Jeet Heer has already done a commendable and admirable job of responding to the article, “Too Asian,” which appeared in Maclean’s earlier this month. You can read his responses here: Jeet Heer: Maclean’s article on Asians familiar to anti-Semites of old Do you think the Maclean’s “‘Too Asian’?” article is racist? […]
Monthly Archives: November 2010
Episode 18 Local and Regional Parks: November 21, 2010 [audio: http://niche-canada.org/files/sound/naturespast/natures-past18.mp3][45:50] The provincial government of British Columbia describes Desolation Sound Marine Provincial Park as a “yachter’s paradise” located at the confluence of the Malaspina Inlet and Homfray Channel just north of the town of Power River. The calm, warm waters […]
As Canadians across the country gathered around local cenotaphs to pay tribute to those who died in past and present wars today, we continue to struggle with the meaning of Remembrance Day. Is this a day to celebrate Canadian military achievement or a day to mourn the tragedy of human […]
Digital and online-based technologies have changed the historian’s craft. Within the past two decades, these technologies have enhanced our abilities to research, analyze, communicate, and teach history. While the current generation of students is commonly referred to as “digital natives” or the “net generation” the assumption that young people are […]