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Arab Immigration to Canada
Analytical Essay # 10919
Arab Immigration to Canada
Overview. Demographics. Reasons for emigration. Canada-Arab relations. 3 Tables.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages) |
7 sources |
2001
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"According to Canadian Arabophile Baha Abu Laban, the wave of Arab immigration to Canada can be traced to 1882, when Syrian-Lebanese immigrants began to arrive in Montreal. This immigration was marginal until 1945, when it began increasing on an annual basis (Abu Laban, 1991). The Canadian Encyclopedia (1998) points out that by 1991, 151,125 Canadians claimed Arab single origin and a further 52,820 claimed Arab multiple origins (i.e., Arab plus one or 2 other ethnic classifications), for a total of 203,945 Arab-origin Canadians.That figure was, in 1998, estimated to be some 300,000 citizens. The Encyclopedia also points out the major distinction that "Arab Canadian" does not refer to one religious affiliation, country of origin or distance from the immigration generation but to the mixture of ..."
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Arab Immigration to Canada (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-Arab-Immigration-to-Canada/10919
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