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UPDATED: Friday, January 24, 2003 - 3:00 p.m.
Canada's
multicultural smorgasboard: Part II of II
Camels, pickles, boas, ninjas and other stereotypes
Yesterday, The
Gazette printed the first
half of its panel discussion on Canadian diversity. From varying backgrounds
and ethnicities, our panel sat down to discuss cultural identity, dating
and how their views vary from their parents.
The following is the second part of this two part discussion.

The
Participants
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Name:
Ash Boutros
Sex: Male
Age: 26
Canadian status: Immigrant
Ethnicity/“background”: Egyptian
Religion: Christian
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Where do you consider home? Toronto, Canada |
Name:
Catherine Clune-Taylor
Sex: Female
Age: 20
Canadian status: Born here
Ethnicity/“background”: Half Bahamian,
one fourth Irish and one fourth French Canadian
Religion: Recovering Catholic
Sexuality: Sexual
Where do you consider home? Toronto, Ontario |
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Name:
Spencer Daniels
Sex: Male
Age: 22
Canadian status: Born here
Ethnicity/“background”: Anglo Saxon
Religion: Christian by default
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Where do you consider home? Pickering, Ontario, with
its scenic backdrop of eight nuclear reactors. |
Name:
Joyce Ho
Sex: Female
Age: 21
Canadian status: Born here
Ethnicity/“background”: Chinese
Religion: Christianity
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Where do you consider home? Markham, Ontario |
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Name:
Rob Lidstone
Sex: Male
Age: 21
Canadian status: Born here
Ethnicity/“background”: British/Irish
(very distantly)
Religion: Agnostic (United Church) Christian
Sexuality: Gay
Where do you consider home? Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Name:
Amrita Panda
Sex: Female
Age: 22
Canadian status: Born here
Ethnicity/“background”: Indian (East
Indian)
Religion: Hindu
Sexuality: Straight
Where do you consider home? Mississauga, Canada |
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Name:
Kamilla Pietrzyk
Sex: Female
Age: 20
Canadian status: Immigrant
Ethnicity/“background”: Polish
Religion: Agnostic
Sexuality: Flexible
Where do you consider home? Where my mom is |
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