Archive for March 7th, 2011

“Ask a Korean”

Monday, March 7th, 2011

http://askakorean.blogspot.com/ This forum is operated by a Korean American lawyer who answers pretty much any question about Korea and its culture. “The Korean”, as he calls himself, does not claim that he is an expert in this field; he simply offers his take on the culture, and explains societal components that non-Koreans would find difficult […]

”Doctors Without Residency”

Monday, March 7th, 2011

This short film talks about the foreign doctors struggling to get residencies in Canada even after they have obtained their Canadian medical qualifications. This raises the concern of ”systemic racism” in the evaluation of immigrant workers. Considering that Canada is currently suffering from doctor shortages, one would expect that Canada would welcome foreign doctors (who […]

March 7th discussion questions

Monday, March 7th, 2011

Brain Abuse by Bauder 1. Bauder points out that “immigrants (under the “skilled-workers” category) are selected by a point system that gives credit to education and credentials that not not recognized in Cacada.” How do you feel about such de-skilling discrepancy? If occupations that are not highly desired by Canadian-born residents are filled up by […]

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