CRITIQUE OF NON-FICTION BOOK #4
August 5, 2007
Yumiko Kose
The purpose of the writers, Jean Lock Kunz and Louise Hanvey in the book “IMMIGRANT YOUTH IN CANADA”(Canadian Council on Social Development, 2000) is to show the challenges that recent young immigrants have faced in Canada. I agree that “integrating into a new social and cultural environment requires time and effort, as well as the support of the community”(Jean Lock Kunz and Louise Hanvey, 2000, p.23) as immigrants come from different cultural backgrounds with little knowledge of language.
It was interesting to read the voices of young immigrants talking about the integration into Canadian society, because it helped me to understand especially about how they see themselves and what role school play for them. The writers state that most of immigrant youth don’t feel Canadian and “don’t even expect to feel truly Canadian”(Jean Lock Kunz and Louise Hanvey, 2000, p.11). They explain that many immigrant youth are not sure about the meaning of “Canadian” and it is not a big problem for them. I understand that school is a place where they had difficulty such as teasing because of the accents, but at the same time it is a place for them to learn a language and make friends with similar backgrounds.
I have the same opinion as the writers that “immigrant youth generally adapt well to Canadian society over time”(Jean Lock Kunz and Louise Hanvey, 2000, p.23), because they can integrate into society faster than their parents as the writers explained. Though I wanted to know more about how immigrant youth got over their problems, this book gave me a general understanding of immigrant youth in Canada.
Sunday, August 5, 2007
Summary of Non-Fiction Book #4
SUMMARY OF NON-FICTION BOOK #4
August 5, 2007
Yumiko Kose
In the book “IMMIGRANT YOUTH IN CANADA”(Canadian Council on Social Development, 2000), the writers Jean Lock Kunz and Louise Hanvey report the challenges that recent young immigrants have faced in Canada. According to the writers, the majority of young immigrants today are from Asia and the Pacific region and most of them couldn’t speak either of Canada’s official languages when they arrived.
Kunz and Hanvey found that young immigrants are more involved in religious activities and less likely to smoke and drink compared to Canadian-born youth, but the lifestyles of immigrant youth begin to be similar to those of Canadian-born youth as they start to integrate into Canadian society.
Kunz and Hanvey investigated that immigrant youth have had difficulties in integrating into Canadian society, such as learning a new language, feeling isolated from society, being looked as stereotypes, maintaining their roots, poverty, and racism. They observed that ESL classes or other language class activities are great help for young immigrants not only because they can learn the language but also they can integrate into school or society better.
Kunz and Hanvey revealed that community services don’t meet the needs of new immigrants because of the language problems, cultural barriers, and immigrants’ lack of familiarity of the services. They concluded that immigrant youth generally get along well in Canadian society over time, however, “social service organizations and all other sectors of society need to provide more resources to meet the needs of their clients”(Jean Lock Kunz and Louise Hanvey, 2000, p.23).
WORD LIST
1. confide : to have or show faith
I can confide in him in his research.
2. diminish : to decrease
Studying in New York diminished my savings.
3. rampant : rife
I can’t stand the rampant bribery in this company.
4. consumerism : the promotion of consumers’ interests
I don’t like the consumerism in North America.
5. ostracism : exclusion from a group by common consent
We know how hard the ostracism in school is .
6. laud : to praise
The teacher lauded his presentation.
7. eliminate : to exclude
I eliminated several words from my essay.
8. impel : to force
I was impelled to read the book by my grandma.
9. infallible : sure, certain
The result of her survey is infallible.
10. plague : to torment, harass
She was harassed by questions in a job interview.
11. fare : to get along, eat
How did you fare the project?
12. influx : a flowing in
The influx of immigrants and refugees is foreseen.
13. manifest : to make evident or contain by showing or displaying
He manifested the truth of his loyalty to the king.
14. affiliation : association as a member of branch
The affiliation to the church is important for me.
15. clique : a small exclusive group of people
We have two racial cliques in our school.
August 5, 2007
Yumiko Kose
In the book “IMMIGRANT YOUTH IN CANADA”(Canadian Council on Social Development, 2000), the writers Jean Lock Kunz and Louise Hanvey report the challenges that recent young immigrants have faced in Canada. According to the writers, the majority of young immigrants today are from Asia and the Pacific region and most of them couldn’t speak either of Canada’s official languages when they arrived.
Kunz and Hanvey found that young immigrants are more involved in religious activities and less likely to smoke and drink compared to Canadian-born youth, but the lifestyles of immigrant youth begin to be similar to those of Canadian-born youth as they start to integrate into Canadian society.
Kunz and Hanvey investigated that immigrant youth have had difficulties in integrating into Canadian society, such as learning a new language, feeling isolated from society, being looked as stereotypes, maintaining their roots, poverty, and racism. They observed that ESL classes or other language class activities are great help for young immigrants not only because they can learn the language but also they can integrate into school or society better.
Kunz and Hanvey revealed that community services don’t meet the needs of new immigrants because of the language problems, cultural barriers, and immigrants’ lack of familiarity of the services. They concluded that immigrant youth generally get along well in Canadian society over time, however, “social service organizations and all other sectors of society need to provide more resources to meet the needs of their clients”(Jean Lock Kunz and Louise Hanvey, 2000, p.23).
WORD LIST
1. confide : to have or show faith
I can confide in him in his research.
2. diminish : to decrease
Studying in New York diminished my savings.
3. rampant : rife
I can’t stand the rampant bribery in this company.
4. consumerism : the promotion of consumers’ interests
I don’t like the consumerism in North America.
5. ostracism : exclusion from a group by common consent
We know how hard the ostracism in school is .
6. laud : to praise
The teacher lauded his presentation.
7. eliminate : to exclude
I eliminated several words from my essay.
8. impel : to force
I was impelled to read the book by my grandma.
9. infallible : sure, certain
The result of her survey is infallible.
10. plague : to torment, harass
She was harassed by questions in a job interview.
11. fare : to get along, eat
How did you fare the project?
12. influx : a flowing in
The influx of immigrants and refugees is foreseen.
13. manifest : to make evident or contain by showing or displaying
He manifested the truth of his loyalty to the king.
14. affiliation : association as a member of branch
The affiliation to the church is important for me.
15. clique : a small exclusive group of people
We have two racial cliques in our school.
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