Comparison of Experience in Canada

RUNNING HEAD: COMPARISON OF EXPERIENCE IN CANADA
COMPARISON OF EXPERIENCE IN CANADA
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Introduction
Canada has been open to international immigrants since a long time now with people
from various countries opting for the same. Canada is in need of skilled immigrant along with
various other non-skilled workers. Though there exists not many racial or ethnic inequalities in
the country, some immigrant recall the distinction or feeling of belonging to an altogether
different identity. The scope of the current discussion compares immigration experience of Rosie
DiManno and Shree Paradkar in Canada. The focus of the thesis statement is on identifying the
difference in treatment that was received for each of them.
Analysis
Rosie DiManno was child of Italian immigrant in Canada in the 1990s whereas Shree
Paradkar had come to Canada for her education. Rosie DiManno recalls her experience of
growing in Canada in downtown Toronto’s west end. She recalls that her along with many other
immigrant children’s childhood being limited to that street in Canada (DiGiammarino, 2001).
She did not learn to speak proper English as there was no intermingling with Canadian residents,
until she could join formal education. At school, she recalls all possible attempts were made to
depict one to be more English and less Italian. Most shocking incident she recalls was being
renamed as Rosalba from Rosie. She was humiliated at school and made all efforts to hide her
Italian identity, as she found herself trapped in identity perceptions. She started loathing her
Italian heritage and wanted to have an American identity.
Shree Paradkar recalls her experience of being treated as a second class citizen. While
she moved to Canada for higher University degree and was happy with the first paced lifestyle,