Unit 9
What is the term for the fear or hostility toward foreigners?
xenophobia
What do you call the approach when you remove the barriers to participation?
anti racist
What is the term for a stable community of people who have existed for many years, and formed on the basis of a common language, territory, economic life, and psychological make-up that resulted in the development of a unique culture?
a nation
How many Indigenous First Nations are in Alberta?
a. 3
b. 15
c. 46
d. 67
The lecture notes say 46. The Alberta Government says 45 + 8 Metis settlments. The Federal Government says 45 and Alberta Health says 48.
Which 2 countries have special agreements for settling refugees in 2021 and 2022?
Afghanistan and Ukraine
What was the cultural origin of the majority of people interned during the Second World War?
Japan
We talked about equality being associated with multiculturalism and equity being associated with interculturism. What is an anti racist approach associated with?
liberation
What movement has the following characteristics:
•Individuals give primary loyalty to their own ethnic of “national” community, and
•These ethnic/national communities desire to have their own independent nation state (or country)
Nationalism
Where did the 3,000+35,0000 black loyalists who came to Canada in late 1700s come from?
The US
Which phenomena causes widespread death and danger but is not grounds for claiming refugee status?
Climate change
During World War One, which nationalities were represented in the 8,500 people were interned (name at least 2)?
Germans, Ukrainians, Turkish, and Bulgarians
What is the term for neighbourhoods where there is a relatively large concentration of a particular ethnic group?
ethnic enclave
What is the name of the movement for global human rights that argues for the relaxation (if not outright removal) of restrictions on global migration?
The open boarders movement
In early Canadian history, the majority of immigrants were what gender and why?
Most were men who were brought for their labour.
Which 3 countries were first waves of refugees from?
Chile, Vietnam and El Salvador
What was the name of the boat from India that brought economic refugees to Vancouver in 1914?
Komagata Maru
What is the problem with 'colour blindness'?
It ignores a the problem of racism so we aren't examining the causes and the barriers put up by racism. It makes it worse.
What is one example of a concentration camp in North America?
The detention centre for people crossing the US Mexico border illegally.
Not including this decade, what years had the highest immigration rate?
1913 & 1914
When was the Immigration Act that formalized the refugee admission process?
1978
What was the name of the huge fees charged to Chinese immigrants under the Chinese Immigration Act?
The Chinese Head Tax
What is the difference between legal and symbolic citizenship?
•Legal citizenship can be obtained with relative ease, but does not address systemic barriers encountered by newcomers (such as racism in the workplace).
•Symbolic citizenship involves practices and actions that reside within social spheres and form the boundaries of what constitutes a “national” community.
According to the 1933 Montevideo Convention, which four things does a region need to be declared a state?
1. a permanent population
2. a defined territory
3. a government
4. the capacity to enter relations with other states
When did Canada adopt a merit based points system for immigration?
1967
Which group from Sri Lanka was designated as a terrorist organization?
Tamil Tigers