SETTLING IN CANADA

Name: SETTLING IN CANADA
Price: $29.99 USD
Author: Billroy Powell
ISBN: 9781499041880

JAMAICANS HAVE A STORY TO TELL

by Billroy Powell

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Book Details

Language : English

Publication Date : 7/29/2014

Format : Hardcover

Dimensions : 6x9

Page Count : 284

ISBN : 9781499041880

Format : Softcover

Dimensions : 6x9

Page Count : 284

ISBN : 9781499041897

Format : E-Book

Dimensions : N/A

Page Count : 284

ISBN : 9781499041903

About the Book

Throughout their history, the Jamaican people perpetually struggle to survive under extraordinarily harsh economic and social conditions. From a historical perspective, this is fundamental to understanding the psyche of Jamaicans migrating to and settling in Canada in search of a better and more prosperous life. Therefore, their courage and determination have a backdrop, which the reader must be familiar with in order to understand the Jamaican desire for respect, peace and dignity. Significantly this book provides a classic account of the Jamaican experience settling in Canada over a period of five decades starting from the 1950s and lasting until the 2000s. It is divided into five chapters, three of which encompass interviews with individuals who immigrated to Canada. Each of the three chapters covers a twenty year period: the 1950s and 60s, the 1970s and 80s, and the 1990s and beyond. In order to provide a credible description of what the general experience might entail, three heuristic methods were employed to gather the most accurate data available. A literature review was conducted to expand and strengthen the author’s knowledge base of the subject matter. The author researched a number of books, newspaper articles and internet publications which provided critical perspectives from writers who tried to interpret attitudes and behaviors directed at Jamaicans on their journey towards settling in Canada. These perspectives include covert and overt issues connected to various categories of immigrants: those who came under the nursing, domestic, and seasonal agricultural worker programs and those who came as visitors. Furthermore, a plethora of literature was reviewed about Jamaicans, in general, (including middle and upper class Jamaicans who came to Canada significantly as independents) and their achievements. This secondary information and paper-based survey data assisted the author in crafting the last two chapters of the book.

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Customer Reviews

"This well-written book gives thoughtful insight into the experiences of Jamaican immigrants to Canada from the 1950s to the 2000s. The immigrants, from varying socio-economic backgrounds, tell their stories in their own words recounting both good and bad experiences, some having to deal with the ugly head of discrimination, at times not blatantly but subdued, muted, equally offensive. As a first generation Canadian, the accounts resonate as I can recall similar trials and tribulations as my family tried to carve out a life in a strange new land. The author includes a helpful brief history of the unstable Jamaican economic climate over the years that spurred many of the individuals to immigrate.
Through their stories the immigrants share a sense of determination, hope and perseverance combined with a willingness to adapt to a new culture. Most of the stories are success stories and the immigrants are justly proud to recount these successes. The author also gives examples of the positive impact Jamaicans had on a number of fields in Canada, including business, politics, education, activism and the arts. A resilient group emerges who were determined to make Canada their home and Canada, as a society and country, is much richer for it. A must read for anyone interested in the immigrant experience in Canada."

F. Diamanti
"This well-written book gives thoughtful insight into the experiences of Jamaican immigrants to Canada from the 1950s to the 2000s. The immigrants, from varying socio-economic backgrounds, tell their stories in their own words recounting both good and bad experiences, some having to deal with the ugly head of discrimination, at times not blatantly but subdued, muted, equally offensive. As a first generation Canadian, the accounts resonate as I can recall similar trials and tribulations as my family tried to carve out a life in a strange new land. The author includes a helpful brief history of the unstable Jamaican economic climate over the years that spurred many of the individuals to immigrate.
Through their stories the immigrants share a sense of determination, hope and perseverance combined with a willingness to adapt to a new culture. Most of the stories are success stories and the immigrants are justly proud to recount these successes. The author also gives examples of the positive impact Jamaicans had on a number of fields in Canada, including business, politics, education, activism and the arts. A resilient group emerges who were determined to make Canada their home and Canada, as a society and country, is much richer for it. A must read for anyone interested in the immigrant experience in Canada."

F. Diamanti
"This well-written book gives thoughtful insight into the experiences of Jamaican immigrants to Canada from the 1950s to the 2000s. The immigrants, from varying socio-economic backgrounds, tell their stories in their own words recounting both good and bad experiences, some having to deal with the ugly head of discrimination, at times not blatantly but subdued, muted, equally offensive. As a first generation Canadian, the accounts resonate as I can recall similar trials and tribulations as my family tried to carve out a life in a strange new land. The author includes a helpful brief history of the unstable Jamaican economic climate over the years that spurred many of the individuals to immigrate.
Through their stories the immigrants share a sense of determination, hope and perseverance combined with a willingness to adapt to a new culture. Most of the stories are success stories and the immigrants are justly proud to recount these successes. The author also gives examples of the positive impact Jamaicans had on a number of fields in Canada, including business, politics, education, activism and the arts. A resilient group emerges who were determined to make Canada their home and Canada, as a society and country, is much richer for it. A must read for anyone interested in the immigrant experience in Canada."

F. Diamanti

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