Exploring the Diverse Experiences of Caribbean-Canadians in Multicultural Canada Canada is known for its embrace of multiculturalism and is a country where immigrants can freely embrace their culture, adding to the already diverse culture of Canada. However, in this celebration of diversity and culture, one group often faces challenges, that group being the Caribbean-Canadians. The ways Caribbean-Canadians experience multicultural Canada is varied and influenced by factors such as raceethnicity, gender, class, generational status, and sexuality. These factors combine to shape how Caribbean-Canadians experience life in Canada, showing how different aspects of who they are affect their experiences in Canadian society. To start, race/ethnicity …show more content…
Their argument was that while bringing in black labor might address immediate demands, it wouldn’t be advantageous for Canada’s future if these immigrants were to permanently stay in Canada (Calliste 133). Which in the end was not true. Caribbean Canadians have brought with them a diverse range of cultures that have changed Canadian music, dance, and changed Canadian culture in general. Another great example of discrimination and stereotyping is in the novel “Brother” by David Chariandy. In the novel, Francis and Michael had the misfortune of getting themselves involved in a shootout between gang members, causing them to be viewed as bad influences even though they’re innocent. In one scene of the novel, Michael is bringing his mother to the bus stop and as he is about to send her off, nervous glances and words are thrown, with one woman calling him and his brother, “Thug youths, predators, criminals” (Chariandy 50). Overall, Caribbean-Canadians have endured a long standing of stereotypes and discrimination, as shown in Agnes Calliste’s article for the Journal of Canadian Studies and David Chariandy’s novel …show more content…
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35 Fleras, Augie, and Jean Leonard Elliott. Engaging Diversity: Multiculturalism in Canada. Toronto: Nelson, 2002: 164.
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Mordecai Richler. These writers are not meant to represent any ethnic group as a whole,
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