We have come a long way since the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Our cities are filled with numerous minority groups with different religions and cultures. We live in a multicultural society where we don't have to think about hate crime too much. We can feel safe when going to the corner store without being pasteurized by a mob of "haters". We live in a very safe country, but instances during the World Wars make us pray that non-of that will ever happen in Canada again.

This ISP will examine the similarities and differences of racism and racial issues between a "true-story" novel called Obasan, by Joy Kogawa, and a fictional play called "The Komagata Maru Incident", by Sharon Pollock. Each story is set in a different period during Canada's history: World War I and II.

In the play "The Komagata Maru Incident", Sharon tells a story of the racist Canadian Government. The setting of the play is in Vancouver and it takes place right after World War I. It's about a group of 376 East Indian Immigrants who sail to Canada to start a

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Approximate Word count = 1159
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)