Ethnic enclaves hurt Canadian ‘belonging’
The University of Victoria’s Zheng Wu is leading an important study into one of the most profound challenges facing Canada, which has the second highest per-capita immigration in the world. How can...
View ArticleWhy immigrant students prevail at Canadian universities
Most people who have attended Grade 12 graduation ceremonies or spent time on university campuses in Vancouver or Toronto have seen the signs. But some may still be surprised by a study by Garnett...
View ArticleESL majority at 60 Vancouver schools will do well: Study
Sun colleague Chad Skelton had an exclusive report this week, which showed that more than 60 Metro Vancouver schools have a majority of English-as-a-second-language students. Skelton provided an...
View ArticleWhat best motivates immigrants to learn an official Canadian language?
Most people recognize that the immigrants who are most likely to succeed in Canada are those who master either of the country’s official languages. A host of studies back up this conclusion. But...
View ArticleMixed unions: The ideal? Or ‘brownwashing?’
Ethnically mixed couples — involving whites, blacks, Japanese, Hispanics, Chinese, South Asians or others — were heralded not long ago as the wave of a tolerant, open, non-racist future. National...
View ArticleDouglas Todd: Migration trends can be surprising
Five years ago, Sun editors asked me to add migration to my beat specialties of spirituality, diversity and ethics. It has been an enormous and enlightening learning curve. Researching trans-national...
View ArticleTen things most Canadians don't know about migration
Five years ago, Sun editors asked me to add migration to my beat specialties of spirituality, diversity and ethics. It has been an enormous and enlightening learning curve. Researching trans-national...
View ArticleVisible minority Canadian women far more educated
Sophia Cheng says virtually all of her Canadian-born Chinese female friends went to university. “And all of us have pretty good careers,” said the marketing and public relations consultant, who has a...
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