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CONTENTS

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