Discrimination In Canada: Class, Race, Gender, And Religion

Discrimination in Canada Name: Institution: Course: Date: Discrimination in Canada It is day break again and the fight continues. It is fight to see the light, because even as the sun shines so bright on my face, apparently I am not equal enough to reflect the brilliance of the sun. I am simply an animal strolling the streets and when I can find work at the factories, I am the underdog. All this despite the fact that, I have a degree. Apparently, the Chinese do not have what it takes to even take part in the war. This is regardless of what ever efforts the Chinese put in to be recognized as equal men and women of Canada, things never change. For me and many others of color or as we are constantly referred to as, people of color, it is not a new day it is another chance to fight. More of our brothers and other minorities are arriving in Komagata Maru as they hope that Vancouver could become their next home. However, many are being turned away crashing their dreams of a new start in life (Palmer & Driedger, 2015). For most of the immigrants, coming to Canada is a chance to find the leverage that they need in their lives. The white race consider themselves as superior to any other race than comes calling on their door. The rest of the races are considered second class citizens and as such are not accorded any rights. As a Chinese one was required to prove their worth (Siemens, 2018). However, for a Chinese man like myself has to survive even though it not in the most expected of conditions. With the British having declared war, the white man is starting to consider the inputs that the African and the other minorities could have. It is more of a plot to make sure that the minority do not benefit from what the whites consider a Whiteman’s war. This is a rather interesting turn of events even though not all the whites are in for the idea. However, for the Chinese, we ca finally stand among the whites and fight a common enemy (Walker, 1985). However, this is not sunshine that I was expecting, as it turns out, I am not supposed to kill the Germans, as I do not have the privileges. What if they attack me, what then? May be I should count myself lucky that I am not of the German decent Japanese, east Indian or an Indian from first nation, otherwise I would not be in these trenches (Palmer & Driedger, 2015). This rejection was short lived, the Canadians would soon loose thousands at war in Europe and the option would be enlist the labor battalions, some of whom would be stationed at Nova Scotia. Despite the fact that many of my brothers and even the other races such as the Japanese taking part in the war efforts of the first world war, there are stereotypes that define the way that the minority are treated (Drews, 2014). This gives the most debilitating pain for the minority. There are still stereotypes that define the heights that one can scale in a society that considers the white as the ultimate humans while the rest of us are animas that can do little to nothing to earn the right to be treated as humans with basic rights. These are experiences that are shaped by the mere fact that I am an ...