Globe and Mail

Five new studies of immigrants of visible-minority background reveal cracks in Canada’s ability to integrate newcomers, undermining the long-held consensus that multiculturalism has been an overwhelming success.

In the study done by YD, of 176 Ethiopian youths living in Toronto, two-thirds identified themselves as Ethiopians first, raising questions about dual identity and the meaning of being a Canadian, and the exclusion felt by some newcomers. Only 27 per cent identified themselves as Canadians, even though most were born in Canada or immigrated here when they were very young. Full article is attached here.

YD’s full report “Youth Perspectives: Challenges to Peacebuilding and Development in the Ethiopian Community” is available here.

The United Nations University for Peace’s final report from the 2006 expert forum “Capacity Building for Peace and Development: Roles of Diaspora” is available here.

Hot off the press! The Walter and Gordon Foundation has just published a toolkit for community-based research practitioners and YD is featured in the publication. Check it out here.