Multiculturalism in Canada Assignment Sample
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Running head: MULTICULTURALISM AND IMMIGRATIONMulticulturalism and ImmigrationName of the Student:Name of the University:Author’s Note:
1MULTICULTURALISM AND IMMIGRATION“Keep your language. Love its sounds, its modulation, its rhythm. But try to march togetherwith men of different languages, remote from your own, who wish like you for a more justand human world.”The above quoted lines from the book “Spiral Of Violence” by Hélder Câmara clearlyoutlines the essence of the concept of multiculturalism and immigration. Multiculturalism canbe defined as the situation wherein all the different ethnic groups as well as the cultures getequal representation and none of them is ignored or misrepresented (Modood). This intendsto study the process of multiculturalism and immigration through two articles, namely,Wayson Choy’s “I’M a Banana and Proud of It” and Will Kymlicka’s “Immigrants,Multiculturalism and Canadian Citizenship”. The thesis statement of this essay is whethercountries like Canada truly follow the policy of multiculturalism.The article “I’M a Banana and Proud of It” by Wayson Choy focuses on the conditionof the Chinese people in the nation of Canada and the process of their integration in themainland culture of Canada. It is to be noted that Wayson Choy is a Canadian author born inthe year 1939 most of whose works focus on the plight of the Chinese people and peoplefrom other nationalities in the mainland of China (Berry). The article under discussion heresheds light on his mixed identity as a Chinese Canadian citizen and the way he and his familymembers have been integrated in the culture of Canada. He says, “Because both my parentscame from China, I took Chinese. But I cannot read or write Chinese and barely speak it. Ilove my North American citizenship. I don’t' mind being called a "banana," yellow on theoutside and white on the inside. I'm proud I'm a banana” ("I'm A Banana And Proud Of It --By Wayson Choy”). This statement clearly outlines the identity dilemma faced by the author.He even goes to say that “In every human being, there is "the Other....wanting the samesecurity and happiness” ("I'm A Banana And Proud Of It -- By Wayson Choy”).
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