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Article: Silent debate: Asian immigration and racism in Canada.
- Article from:
- Canadian Journal of Sociology
- Article date:
- September 22, 1999
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E. Laquian., A. Laquian, and T. McGee, eds., The Silent Debate: Asian Immigration and Racism in Canada, Vancouver: The University of British Columbia, Institute of Asian Research, 1997, 432 pp. $20 paper.
In the past century and a half nearly 15 million immigrants have come to Canada. As to how many remained in Canada, the answer remains unknown. Why those who left Canada also remains a mystery although we know that their experience in Canada may have precipitated and influenced their decision to leave. Unfortunately, little exists in the literature that discusses the role prejudice, discrimination, and racism has played in the lives of immigrants. This remains an ...