The core of the Japanese experience in Canada lies in the shameful and almost undemocratic suspension of human rights that the Canadian government committed during World War II. As a result‚ thousands of Japanese were uprooted to be imprisoned in internment camps miles away from their homes. While only a small percentage of the Japanese living in Canada were actually nationals of Japan‚ those who were Canadian born were‚ without any concrete evidence‚ continuously being associated with a country
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The end of the success of the 1920s came as a surprise to many Canadians. The stock market crash on October 29‚ 1929 marked the beginning of a depression‚ which progressed to a decade-long depression in Canada and around the world. Prior to examining the cause of the Great Depression and what was happening in the economy at the time‚ a basic understanding of economic principles is needed. Paragraph 2. By the winter of 1933‚ more than one quarter of Canada’s workforce was out of work. The country
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Colonization There is an affective colonialism on aboriginal women in Canada. The histories of colonization have forced aboriginal women out of their community and family support. The violence of cultural assault or physical brutality of residential schools. It is essential to make efforts towards ending of violence against aboriginal women in Canada. The aboriginal people have grown up in poverty. Many aboriginal women run in to racism and they may shut out of labor markets. Aboriginal women turn
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The Racism of Chinese Immigration in Canada Nowadays‚ Chinese immigrants are all over the world‚ and they work across various industries to serve the country and the public. However‚ not many can imagine how difficult of a condition the Chinese immigrants were forced to live in in the late 19th century. The racism summarized in the television broadcast “Chinese immigration: Not welcome anymore” causes me to think deeply about humanity‚ especially why the Chinese immigrants were treated with inequality
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The largest areas of culturally diverse societies consist within the 5 major metropolitan cites of Canada which are‚ Toronto‚ Montreal‚ Vancouver‚ Edmonton‚ and Calgary (Mercer‚ 1995‚ 174). Most crimes occur in these large metropolitan cities‚ where many cultures are mixed within the large communities. As a result of many of the large Canadian cities being home to a majority group of people from a distinct array of ethnic identities‚ patterns of crime are often quite similar. For example‚ statistics
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afford the basic necessities of life. It’s a reality we face. It is a choice between‚ lighting‚ heat‚ medication‚ or feeding your family. How can a developed world such as Canada have so many of its citizens going hungry? Lack of money has 850‚000 people going to food banks each month. One-third of these are children. Canada has an unstable job market. Without enough jobs‚ it fails to ensure that its citizens are earning livable wages.
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international students are choosing Canada as a destination for their studies. There were more than 153‚000 international students in 2004‚ spending $25‚000 per person only in school-related expenses‚ making the total of $3.8 billion a year (Dib & Turcotte‚ 2008). The multiculturalism policy has contributed to the growing intermarriage rates. There has been a growth in the trend of marriages among different ethnicities‚ races‚ and religions. Statistics Canada 2001 census reported that there was
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Discrimination Towards Aboriginal People in Canada After WWI First Nations people had optimistic hope for a unified future between the clashing cultures in Canada after participating in WWI. However‚ after fighting a gruesome battle‚ Aboriginal citizens did not see their social status improve as they were continually faced harassment due to their culture‚ inequity‚ and exploitation. Foremost‚ one of the primary motives of the Canadian government when allowing Aboriginals to enlist was to assimilate
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One of the many things that Canadian parents expect to be able to do is pass their citizenship onto their children and as a result their grandchildren as well. As of April 17th‚ 2009 under the law of Bill C-24 if Canadian parents are living abroad and they give birth to a child that child will be considered a Canadian citizen as well‚ however‚ if that child decides to follow in their parent’s footsteps and live abroad and have a child that child may not be considered a Canadian. In 2011 Jennifer
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Traditionally in Canada‚ we have not admitted our colonial past. However‚ we are beginning to share the truth and acknowledge our many wrong doings as a country. In 2009‚ Prime Minister Stephen Harper claimed Canada had “no history of colonialism” (Camfeild‚ 2013). Whilst this comment was a complete shock for many Canadians it amped the movement to start telling the truth. In the five years since that statement we have got a new Prime Minister who made a similar statement to a group of American students
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