoundland chow mein,” and other uniquely Canadian fare like the “Chinese pierogies” of Alberta. Hui, who grew up in authenticity-obsessed Vancouver, begins her journey with a somewhat disparaging view of small-town “fake Chinese” food. But by the end, she comes to appreciate the essentially Chinese values that drive these restaurants—perseverance, entrepreneurialism and deep love for family. Using her own family’s story as a touchstone, she explores the importance of these restaurants in the country’s history and makes the case for why chop suey cuisine should be recognized as quintessentially Canadian.

Author : Michael Asch
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442669840

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On Being Here to Stay by Michael Asch Pdf

What, other than numbers and power, justifies Canada’s assertion of sovereignty and jurisdiction over the country’s vast territory? Why should Canada’s original inhabitants have to ask for rights to what was their land when non-Aboriginal people first arrived? The question lurks behind every court judgment on Indigenous rights, every demand that treaty obligations be fulfilled, and every land-claims negotiation. Addressing these questions has occupied anthropologist Michael Asch for nearly thirty years. In On Being Here to Stay, Asch retells the story of Canada with a focus on the relationship between First Nations and settlers. Asch proposes a way forward based on respecting the “spirit and intent” of treaties negotiated at the time of Confederation, through which, he argues, First Nations and settlers can establish an ethical way for both communities to be here to stay.

Author : Kerry Colburn,Rob Sorensen
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-20
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781452103532

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So, You Want to Be Canadian by Kerry Colburn,Rob Sorensen Pdf

A primer on the North American country that inspires envy from its neighbors—where beer, beavers, Mounties and moose make for an intoxicating brew. So, you want to be Canadian? Who doesn’t these days? Canucks are enjoying a major renaissance in attention, from their enlightened social policies to their wild and wooly pop culture. This playful, trivia-packed book is a long-overdue celebration of all things Canadian, from the mysteries of “eh?” to the difference between an Ogo Pogo and a Windingo to how to prepare moose stroganoff (mmm!). Featuring a dreamy list of Canadian hotties, a toe-tapping roundup of Canadian smash hit songs, a handy Canadian-American translator, and pointers on how to eat, dress, and apologize like a Canadian if you weren’t lucky enough to be born a Canuck, So, You Want to Be Canadian demonstrates once and for all why Canada is so cool (formerly just cold).

Author : Canada. Department of the Secretary of State of Canada
Publisher : Secrétaire d'État du Canada
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Canada
ISBN : 066255440X

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Being Canadian by Canada. Department of the Secretary of State of Canada Pdf

Author : Benita Bunjun
Publisher : Fernwood Publishing
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-30T00:00:00Z
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781773634401

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Academic Well-Being of Racialized Students by Benita Bunjun Pdf

Canadian universities have an ongoing history of colonialism and racism in this white-settler society. Racialized students (Indigenous, Black and students of colour), who would once have been forbidden from academic spaces and who still feel out of place, must navigate these repressive structures in their educational journeys. Through the genres of essay, art, poetry and photography, this book examines the experiences of and effects on racialized students in the Canadian academy, while exposing academia’s lack of capacity to promote students’ academic well-being. The book emphasizes the crucial connections that racialized students forge, which transform an otherwise hostile environment into a space of intellectual collaboration, community building and transnational kinship relations. Meticulously curated by Dr. Benita Bunjun, this book is a living example of mentorship, reciprocity and resilience.