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A study of the Chinese Canadians identity and social status in comparison with other minority ethnic groups in the 20th Century = 20 shi ji Jianada Hua ren yu qi ta shao shu zu yi de she hui shen fen yu di wei bi jiao / A study of the Chinese Canadians identity and social status in comparison with other minority ethnic groups in the 20th Century = 20世紀加拿大華人與其他少數族裔的社會身分與地位比較Chow, Ka-kin, Kelvin, 周家建 January 2014 (has links)
In tracing the experience of Chinese Canadians in the 20th Century, we need to look further back into its history. Most people believe that the increasing number of immigrants from Hong Kong, Taiwan and China in the 1980s and 1990s played the most important roles in the social and economic changes during the latest decades of the 20th Century. The contribution of the Chinese Canadians settlement throughout the 20th Century should also be considered as it marks the beginning of the rise of their social status and identity in Canada.
Although the Chinese Canadians earned their fame and status since the 1980s, they had been racially discriminated for more than a century. To probe into the situation, the social and political situations in the Chinese Canadian community will be meticulously analyzed and their contribution in difference aspects examined. In addition, other minority ethnic groups, such as the Japanese, Jewish and Indian, will be used as a comparison to demonstrate the change of policies towards the Chinese in Canada. In doing so, both English and Canadian Chinese newspapers will be used to illustrate the cultural difference between the “whites” and “non-whites”.
To illustrate the changes, the 20th Century will be break into three parts. In most of the pre-Second World War period, the Chinese community was isolated from the mainstream community with their activities largely confined to Chinatowns in cities, such as Vancouver, Victoria, Toronto and so on. For the Chinese living in small townships, such as Prince Rupert, Richmond and so on, their daily life will also be examined.
When Canada declared war on Japan on 7th December 1941, Canada became an ally of China during the war. A sentiment of acceptance of the Chinese in the mainstream society began to take shape. Some of the Chinese chose to contribute their efforts to Canada by joining the Canadian Armed Forces and went into battle alongside the White Canadians.
After the Second World War, Canada adopted a new policy towards the minority ethnic groups and Chinese Canadians started to enjoy political equality. In May 1947, the Canadian Government repealed the Chinese Immigration Act. In 1967, after the liberalization of the Canadian immigration policy, the Chinese, once again, were allowed to immigrate freely to Canada as an individual.
With granted full citizenship, the Chinese social and political status began to change. In 1957, Douglas Jung, a Canadian born Chinese, was elected a Member of the Parliament, which can be seen as the beginning of the Chinese involvement in the political arena of the Canadian community. Since then, Chinese Canadians were able to achieve equality in the society.
Based on documentary accounts and oral history research, this thesis re-constructed the history of Canadian Chinese involvement in the 20th Century and the change of their identity and social status thereafter. / published_or_final_version / Social Work and Social Administration / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy
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The cultural politics of the Hong Kong diaspora (in Canada)李媛怡, Lee, Woon-yee, Peggy. January 1999 (has links)
published_or_final_version / Comparative Literature / Master / Master of Philosophy
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Beyond the winter coat : adjustment experiences of graduate students from the People's Republic of ChinaMongillo, Anne M. (Anne Mary) January 1995 (has links)
The purpose of this study is to explore the adjustment experiences of McGill University graduate students from the People's Republic of China (PRC). Following a qualitative approach to research, interviews were conducted with 10 graduate students from the PRC using semi-structured and open-ended methods. More structured interviews with McGill University administrative staff provided background to the study as did government and university registration statistics. This study explores student involvement and interaction with Canadian society, avenues and barriers to interaction, and communication between professors/supervisors and students. It focuses on the overlapping relationship between communication skills and culture learning as part of how students define adjustment. Students identify the particular challenges in adjusting to Canadian society as becoming more self-reliant and feeling comfortable with uncertainty in their futures. Women students discuss issues of independence and freedom and how these factors sometimes conflict with their traditional social roles. This study also includes some recommendations for further research.
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Underemployment and the Chinese immigrant of former professional status : a qualitative -- exploratory studyChung, Rosamond C. January 1988 (has links)
A qualitative - exploratory study was conducted to investigate the experiential consequences of underemployment for Chinese immigrants who were former professionals in their country of origin. Twelve male immigrants aged 28 to 63 who have resided in Canada 1 to 4 years were interviewed. For the most part, the study was existentially based using a phenomenological - content analysis format to derive results. Results indicated that Chinese immigrants' problematic responses to underemployment differed greatly depending upon their initial place of origin i.e., familiarity with and adaptability to the host society being the significant factor. Counseling suggestions to assist these individuals followed the existential paradigm. Finally, several possibilities that exist for further research into this topic of the underemployed immigrant are described. / Education, Faculty of / Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of / Graduate
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Beyond the winter coat : adjustment experiences of graduate students from the People's Republic of ChinaMongillo, Anne M. (Anne Mary) January 1995 (has links)
No description available.
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Ethnocultural identity of persons of Chinese origin : testing a model of minority identity development via Q-Sort MethodologyVillasenor, Natacha January 1990 (has links)
Literature reviews (Casas, 1984, 1985; Ponterotto, 1988) on the status of racial/ethnic minority research indicate that one of the problems in coming to definite conclusions about the effectiveness of counseling with the culturally different is the lack of research accounting for heterogeneity within ethnic groups. This study investigates ethnic identity as a possible variable tapping into intra-group variability with persons of Chinese origin currently living in Canada. Specifically, Atkinson, Morten & Sue (1979)'s model of ethnic identity development is examined in relation to its validity with this ethnic group.
Atkinson et al.'s (1979) Minority Identity Development model postulates five stages minority persons experience in trying to discern and appreciate themselves based on their culture of origin, the mainstream culture and the relationship and meaning between the two. These stages are Conformity, Dissonance, Resistance and Immersion, Introspection and Synergetic Articulation and Awareness. Based on the model, 81 items were generated, translated and administered to 44 participants via Q-Sort Methodology. Also, relevant demographic information was collected. Factor analysis and qualitative analysis for Q-Methodology as suggested by Talbott (1971) generated four factors. The emerging factors reflected the Conformity, Dissonance, Resistance and Immersion, and
Synergetic Articulation and Awareness Stages. Thus, based on the partial support for the five-stage model among persons of Chinese origin; a four-stage model was generated.
The analysis of results suggests the following conclusions: (1) heterogeneity within ethnic groups must be accounted for it is accounted for within the mainstream culture; (2) ethno-cultural identity emerges as a viable construct (variable) tapping into intra-group differences; (3) Q-Methodology appears as a culturally non-intrusive method; and (4) ethno-cultural identity may mediate the counseling process. / Education, Faculty of / Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of / Graduate
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Embodied geographies of the nation-state : an ethnography of Canada’s response to human smugglingMountz, Alison 11 1900 (has links)
This thesis provides a geographical analysis of the response of the Canadian nation-state to
human smuggling. I contend that nation-states must be examined in relation to transnational
migration and theorized as diverse sets of embodied relationships. As a case study, I
conducted an ethnography of the institutional response to the arrival of four boats carrying
migrants smuggled from Fujian, China to British Columbia in 1999. I studied the daily work
of border enforcement done by civil servants in the federal bureaucracy of Citizenship and
Immigration Canada (CIC), as well as the roles played by other institutions in the response to
the boats. This "ethnography of the state" led me to theorize the nation-state geographically as
a network of employees that interact with a variety of institutions in order to enact immigration
policy.
I also interviewed employees of other institutions involved in the response to human
smuggling, including provincial employees, immigration lawyers, service providers, suprastate
organizations, refugee advocates, and media workers. The thesis explores crossinstitutional
collaboration among them and the resulting decision-making environment in
which civil servants design and implement policy.
Civil servants practice enforcement according to how and where they "see" human
smuggling. My conceptual understanding of state practices relates to these efforts to order
transnational migration. Diverse institutional actors negotiate smuggling at a variety of scales.
Power relations are visible through discussions of smuggling at some scales, but obscured at
others. I "jump scale" through embodiment in order to understand the micro-geographies of
the response. This shift in the scale of analysis of the nation-state uncovers different
relationships, interests, and negotiations in which state practices are embedded. This approach
to geographies of the nation-state considers the time-space relations across which state
practices take place, the everyday enactment of policy, the categorization of migrants, and the
constitution of borders through governance. I argue that such an approach is key to
understanding the relationship between nation-states and smuggled migrants. The findings
suggest a re-spatialization of enforcement through which nation-states increasingly practice
interception abroad and design stateless: spaces, and in so doing, reconstitute international
borders. / Arts, Faculty of / Geography, Department of / Graduate
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Filial Therapy with Immigrant Chinese Parents in CanadaYuen, Tommy Chi-man 05 1900 (has links)
This study was designed to determine the effectiveness of filial therapy training in: (a) increasing immigrant Chinese parents' empathic behavior with their children; (b) increasing immigrant Chinese parents' acceptance level toward their children; (c) reducing immigrant Chinese parents' stress related to parenting; (d) reducing immigrant Chinese parents' perceived number of problem behaviors in their children; and (e) enhancing the self concept of the Chinese children of immigrant Chinese parents.
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Canada's Chinese immigration policy and immigration security 1947-1953Vibert, Dermot Wilson January 1988 (has links)
No description available.
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Canada's Chinese immigration policy and immigration security 1947-1953Vibert, Dermot Wilson January 1988 (has links)
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