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No. 2 (2024): Contemporary Kanata: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Canadian Studies

Canada: A Country for All? An Alternative Epistemology

DOI
https://doi.org/10.25071/2564-4661.73
Submitted
May 6, 2025
Published
2025-05-13

Abstract

Canada, a Country for All? is a piece that merges fact, testimony and illustration to tell the story of Chinese immigration to Canada.

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