Of Kimchi, Caribou - and Canadian Multiculturalism? An exploratory study

Authors

  • Alan G Hallsworth Portsmouth Business School, Richmond Building, Portsmouth, UK
  • Alfred Wong Friends of Aboriginal Health, Vancouver, Canada
  • Eunyoung [Christina] Choi Independent Researcher

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21301/EAP.v10i2.2

Keywords:

acculturation, culture, food, indigenous people, immigrants, Korean

Abstract

In this paper we argue that food – a basic life-necessity – should not be overlooked as a dimension of life-satisfaction. We use secondary sources and also empirical research to illustrate emergent dimensions of this topic: primarily in British Columbia, Canada. Other recent research suggests that, among immigrant populations, life satisfaction in a multicultural society such as Canada is not just about getting a job. As people migrate, they move into a new environment that may, or may not, supply familiar necessities. The additional perspective here is that off-reservation access to appropriate food by First Nations is also considered.

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2015-07-10

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G Hallsworth , Alan, Alfred Wong, and Eunyoung [Christina] Choi. 2015. “Of Kimchi, Caribou - and Canadian Multiculturalism? An Exploratory Study”. Etnoantropološki Problemi Issues in Ethnology and Anthropology 10 (2):311-31. https://doi.org/10.21301/EAP.v10i2.2.