Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction – Racial/Ethnic Minorities in Canadian Society:
Constraints, Successes and Possibilities
Being Chocolate in a Vanilla World: The Story of Margaret Matthews
PART I: CONNECTING TO THE MAINSTREAM CANADIAN SOCIETY
1. Oh! Canada
2. Successful Racial and Cultural Minorities
3. Going for the Gold
4. Barriers to Minority Success: Ethnocentrism
5. Barriers to Minority Success: Racism, Identity and Diversity
6. Let’s Talk About S - Solutions
7. Making Canada Your Home
8. Why You Should Keep Your Chin Up
9. Canadian Higher Educational Credentials as an Imperative
10. Smart Goal Setting and Why
REMINDERS AND RESOURCES
PART II: CONNECTING TO CANADIAN ACADEMIA FROM THE MARGINS OF SOCIETY
11. Education in Canada: Minorities Connecting to Mainstream Curriculum and
Instruction From the Margins
12. Acquiring Critical Thinking Skills to Succeed in the Canadian Academic Culture
13. Becoming a Competent Academic Reader
14. Taking Notes Effectively and Efficiently While Reading and at Lectures
15. Becoming an Active Learner: Group and Class Participation
16. Overcoming the Fear of Oral Presentations
17. Mastering Academic Presentations: Problem Statement, Central Question and
Thesis/Hypothesis
18. Constructing an Argument: The Center That Holds Academic Presentation and
Writing Together
19. Going Beyond Academic Argument: Providing an Explanation
20. Research: Collecting Data to Produce Evidence
21. Research: Analyzing and Interpreting Data to Produce Evidence
22. Creating the Introduction and Conclusion for Your Presentations and Papers
23. Producing A+ Term Papers and Research Essays: Tricks of the Trade
24. Writing Excellent Reports
25. Excelling in Tests and Examinations
26. Conclusion: Connected But Not Assimilated
Bibliography
Index
