Canada is often described as a multicultural nation that reflects a vast diversity of cultural heritages and racial groups. They all play a key role in shaping the character of Canadian society.
Our diverse population is now one of the distinctive features of living in Canada. Canadians are challenged to accept cultural pluralism and embrace it as a fact of life. The greater the diversity of the racial and cultural mix, the greater the need for tolerance and openness in accepting one another as fellow Canadians.
I often wondered what it would be like to have 90 different ethnic groups coming together to say in unison in their mother tongue “I am proud to be Canadian”.
Since this would be an impossible task to accomplish on our Proud2bCanadian blog, there is a unique way we can achieve the same results.
Below I have listed the names of many ethno cultural groups who represent the visible minorities within Canada as well as anglophone/francophone citizens. If I have neglected to mention your country of origin, please accept my apology.
Ethnic Groups in Canada: Afghan, Albanian, Amharic, Anglo-Saxon, Arabic, Armenian, Asian, Bangla, Bengali, Bosnian, Brasilian, British, Bulgarian, Burmese, Cambodian, Cantonese, Caribbean, Celtic, Chinese, Creole, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, East Indian, Egyptian, Eritrean, Esperanto, Estonian, Ethiopian, Filipino, Finnish, Flemish, French, Fukienese, Gaelic, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indian languages, Indo-Aryen, Inuit, Iranian, Irish, Italian, Jamaican, Japanese, Jewish, Khmer, Korean, Kurdish, Latino, Latvian, Lebanese, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Mandarin, Mexican, Mongolian, Napoli, Norwegian, Ojibway, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scottish, Serbian, Sinhalese, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Sri Lankan, Swedish, Tagalog, Tamil, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Viet, Vietnamese, Welsh, Yiddish.
Your assignment should you choose to accept it.
In your mother tongue, write the following: Canada is a land of freedom and opportunity. We celebrate diversity and are allowed to express our cultural identity. I live in a democratic society, get along with my neighbour and am proud to be Canadian.
Please include your name, country of origin, how long you have been a Canadian citizen and what city/town in Canada you call home.
We will begin to build a Proud2bCanadian scrapbook that will include a photograph of your family and background about your ethnic ancestry.
Show your pride in being Canadian
Join the Canadian Unity Travel Club
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