9. The Intersection Of Religious Identity And Visible Minority Status :The Case Of Sikh Youth In British Columbia

2014 ◽  
pp. 218-236
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Religious Identity ◽  
Visible Minority ◽  
Minority Status ◽  
Sikh Youth

scholarly journals Exploring Sikh Youth in Toronto and Issues of Identity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jagjeet Kaur Gill
Keyword(s):  
Religious Identity ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Structural Barriers ◽  
Values And Beliefs ◽  
The Face ◽  
Ethnic And Cultural Identity ◽  
Sikh Youth ◽  
Mainstream Culture

My paper investigates ten Punjabi-Sikh youth from the ages of 18 to 25, across Ontario, this study attempts to answer how Sikh youth identify themselves and what external and social influences affect perception and identity. As Punjabi-Sikh youth struggle to find their identity in the midst of competing expectations, they may face institutional and structural barriers that may further complicate their identity. While there is extensive literature on the reception of first generation Sikhs in Canada, there is minimal information on how second-generation Sikhs have integrated within the mainstream culture. There are many important questions to be answered, such as, do Western euro-centric values and beliefs by the mainstream contradict with traditional and cultural beliefs? How do youth accommodate some cultural and religious values over others? Are there multiple oppressions, which are in conflict with retaining an ethnic and cultural identity? How do the values, expectations, and beliefs of Punjabi-Sikh parents differ from their children's? How do youth negotiate their cultural and religious identity in the face of conflicting expectations from parents, school, and their community? These are just some of the questions that will be explored in this study.

Visible minority status and philanthropy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ida Berger ◽  
Justin Azaria
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Voluntary Sector ◽  
Visible Minority ◽  
Minority Status ◽  
Ethnic Communities ◽  
Market Conditions ◽  
Working Paper ◽  
Canadian Population ◽  
Canadian Research

Recognition of the multi-cultural nature of the Canadian population has led many companies across a wide array of business domains to consider ways of reaching beyond their traditional bases of support to target hitherto untapped ethnic communities. Market conditions within the voluntary sector are pushing nonprofits along this same path. Unfortunately, there is no systematic Canadian research on the attitudes, social norms, benefits sought, expectations, opportunities, experiences or behaviours of ethnic communities in the voluntary sector. This paper contributes to this gap by looking at philanthropic behaviour by visible minority status Keywords: CVSS, Centre for Voluntary Sector Studies, Working Paper Series,TRSM, Ted Rogers School of Management Citation:

Koreans in Vancouver: A Short History

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Don Baker
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Cultural Landscape ◽  
Korean Population ◽  
Visible Minority ◽  
Short History ◽  
Korean Language ◽  
Minority Communities ◽  
Significant Component ◽  
Metro Vancouver ◽  
Chinese Canadian

Abstract The Korean-Canadian community in Vancouver is relatively new, compared to older Asian-Canadian communities such as the Chinese-Canadian and the Indo-Canadian communities. However, Koreans now constitute one of the more visible minority communities in the area. A rapid increase in immigration from Korea led to Koreans establishing churches and restaurants throughout the Vancouver area, and identifying those churches with Korean-language signs. The rise in the number of Koreans living in the southwestern corner of the BC mainland has also led to the emergence of a cluster of stores and offices in the middle of Metro Vancouver that is large enough to merit the label "Koreatown." In addition, downtown Vancouver is filled with students who have come from Korea to study English, further heightening awareness of a substantial Korean population in the Vancouver area. In just a few decades, Korean-Canadians have emerged as a significant component of the multi-cultural landscape of British Columbia.

Immigration, Visible-Minority Status, Gender, and Depression

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 218-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirin Montazer
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Perceived Discrimination ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Visible Minority ◽  
Minority Status ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Length Of Residence ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Immigrant Men

This study examines if the association between length of residence and mental health—as measured by depression—of immigrants post-arrival in the host country is altered by visible-minority status and gender among a sample of immigrants to Toronto, Canada, as compared to the native-born. The analytic sample excluded refugees. Of the 1,911 adults included, 23 percent were foreign-born. Adjusted multivariate results indicate a significant and positive association between depression and length of residence in the host country—but only among visible-minority immigrant men as compared to Canadian-born men. The positive association between depression and length of residence among visible-minority immigrant men is found to be due to a parallel rise in perceived discrimination and the experience of anger with tenure in the host country.

CONVERSION TO HISTORY: NEGATING EXILE AND MESSIANISM IN AL-SAMAW'AL AL-MAGHRIBĪ'S POLEMIC AGAINST JUDAISM

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-34
Author(s):  
Adnan Husain
Keyword(s):  
Jewish Identity ◽  
Religious Identity ◽  
Religious Culture ◽  
The Political ◽  
Minority Status ◽  
Dynamic Tension ◽  
High Culture ◽  
The Past ◽  
Islamic Civilization ◽  
Political Success

AbstractThis article examines the autobiographical narrative and polemical treatise of a twelfth century Jewish convert to Islam. Samaw'al al-Maghribī's writings contend with the problems of reconciling exilic Jewish identity during the diaspora with the dominant Muslim high culture in which Jews participated. In particular, his autobiography reveals the profound importance for his conversion of his identitification with Muslim history as represented in historical literature that promoted an ideological vision of the past. Similarly, his polemic articulates a critique of Judaism and Jewish religious identity in remarkably historicist terms that associate the integrity of religious culture with an independent political power. Educated in Islamicate scientific and philosophical culture, Samaw'al privileges a culturally defined conception of "reason" over genealogical links and identifies with the political success of Islamic civilization. His writings exemplify the dynamic tension within Jewish exilic identity between conversion and messianism as resolutions to the conflicts of minority status. In choosing conversion, he denied the endless wait for the Messiah as an irrational failure to recognize the judgments of history.

scholarly journals Multiculturalism: An antidote to racism or untouched inequalities? A comparative study of second-generation Jamaicans and second-generation Portuguese in Toronto

INYI Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 4-11
Author(s):  
Esra Ari
Keyword(s):  
Social Class ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Visible Minority ◽  
Minority Status ◽  
Race And Class ◽  
Generation Immigrant

This research examines the effects of “race” and “class” on the economic and social integration of second-generation Jamaicans (n=23) and Portuguese (n=20) in Canada. This qualitative study uses interview data to compare the role of multiculturalism in the integration of two second-generation immigrant groups. I find that the integration of these two groups differs based on their visible minority status and their social class. These results are important to develop policies for the integration of racialized native-born youth into a multiethnic society.

scholarly journals Exploring Sikh Youth in Toronto and Issues of Identity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jagjeet Kaur Gill
Keyword(s):  
Religious Identity ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Structural Barriers ◽  
Values And Beliefs ◽  
The Face ◽  
Ethnic And Cultural Identity ◽  
Sikh Youth ◽  
Mainstream Culture

My paper investigates ten Punjabi-Sikh youth from the ages of 18 to 25, across Ontario, this study attempts to answer how Sikh youth identify themselves and what external and social influences affect perception and identity. As Punjabi-Sikh youth struggle to find their identity in the midst of competing expectations, they may face institutional and structural barriers that may further complicate their identity. While there is extensive literature on the reception of first generation Sikhs in Canada, there is minimal information on how second-generation Sikhs have integrated within the mainstream culture. There are many important questions to be answered, such as, do Western euro-centric values and beliefs by the mainstream contradict with traditional and cultural beliefs? How do youth accommodate some cultural and religious values over others? Are there multiple oppressions, which are in conflict with retaining an ethnic and cultural identity? How do the values, expectations, and beliefs of Punjabi-Sikh parents differ from their children's? How do youth negotiate their cultural and religious identity in the face of conflicting expectations from parents, school, and their community? These are just some of the questions that will be explored in this study.

scholarly journals Social Determinants of Health and Preclinical Glycemic Control in Newly Diagnosed First-Episode Psychosis Patients

2018 ◽  
Vol 63 (8) ◽  
pp. 547-556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franz Veru-Lesmes ◽  
Aldanie Rho ◽  
Suzanne King ◽  
Ridha Joober ◽  
Marita Pruessner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Determinants Of Health ◽  
Physical Abuse ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Glycated Hemoglobin ◽  
Determinants Of Health ◽  
First Episode ◽  
Visible Minority ◽  
Minority Status ◽  
Episode Psychosis ◽  
Univariate Analyses

Background: The abnormally high incidence of disorders of glucose metabolism (DGM) in psychotic-spectrum disorders (PSD) has often been attributed to the side effects of antipsychotics and unhealthy lifestyles. The influence of social determinants of health has been largely ignored, despite ample evidence linking social adversity with both PSD and DGM. The aim of this study is to examine the influence of well-established social determinants of health on preclinical levels of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in a sample of first-episode psychosis (FEP) patients. Methods: In a sample of newly admitted FEP patients, univariate analyses were used to select the main predictors of HbA1c levels from the following social determinants of health: childhood trauma, immigrant background, visible minority status, and indices of social and material deprivation. The predictors identified in the univariate analyses were tested in multivariate linear regression models including age, sex, BMI, depression, and physical anergia (proxy of sedentary behaviour) as covariates. Results: Univariate analyses identified visible minority status and childhood physical abuse as predictors of HbA1c. After controlling for covariates, minority status significantly predicted higher levels of glycated hemoglobin (β = 0.23; P = 0.01), and physical abuse had a marginally significant effect (β = 0.23; P = 0.06). Other predictors were not significantly associated. Conclusion: FEP patients from a visible minority or who were victims of childhood physical abuse have higher levels of HbA1c at admission compared with other patients. This might suggest an increase in risk for the development of future DGM. If confirmed, preventive strategies could be tailored for these groups.

More Than the Ummah

2007 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-93
Author(s):  
D. Jason Berggren
Keyword(s):  
Religious Identity ◽  
Research Center ◽  
World Values Survey ◽  
Minority Status ◽  
National Pride ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Political Communities

Many scholars argue that Muslims are more likely to identify themselves in religious terms than as members of particular national political communities. As such, since they are more likely to claim a transnational, religious identity, they should consistently show weaker claims of national, regional, and municipal identity; be less willing to fight for their country; and show lower levels of national pride, regardless of country, region, and majority or minority status. Using data from the 1995-1997 World Values Survey from ten countries, which were supplemented by data from Zogby International and the Pew Research Center, I found that while Muslims tend to be very religious, they do not embrace transnationalism or lack strong national feelings to an exceptional degree when compared with non-Muslims. In fact, many are proud of their country and willing to fight for it.

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