The experiences of these pioneering players were universal for any racialized player in the league at the time
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Finding Mr. Wong: A Tale from Canada’s Exclusion Era
Although the Canadian government officially apologised for the Chinese Head Tax, we’ve not yet connected all the dots
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The Future is Female
A recent Nanos survey shows that as Canadian women are getting older, they feel less equal than men
View More The Future is FemaleClosing the Immigrant Wage Gap: Is Speaking English Important?
Statistics Canada has released new data from the 2016 census that shows more than any other G8 country, Canada is a nation of immigrants. One in five Canadians (21.9 per cent to be exact) were…
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Looking Beyond the Name on a Resumé
In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare gave us the famous line “What is in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” While he was stating, with a noble…
View More Looking Beyond the Name on a ResuméTrump and the Rise of Islamophobia
I believe it is fair to say that since 9-11, Islamophobia has been on the rise in North America. With the rise of ISIL and attacks in this country and other nations, terrorist movements have…
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Football Legend’s Story Teaches Timely Lessons
Racial profiling by police is not a new phenomenon. The ability to now document aggression by law enforcement against African Americans and other racialized people and broadcast the footage around the world makes this long-standing…
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Story Revisits Vietnamese Revenge Plot of 1908
Many leaders of the East who fought to decolonize their countries from Western authoritarian rule were also educated in the West. Upon returning home, they became trapped in a mental rift – they owed their…
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Muslim-Canadian Women Concerned About Discrimination
When Sheema Khan told audience members at the Aga Khan Museum that the men sitting at one of her last lectures refused to face her, the entire room cringed. Khan, a Globe & Mail columnist,…
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Haitian Canadians in Quebec: A Rich Political History
When Elizabeth Philibert arrived in Montreal as an émigré in 1979, she immediately felt the city would be her closest connection to Haiti. The city’s circle of activists quickly embraced Philibert, who had risked her…
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