Cultural Diversity
People from many national backgrounds meet in Canada. This gives us a remarkable cultural richness but sometimes creates problems in communication and coexistence.
Excerpts
Encounter at Kwacha House-Halifax
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The Newcomers
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Questions
1. How does the excerpt reflect issues that were important during the 1960s? Are they still as important today?
2. The film reflects changes in the art of documentary. Note that it lacks any narrator. How does the excerpt reflect new attitudes in whose voice should appear in documentary films?
2. The film reflects changes in the art of documentary. Note that it lacks any narrator. How does the excerpt reflect new attitudes in whose voice should appear in documentary films?
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Short Description
A discussion between black and white youths at the interracial club in Halifax, touching on racial discrimination in employment, housing, education and interpersonal relations.