Obama wins in…
Posted by chinesecanuck on November 5, 2008
…and becomes the first non-white President of the US. So what about Canada? We have had so far, two non-white Governors-General, who represent the British monarch (and our Head of State), but when will we have a non-white Prime Minister? While I don’t think it would happen in the next few years, I do believe it will soon. And when it does happen, most likely, the person will be male, Canadian born or raised and South Asian (since there are a decent number of South Asians (compared to other non-white groups…and I’m pretty sure there’s more than one MP who is Canadian born and/or raised, opposed to East Asians) who are involved with public office). I also don’t think the time will come for people of East Asian descent for a even longer time. If Canadians are critical of Stephane Dion’s Quebecois-accented English, what will they think of a foreign accent? Until more East Asian Canadians who were born/raised here run for office, leadership of a major party is NOT going to happen.
What do you think?
What do you think?
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uglyblackjohn said
It seems that the success of many Asians have caused them to become the “invisible minority” here in America.
How are Asians perceived in Canada?
chinesecanuck said
John,
I’d say that it’s similar in Canada. However, it would depend on what part of the country you’re in.