Diaspora and its discontents: A Caribbean fragment in Toronto in quest of cultural recognition and political empowerment

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 544-564

  Premdas, Ralph R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Canadian multiculturalism; Caribana; Caribbean diaspora; Indo Caribbean; OSSICC; Political participation; Toronto

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL IDENTITY; DIASPORA; EMPOWERMENT; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; MULTICULTURALISM;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; TORONTO;

EID: 3042702897     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01491987042000216708     Document Type: Article

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