Philanthropy, Ethnicity and Diaspora in Canada: Laying the Foundations

Philanthropy, Ethnicity and Diaspora in Canada

Research summary

Research approach

Phase 1 – Litterature review

The overall questions are:

  • How do racialized people and minority communities in Canada come together in times of need to build resilience?
  • What are the mutual assistance approaches popularly adopted by racialized groups in times of increased discrimination as well as resistance?
  • How have racialized people contributed to the Canadian way of volunteerism and humanitarianism through their actions of giving and sharing?

As all communities across the country are facing unprecedented economic and health challenges, this proposed literature review seeks to understand and document proliferating philanthropic and communal caregiving initiatives led by some racialized groups such as Black, Hispanic, Asian, and Indigenous organizations, and mutual aid networks in Canada.

Phase 1 – Litterature review

The overall questions are:

  • How do racialized people and minority communities in Canada come together in times of need to build resilience?
  • What are the mutual assistance approaches popularly adopted by racialized groups in times of increased discrimination as well as resistance?
  • How have racialized people contributed to the Canadian way of volunteerism and humanitarianism through their actions of giving and sharing?

As all communities across the country are facing unprecedented economic and health challenges, this proposed literature review seeks to understand and document proliferating philanthropic and communal caregiving initiatives led by some racialized groups such as Black, Hispanic, Asian, and Indigenous organizations, and mutual aid networks in Canada.

Summary creation date : November 2022
Project start :  June 2022
Project end :  Aujust 2022

Supervisor(s)

  • Manuel Litalien
    Manuel Litalien
    Ontario Hub Co-Director
    Nipissing University
  • François Brouard
    François Brouard
    Researcher
    Carleton University

Researchers

  • Lanyan Chen
    Lanyan Chen
    Researcher
    Nipissing University
  • Natalya Brown
    Natalya Brown
    Researcher
    Nipissing University – School of Business and Department of Political Science, Philosophy and Economics
  • Odwa Atari
    Odwa Atari
    Researcher
    Nipissing University – Geography Department

Students

  • Andréanne Brunet Bélanger
    Andréanne Brunet Bélanger
    Student
    Université de Montréal

Research project reports and publications