Said & Adorno

I am thinking about Dubois' notion of double consciousness and the color line and struggle a little bit to see how it can be fully translated to the state of Syrian refugees. When I think of double consciousness in the Dubois sense, I think of a black individual walking down the street assuming a secondary consciousness that sees him or herself as black. I think this double consciousness is directly related to colour and the sheer difference of colour from those around them. In terms of refugees in Vancouver more specifically, I cannot see this double consciousness arising in terms of ethnic difference. Because Vancouver is so diverse ethnically, it would be harder to see a double consciousness arising because of mere colour.

I may be framing the double consciousness in a way that is too isolated in space and time in that it is the interaction of walking down the street. What other ways can we see a double consciousness in the refugee situation in Canada and beyond?