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1 Creating the Canadian Mosaic Ryan McKenney and Benjamin Bryce Canadians often describe their country as a “mosaic.” This idea is present on government websites and in many contemporary articles in the media (on outlets such as The Globe and Mail, Maclean’s, and the Huffington Post) and most importantly in the minds of people across the country. Though used in different contexts and with different goals, the mosaic almost always describes Canada as a multicultural landscape and symbolizes a nat

Chapters

• 1 Creating the Canadian Mosaic
• 2 Conversations with Egyptian Uber Drivers: Why Emigrate? Why Canada?
• 3 Old Stock Canadians: Arab Settlers in Western Canada
• 5 Arab-Canadian Foodscapes and Authenticity
• 6 Canada’s Complicated History of Refugee Reception
• 7 Using Old Photographs to Gain New Perspectives on Refugees, Past and Present
• 8 When to Speak, When to Act: Reflections on the Recent MS St. Louis Apology
• 12 Immigration and White Supremacy: Past and Present
• 13 Pork Cuts: The Sharp Edges of Nativism in Southern Europe
• 15 Baba Wore a Burqa, and Nona Wore a Niqab

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