Talk:GRSJ224/Challenges that Children of Immigrants Face in Canada

I enjoyed going through your wiki page and you have chosen a very interesting topic because during discussions people only talk about women and men but not children. You have chosen great subtopics as these are the most important issues when considering children and how they adapt to a new country and society. They tend to develop toxic relationships with other children and also get involved in drug abuse. Great work!

Hi,

I really liked the topic that you have chosen. This is a topic that can be discussed in great depth and can go in many different directions. I like what you have so far on statistics, peer relationships, and substance abuse. I would suggest that you go a little further into these challenges you have identified and discuss the greater impact to society due to the challenges faced by immigrants. When you go into analyzing the intersectionality, perhaps you can discuss what might be factors that make an immigrant even more vulnerable (for example, their age/sex/race). Overall, great start!

Hello,

I find your topic very interesting and close to home. Both my parents are immigrants and foreign-born and I do experience some of the examples you mentioned in your wiki page. You mentioned some really interesting facts and statistics in your paragraphs but make sure you include your citations and references in your final wiki page. I would also suggest splitting your discussion on peer relationships into more specific and direct discussion on the interactions and relationships that immigrant children face. For example, you can have a discussion on language barriers, generation gap, loss of culture, expectations and pressures, and so much more. Just remember to further elaborate with research and arguments when you speak about the various challenges that immigrant child face in Canada. Good luck!

Hello,

I find your topic very interesting and as an immigrant I can relate to it. One part I relate to the most is the section you talk about immigrant youth being responsible to help their parents. For myself, I found the helping part being very rewarding and nice, especially because they were my parents and they moved to Canada for our future. The only downside was that It was a lot of work and also when you help them, it prevents them from learning.

My suggestions to you are to be more specific about what the challenges are, have references, and also consider intersectionality in your work.

Good luck!

Hi there,

Great start to your topic! Given that Canada is a multicultural country, I am not surprised by the high percentage of children who have at least one immigrant parent. However, I am curious to how assimilation may play a role in these children’s development. For many children born and raised or immigrated to Canada at a young age, I imagine that it would be difficult to preserve their original cultural values while embracing and accepting values and beliefs that are common in Western society, especially if certain values contradict each other. How do children navigate through these dilemmas and what factors determine the extent to which they preserve or move away from their heritage culture?

One suggestion would be to be more specific in your argument - what particular factors make it challenging for children of immigrants? Some examples would be different parenting styles (across cultures), language barrier, being part of a minority group, etc. Also, please include references! :)

Looks like a good start so far, but I encourage you to be more specific with your points. I am really interested in your topic, and hope the final draft expands more on the topics you have introduced. Additionally, I would suggest adding flow throughout the transitions on your site. It is a little bit choppy as it jumps from Peer Relationships to Substance Abuse. The addition of headings/sub-headings could be beneficial for readers. Also, references!! Great work! Krysten

Hi,

You addressed a very interesting yet rarely talked about topic. I like that topic is backed up by statistics. Two things I would flag is references and how do you might interectionality plays into some of the issues children of immigrants face in Canada?