Immigration, Race and Survival - Alexander, Cecily Pouchet
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If you still think Canadians are not racist, this book will open your eyes to a different reality. This memoir spans the author's lifetime: childhood in Trinidad where classism is a theme throughout; immigration to Canada at the age of nineteen, which opened her eyes to the many challenges she would have to face to survive in this new country, a main one being that her "assumed identity" of a middle-class teenager with ancestors who were educated and well accomplished was different from the "assigned identity" given to her in Canada, that of a poor immigrant, uneducated, dishonest and…mehr

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If you still think Canadians are not racist, this book will open your eyes to a different reality. This memoir spans the author's lifetime: childhood in Trinidad where classism is a theme throughout; immigration to Canada at the age of nineteen, which opened her eyes to the many challenges she would have to face to survive in this new country, a main one being that her "assumed identity" of a middle-class teenager with ancestors who were educated and well accomplished was different from the "assigned identity" given to her in Canada, that of a poor immigrant, uneducated, dishonest and untrustworthy. In the seventies in Canada before political correctness, she faced many instances of overt racism. As a country, Canada doesn't think it is racist, and when racism becomes more covert, her white friends and colleagues find many other reasons for the microaggressions she experiences. "You are too intelligent, they are jealous of you, you are too articulate." These reasons offer no comfort and do not explain what she is experiencing so she suffers in silence. In writing and analyzing her life story, the reader will see that her experiences of racism, mainly in two work settings, are clearly a series of microaggressions. Her use of critical race theory also helps put Canada's racism into context. There is a hyperawareness about race and microaggressions in Canada since the killing of George Floyd. This book will open the eyes of readers who think that they are not racist, and that Canadian racism is different from the United States. Writing this memoir led the author to a greater understanding of racism and she believes readers will as well. Many want to know how they can help. The challenge is to try to move from being "not racist" to becoming "antiracist." "As a white human rights lawyer, I have prided myself on the ability to empathize with victims of racism and prejudice. Cecily's story has taught me how wrong I was to celebrate my anti racist accomplishments." Andrew Camman L.L.B.
Autorenporträt
Cecily Pouchet Alexander has always written and journaled. This memoir is a collection of many journals she has kept over the years. She uses journaling as a way of working through feelings and emotions and of learning from her experiences. She has had a career as a dietitian for over forty years. Her career has included academic writing and she has one previous book publication: a book on nutrition and weight loss, "Just Eat Less: Easier said than done." She has a master's in business administration specializing in organizational behaviour, in addition to her nutrition degree from the University of Guelph. She has taught at both the university and college levels. She lives in Southern Ontario.