File 13 ➔ Racial Discrimination in Canada: Asian Minorities
Item
Identifier:
2023_15_01_13_006
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.ufv.ca/sasi/
Repository Identifier
GE 1-5
Date
January 1 1973;
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9p. of textual records
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textual record
Description
Research Study titled, "Racial Discrimination in Canada: Asian Minorities", written by Kananur V. Chandra and published by R and E Research Associates in January, 1973. The aim of this study was to find out whether racial discrimination exists in Canada; if so, how extensive is it? The research method used had three phases. In the first phase, questionnaire interviews were conducted among the colored immigrants (Indians from South Asia, Pakistanis, and Bangladeshis) in the city of Montreal. The purpose of the interviews was to find out the experiences of the immigrants who are the potential victims of any discrimination. This phase in itself would not prove, however, the existence of discrimination in Canada. To remedy the inadequacy of the first phase, the research team decided to gather the opinions of white Canadians who are in a position to practice discrimination, namely, employers, labor unionists, landlords, and others. This was done through personal interviews with them. Here, one should not expect to get a true picture of the situation, but at least it presents their view of the problems they face in dealing with colored people. In this part of the study, valuable information about the attitudes and problems of the potential discriminators could be gathered. In the third phase, people (both colored and white) of equal qualifications but of different colors or national origin apply for employment, housing, and other services, as the case might be.
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Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Canada--Emigration and immigration--Government policy [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114564];Canada--Population--Statistics [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100387];DHS. Demographic and Health Surveys Newsletter; (DHS, Demographic and Health Surveys) Columbia, MD [http://id.loc.gov/resources/instances/10696574];National Seminar on "Ethnic Groups of North East India: Problems Prospects" 1999 : Dirugarh, India Ethnic groups, cultural continuities, and social change in North East India New Delhi: Mittal Publications; 2002 [http://id.loc.gov/resources/instances/12898174];Discrimination [http://id.loc.gov/resources/works/13106368]
