immigrants. In the following paragraphs‚ I will be looking at when the first members of the group came to Canada‚ why they came here‚ and also prejudice & discrimination. The first group of Chinese immigration came to Canada at around 1858 for economic needs. Chinese immigration into British Columbia began with the discovery of gold in the Fraser valley. Most of them are settled in the West of Canada. They worked the gold fields and when the gold was depleted they moved into gardening‚ farming‚ domestic
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Diversity in Canada has increased during 1867. Immigration rates are growing; creating‚ Canada’s identity to change over time. This topic highlights a group or individuals sense of belonging‚ but not only to the group/ individual but on a global scale. Defining Canada is more complex then it seems‚ many people have their own idea to what being Canadian is. Canada’s national identity cannot be defined in a singular statement due to the complexity and diversity in which Canada is known for. Many may
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climate and much more. Canada and Mexico are two countries that are very antithetical to each other like the earth and the sun. One principal difference is their climates. Canada is located further up north and closer to the North Pole. One thing that Canada had and Mexico doesn’t is the snow. Mexico had never gotten snow due to it being located further south and closer to the equator. Canada also has one more season than Mexico. Mexico does not have a winter like Canada because Mexico is a hot
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affected the United States and many other countries. Canada‚ having lost 24 Canadians in the attacks would soon join in the efforts to battle terrorism and bring democracy to Afghanistan. Han Seung-soo‚ the president of the General Assembly at the time announced that the 9/11 attacks threatened international peace. Therefore‚ the UN allowed NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) to organize a mission starting in 2001. The treaty that had created
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Canada Prepares for WWI “In Canada‚ the summer of 1914 was like every other summer” (Swettenham‚ 2). Although great in size‚ Canada’s population had always been small compared to that of other countries‚ and was still only a growing nation. Canada was small and far away from any real threat of war‚ therefore how could they have thought to prepare themselves for a war the size of the Great War? It is shown through how Canada was a slowly developing country during the time of the war‚ how the Canadian
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The 1970’s Canada in the Cold War Canada was a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) which was the name of the alliance they had formed. The main goal for the NATO was to prevent the spread of communism. Although Canada wasn’t dominant or recognized as having the influence the world‚ the country still had a moderate influence and recognition internationally. The Vietnam War The U.S. had interest in defending South Vietnam against a communist movement supported by North Vietnam
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Canada was established as Middle Power Country at the end of the Second World War. This status establishes the fact that they are a “nation which is recognized on an international scale with a large influence globally‚ however they do not have dominance over any one area” (Pagtakhan‚ personal communication‚ March 12‚ 2013). This status was achieved primarily because of their international fiscal aid and technological advancements. Canada‚ however it was incapable of reaching the status of a superpower
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Growing up in Canada‚ we were influenced by the media to think that Canada has a history we can take pride in and that everyone in Canada lives/d in an idyllic society. But sadly‚ our history with the mistreatment and discrimination towards women‚ members of the queer community and people of colour; our history is not something in which we can take pride in. Inequality has always been an uncomfortable subject for many people to address. But nevertheless‚ there is no debate that Canada has an enormous
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where your family has come from‚ when they came to Canada‚ how they travelled here and why they came. One page in length. On my mother’s side of the family‚ some of the earliest members of the family to arrive‚ in Canada‚ came from Sligo‚ Ireland. The ultimate push factor that caused them to move away from Ireland was the potato famine and the search for a better life. As they were farmers‚ this was troublesome for their profession. They moved to Canada so they could have more success in their field
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Canada‚ a multicultural country‚ engages people from diverse countries converging on this second large country in the world. Chinese Canadian‚ as the third largest immigration group in Canada‚ are referred as “largest visible minority”‚ due to its population‚ which is estimated almost 1.5 million people. [1][2] Tracing back to‚ the first Chinese came to Canada were for the construction of fortress and 40-tone schooner in 1788. Afterward‚ there was a wave of Chinese immigration because of the Gold
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