Editorial
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      opinion
      expressed
      in
      this
      column
      do
      not
      necessarily
     
     
      reflect
      those
      of
      the
      staff
      of
      this
      publication,
      or
      of
      the
     
     
      Student
      Union
      or
      of
      anyone
      on
      this
      planet
      for
      that
     
     
      matter
      except
      for
      me...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      don’t
      know
      if
      you’ve
      noticed
      or
      not,
      but
      there
     
     
      seems
      to
      be
      more
      and
      more
      visible
      minorities
     
     
      attending
      this
      university
      these
      days.
      This
      is
      good.
      It’s
     
     
      getting
      so
      that
      I
      don’t
      stand
      out
      like
      a
      martian
      from
     
     
      outer
      space
      any
      more.
      In
      fact,
      |
      ALMOST
      feel
      like
     
     
      I'm
      blending
      in
      with
      the
      crowd.
      (My
      WASP
      boyfriend
     
     
      Says
      we
      orientals
      all
      look
      the
      same.)
      Note
      that
      I
      used
     
     
      the
      term
      "visible
      minorities",
      not
      "foreign
      students",
     
     
      because
      we’re
      not
      all
      foreign.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      However,
      there
      seems
      to
      be
      a
      good
      number
      of
     
     
      foreign
      students
      coming
      to
      UPEI
      as
      well.
      At
      our
     
     
      last
      story-brainstorming
      session
      for
      this
      publication,
     
     
      almost
      everyone
      attending
      the
      meeting
      had
      at
      least
     
     
      one
      foreign
      student
      in
      one
      of
      their
      classes.
      This
      is
     
     
      great,
      but
      I’m
      also
      very
      curious
      about
      these
      students.
     
     
      Where
      did
      they
      come
      from?
      Why
      did
      they
      come
      to
     
     
      PEI?
      How
      on
      earth
      did
      they
      hear
      of
      UPEI?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      few
      years
      ago,
      I
      lived
      in
      the
      United
      Kingdom,
     
     
      which
      isn’t
      that
      far
      away
      from
      PEI,
      and
      you’d
      be
     
     
      surprised
      how
      little
      some
      people
      know
      of
      Canada.
     
     
      Most
      of
      the
      people
      I
      talked
      to
      heard
      of
      Toronto,
     
     
      maybe
      Montreal,
      a
      FEW
      knew
      about
      Newfoundland
     
     
      (they
      called
      it
      NewFOUND-land),
      so
      the
      best
      I
     
     
      could
      do
      in
      terms
      of
      describing
      the
      location
      of
      PEI
     
     
      was
      to
      say
      it
      was
      on
      the
      same
      coast
      as
     
     
      Newfoundland.
      None
      of
      the
      people
      I
      talked
      to
      knew
     
     
      that
      Canada
      was
      bigger
      than
      the
      U.S.
      (Some
      actually
     
     
      thought
      we
      were
      part
      of
      the
      U.S.;
      I
      thought
      only
     
     
      Americans
      believed
      that.)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Actually,
      this
      isn’t
      that
      surprising,
      I
      mean,
      this
      is
      a
     
     
      pretty
      small
      island.
      So
      how
      did
      these
      students
      dig
     
     
      us
      Out?
      One
      of
      our
      reporters,
      Kheng-Wee
      Wah,
     
    

    
     
      approached
      some
      of
      these
      students
      and
      heard
      their
     
     
      story,
      and
      we’ve
      printed
      it
      this
      week
      for
      you.
      Maybe
     
     
      one
      of
      these
      people,
      or
      another
      foreign
      student,
      is
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      September
      27,
      1990
     
    
   
   
    
     
      in
      your
      class.
      We
      hope
      this
      article
      will
      answer
      some
     
     
      of
      your
      questions.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Kristine
      Suzuki
     
     
      Interim
      Editor-In-Chief
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Serving
      Canadians
     
     
      at
      Home
      and
      Abroad
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      people
      who
      work
      for
      External
      Affairs
      and
     
     
      International
      Trade
      Canada
      enjoy
      careers
      with
     
     
      constant
      challenges
      and
      broad
      frontiers.
      By
     
     
      working
      on
      a
      wide
      variety
      of
      assignments
      at
      home
     
     
      and
      abroad,
      they
      gain
      experience
      that
      enhances
      their
     
     
      professional
      development
      and
      opens
      national
      and
     
     
      international
      doors.
      We
      encourage
      applications
      from
     
     
      women,
      aboriginal
      peoples,
      members
      of
      visible
     
     
      minority
      groups
      and
      persons
      with
      disabilities.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      If
      you
      are
      a
      Canadian
      citizen
      and
      have
      completed
      a
     
     
      university
      degree
      in
      any
      discipline,
      or
      will
      have
     
     
      completed
      one
      by
      the
      end
      of
      June,
      1991,
      why
      not
     
     
      submit
      an
      application
      form
      and
      take
      the
      tests
      for
      the
     
     
      Foreign
      Service?
      The
      application
      deadline
      is
     
     
      October
      12,
      1990,
      and
      the
      tests
      will
      be
      held
      on
     
     
      October
      20,
      1990
      in
      every
      Canadian
      city
      which
      has
      a
     
     
      university
      campus.
      To
      obtain
      an
      application
      form
      or
     
     
      more
      information
      on
      the
      tests
      and
      a
      career
      as
      a
     
     
      Foreign
      Service
      Officer,
      call
      the
      office
      of
      the
      Public
     
     
      Service
      Commission
      of
      Canada
      nearest
      you
      or
      your
     
     
      campus
      employment
      centre.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      Foreign
      Service
      Officer
      will
      be
      on
      campus
      during
     
     
      the
      1st
      week
      of
      October
      to
      talk
      about
      a
      career
      in
      the
     
     
      Department.
      For
      details,
      contact
      your
      campus
     
     
      employment
      centre.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Department
      is
      interested
      in
      recruiting
      from
      a
     
     
      wide
      variety
      of
      academic
      disciplines,
      so
      students
     
     
      from
      all
      faculties
      are
      invited
      and
      encouraged
      to
     
     
      attend.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Come
      and
      find
      out
      more
      about
      the
      possibilities
      that
     
     
      await
      you!
     
    
   
   
    
     
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