Cecil Foster Summary

An African-Canadian journalist, novelist, author, and academic named Cecil Foster, specifically spoke about multiculturalism, race, immigration, and ethnicity. Foster originally came from Barbados and later emigrated to Toronto, Canada where he flourished as a public intellectual. Before moving to Canada, he already worked in Barbados as a news broadcaster and editor with the Caribbean News Agency (CANA) and Barbados Advocate-News. Eventually, his journey in broadcasting triumphed through several media branches in Canada, including Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, Financial Post, CBC TV and CBC Radio. He consequently became a host of a talk show in Toronto known as Urban Talk and appeared in magazines such as Toronto Life, NOW and Canadian Business. Foster is currently a professor at universities, in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Guelph, and in the Department of Transnational Studies at the University of Buffalo. His …show more content…
Cecil Foster also expresses immigration in the context of his own point of view misguided by a belief of perfection. He speaks out for all immigrants like him that had same hopes for a better life. However, there isn’t really a perfect lifestyle, but just an aspiration of it. The goal of the book is to build an anti-racist environment, not only in Canada but throughout the world. Foster’s vision is optimistic in shaping the readers’ mind of disregarding differences in ethnic race. He argues that Canada can leave a legacy to the world, where all citizens are equal living in a raceless society. The title of the piece suggests more than just a statement frequently used by politicians, but an action that the people must take. Frankly, race and culture are still controversial issues around the world, so this book serves as a challenge to eradicate racism and