Canadian Ethnic Studies Journal articles from September 2007

Canadian Ethnic Studies Journal archives from September 2007

Some comments on this special issue/Quelques commentaires sur ce numero special.
September 22, 2007... This issue of Canadian Ethnic Studies/Etudes ethniques au Canada is a departure from previous issues in several ways. First, it is a special issue including articles and other materials which began as presentations at the nineteenth biennial...

Ethnic inclusion and governance/Inclusion ethnique et gouvernance.(Reports on Two Plenary Sessions at the Nineteenth Biennial Conference of the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association, Winnipeg, September 27-30, 2007/Rapports de deux sessions plenieres a la dix-neuvieme conference bisannuelle de la societe canadienne d'etudes ethniques, Winnipeg, 27-30 septembre 2007)
September 22, 2007... INTRODUCTION The transition to democracy is a slow and fragile process. The development of practical and sound public policies that are applicable, acceptable, and inclusive are vital for the establishment of democratic systems. We believe...

Ethnicity, civil society, and public policy: minority inclusion in democratic governance strategies/Ethnicite, societe civile et politique publique generale : l'inclusion de minorites dans les strategies de gouvernance democratique.(Reports on Two Plenary Sessions at the Nineteenth Biennial Conference of the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association, Winnipeg, September 27-30, 2007/Rapports de deux sessions plenieres a la dix-neuvieme conference bisannuelle de la societe canadienne d'etudes ethniques, Winnipeg, 27-30 septembre 2007)
September 22, 2007... INTRODUCTION The transition to democracy is a slow and fragile process. The development of practical and sound public policies that are applicable, acceptable, and inclusive are vital for the establishment of democratic systems. We believe...

Democracy: development and ethnicity/Democratie : developpement et ethnicite.(Reports on Two Plenary Sessions at the Nineteenth Biennial Conference of the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association, Winnipeg, September 27-30, 2007/Rapports de deux sessions plenieres a la dix-neuvieme conference bisannuelle de la societe canadienne d'etudes ethniques, Winnipeg, 27-30 septembre 2007)
September 22, 2007... Let me begin with a brief comment about the history of democracies, their sustainability, and the drivers of their existence. Then I shall comment on some of the questions posed to the panel. I will end with some commentary about the role of...

From deportation to apology: the case of Maher Arar and the Canadian state.
September 22, 2007... Abstract In 2002, Maher Arar, a dual Canadian and Syrian citizen, was detained and accused by American authorities of being a member of al Qa'ida. He was deported to Jordan and, ultimately, Syria, where he was imprisoned and subjected to...

Ethnic media under a multicultural policy: the case of the Korean media in British Columbia.
September 22, 2007... Abstract Vancouver is not only the second most diverse city in Canada, but it is also the site of major ethnic specialty services. It is home to one of the four multilingual television stations in Canada and more than one hundred ethnic...

Discourses of "democratic racism" in the talk of South Asian Canadian women.
September 22, 2007... Abstract Despite societal norms of tolerance and diversity, covert "democratic" racism (Henry and Tator 2006) flourishes in Canada on individual and systemic levels. Democratic racism, an ideology that allows the coexistence of both...

Echo-ing the spirit of the times: a Polish Canadian youth experiment in the 1970s.
September 22, 2007... Abstract The First National Polish Canadian Youth Convention was held in October, 1969, at York University in Toronto. A major result of this meeting was the creation of Echo as a socio-cultural "Canadian Publication of Polish Youth,"...

L'evolution du traitement de l'islam et des cultures musulmanes dans les manuels scolaires quebecois de langue francaise du secondaire.
September 22, 2007... Resume La presente etude porte sur le traitement de l'islam et des musulmans dans 21 manuels scolaires de langue francaise du secondaire quebecois utilises durant l'annee scolaire 2003-2004. Trois themes specifiques ont ete etudies :...

Covering multiculturalism: popular images and the politics of a nation as reflected on the covers of Maclean's and L'Actualite.
September 22, 2007... Abstract How have images of immigration and mutticulturalism been depicted on Canadian magazine covers and what do they say about the national politics of immigration and multiculturalism? A discursive and visual analysis of the covers and...

Race and belonging: a review of recently issued National Film Board DVDs.
September 22, 2007... Race is a Four-Letter Word. Written and directed by Sobaz Benjamin. Produced by Annette Clarke. National Film Board of Canada, 2006.55 mins, 19 secs, Language: English. Full Screen, $59.95. Closed captioned--decoder required. Dolby sound. ...

Monia Mazigh. Hope and Despair: My Struggle to Free My Husband, Maher Arar.
September 22, 2007... Monia Mazigh. Hope and Despair: My Struggle to Free My Husband, Maher Arar. Translated by Patricia Claxton and Fred A. Reed. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 2008. 272 pp. Foreward. Epilogue. $34.99 hc. Most Canadians will recognize the...

Smaro Kamboureli and Roy Miki, eds.: Trans.Can.Lit: Resituating the Study of Canadian Literature.
September 22, 2007... Smaro Kamboureli and Roy Miki, eds. Trans.Can.Lit: Resituating the Study of Canadian Literature. Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2007. 233 pp. Notes. Index. Works cited. $36.95 sc. Those not in the habit of reading book...

Jerry White, Dan Beavon, and Nicholas Spence, eds.: Aboriginal Well-Being: Canada's Continuing Challenge.
September 22, 2007... Jerry White, Dan Beavon, and Nicholas Spence, eds. Aboriginal Well-Being: Canada's Continuing Challenge. Toronto: Thompson Educational Publishing, 2007. 246 pp. $36.95 sc. The volume is one of a series of publications produced by the...

Will Kymlicka. Multicultural Odysseys: Navigating the New International Politics of Diversity.
September 22, 2007... Will Kymlicka. Multicultural Odysseys: Navigating the New International Politics of Diversity. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. 374 pp. Bibliography. Index. $39.95 hc. Canada is a pioneer in multicultural policy, and Canadian...

Robert J. C. Stead. Dry Water.
September 22, 2007... Robert J. C. Stead. Dry Water. Edited and with an introduction by Neil Querengesser and Jean Horton. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press, 2008. 338 pp. Introduction. Notes. Variant readings. $38.00 sc. Robert J. C. Stead's novel Dry Water is...

Birna Bjarnadottir and Finnbogi Gunmundsson, eds.: My Parents: Memoirs of New World Icelanders.
September 22, 2007... Birna Bjarnadottir and Finnbogi Gunmundsson, eds. My Parents: Memoirs of New World Icelanders. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 2007. 124 pp. Notes. $22.95 sc. In 1956, Finnbogi Gunmundsson, who served as the first chair of...

John J. Friesen. Building Communities: The Changing Face of Manitoba Mennonites.
September 22, 2007... John J. Friesen. Building Communities: The Changing Face of Manitoba Mennonites. Winnipeg: CMU Press, 2007. 230 pp. Illustrations. Maps. Notes. Bibliography. Index. $32.50 sc. In this large format book John J. Friesen, a historian who for...

Randy Boyagoda. Governor of the Northern Province.
September 22, 2007... Randy Boyagoda. Governor of the Northern Province. Toronto: Viking Canada, 2006. 208 pp. $32.00 sc. Randy Boyagoda's comic novel, which appeared on the 2006 Giller Prize long-list, is an intelligent and timely satire. It is highly...

Jiwu Wang. "His Dominion" and the "Yellow Peril": Protestant Missions to Chinese Immigrants in Canada, 1859-1967.
September 22, 2007... Jiwu Wang. "His Dominion" and the "Yellow Peril": Protestant Missions to Chinese Immigrants in Canada, 1859-1967. Waterloo, ON: Wilfred Laurier University Press, 2006. x, 190pp. $65.00 hc. This is one of the major studies on the history of...

Lisa Grekul. Kalyna's Song.
September 22, 2007... Lisa Grekul. Kalyna's Song. Regina: Coteau Books, 2003.474 pp. $14.95 sc. Kalyna's Song is Lisa Grekul's first novel. It began its life as Grekul's Master's thesis, and she subsequently revised it for publication while working...

MacDonald E. Ighodaro. Living the Experience: Migration, Exclusion, and Anti-Racist Practice.
September 22, 2007... MacDonald E. Ighodaro. Living the Experience: Migration, Exclusion, and Anti-Racist Practice. Halifax, NS: Fernwood Publishing Press, 2006. 192 pp. $ 24.95 sc. Research relating to the African refugee population in Canada is scant....

Gregory J. Cran. Negotiating Buck Naked: Doukhobors, Public Policy, and Conflict Resolution.
September 22, 2007... Gregory J. Cran. Negotiating Buck Naked: Doukhobors, Public Policy, and Conflict Resolution. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2006. 180 pp. Appendices. Notes. Index. $85.00 hc. $29.95 sc. This book has a most unfortunate and misleading title. It is...

Madeleine Thien. Certainty.
September 22, 2007... Madeleine Thien. Certainty. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 2006. 320 pp. $32.99 hc. $21.00 sc. In Canada, World War II is usually remembered as a European war. When Remembrance Day comes round, it is footage of Canadians fighting in...

Donald Sinnema, ed. and trans.: The First Dutch Settlement in Alberta: Letters from the Pioneer Years, 1903-1914.
September 22, 2007... Donald Sinnema, ed. and trans. The First Dutch Settlement in Alberta: Letters from the Pioneer Years, 1903-1914. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 2005. Introduction. Notes. Index. 392 pp. $34.95 sc. This book tells the story of a small...

Calvin Henlin. Dances with Dependency: Indigenous Success through Self-Reliance.
September 22, 2007... Calvin Henlin. Dances with Dependency: Indigenous Success through Self-Reliance. Vancouver: Orca Spirit Publishing and Communications, 2006. 313 pp. Bibliography. Index. $34.95 hc. Touted by the publisher as bearing a relevant message of...

Marusya Bociurkiw. Comfort Food for Breakups: The Memoir of a Hungry Girl.
September 22, 2007... Marusya Bociurkiw. Comfort Food for Breakups: The Memoir of a Hungry Girl. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2007. 171 pp. $19.95 sc. Over the past thirty-odd years, scholarly and public debates about multiculturalism have highlighted the ways...

Marusya Bociurkiw. Comfort Food for Breakups: The Memoir of a Hungry Girl.(Reviews/Recensions)
September 22, 2007... Marusya Bociurkiw. Comfort Food for Breakups: The Memoir of a Hungry Girl. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp, 2007. 171 pp. $19.95 sc. A little over fifty years ago, Ukrainian literary production in Canada experienced a radical shift in its...