Immigration in 20th Century Canada

Author(s): Alison Plesko, David White, Don Phillips, Harry Lewis, Jen Phillipson, Liana Ferraro-Hsu, Owen Scharf

ISBN: 978-0-86491-254-1

Help students think critically about the treatment of immigrant groups as they research their own family histories and analyze the uneven reception of immigrant groups arriving in Canada.

Format: Print (152 pages)

Subject: Social Studies, History

Grade: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Type of resource: Lesson Plans

Language: English

Published: 2002

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Introduction
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Guide to Lesson Format
Overviews of Critical Challenges
Supplementary Resources
British Columbia Curriculum Connections

Critical Challenges
Canada's historical record
1 Positive immigrant experiences
2 Reception of immigrant groups
3 Komagata Maru
4 Paranoia in political cartoons

Current immigration policies
5 Decide who gets in
6 Critique the system
7 Set Canada's immigration quota
8. Write to the Minister

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