Just How Multicultural IS St. Joseph High School?? Survey Completed and Data Complied by All of Ms. Duff’s Geography Classes

During Nov./Dec. of 2013, 700 SJH students completed surveys for us. The results are in! Check it out!

Do you think St. Joes is a multicultural community Do you think St. Joes is a multicultural community? Y: 612 (91%) N: 62 (9%)

82% of Jags (577 students) were born in Canada. Where were you born? 82% of Jags (577 students) were born in Canada. Almost 20% of our students were not born in Canada. Number of Students Born in These  Countries 12 USA 11 Philippines 7 Each of China and Pakistan (Lists of countries are from largest to smallest in representation.) 6 Each of Egypt and South Korea 5 Saudi Arabia 4 Each of India and the UK 3 Venezuela 2 Each of Bermuda, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Serbia, the UAE and Syria 1 Each of Benin, Costa Rica, Czech Rep., Ethiopia, Germany, Haiti, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Qatar, Somalia, Spain, Thailand, and Zimbabwe **41 Different Countries!!

Where were your parents born? This is where it gets really interesting! Though 370 respondents have parents who were both born in Canada, 47% of Jags have one parent who was not born in Canada!

Number of Students with Parents **69 Different Countries!! Where were your parents born? Number of Students with Parents Born in These  Countries 26 Each of Philippines and the UK 21 India 19 China 11-15 Each of Vietnam, Pakistan, Lebanon, Egypt and Italy (Lists of countries are from largest to smallest in representation.) 6-10 Each of Germany, the USA, Ghana, Haiti, Ethiopia, Ireland, Poland, and South Korea 3-5 Each of Cambodia, Nigeria, France, Romania, Barbados, Czech Rep., Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Palestine, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Uganda, and Venezuela 1-2 Bangladesh, Cameroon, Cuba, Iran, Japan, Kuwait, Somalia, St. Lucia, Syria, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Bahamas, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, El Salvador, Eritrea, Greece, Guyana, Hungary, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Peru, South Africa, Taiwan, Trinidad, and Zimbabwe **69 Different Countries!!

Jag Grammies & Grampas We asked you where your grandparents were born; almost 70% of Jags had at least one grandparent born in another country. 84 Different Countries!!

Breaking Down the Grammie & Grampa Numbers Number of Students with Grandparents Born in These  Countries 76 The United Kingdom 63 Italy 33 Germany 21-29 Each of Ireland, India, Philippines, and China (Again, listed from largest to smallest.) 11-20 Each of Poland, the USA, Lebanon, Egypt, Vietnam, France and Portugal 6-10 Each of Czech Rep., Pakistan, Ethiopia, Greece, Haiti, Palestine, Ghana, Russia, the Netherlands, and South Korea 1-5 Each of Hungary, Nigeria, Ukraine, Cambodia, Belgium, Romania, Switzerland, Barbados, Jamaica, Mexico, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Venezuela, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Croatia, Guyana, Iran, Japan, Nicaragua, Somalia, Spain, St. Lucia, Afghanistan, Australia, Armenia, Austria, Bahamas, Benin, Bosnia, Papau New Guinea, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cypress, Denmark, Suriname, El Salvador, the former Yugoslavia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Latvia, Mali, Morocco, Norway, Peru, Sweden, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania, Trinidad, Turkey and Zimbabwe

stated that they still had family members living in other countries. 58% of respondents stated that they still had family members living in other countries. Bangladesh Peru Ghana

Imagine All the Festivals We Could Have!!! When asked if they identified with more than one culture, Jags declared that they celebrate traditions that come from over 85 countries! Other cultural connections, beyond those directly linked to countries, include Canadian Aboriginal, Acadian, Persian, and Habesha traditions.

Many students are also involved in activities that connect to their culture, such as language, music, and traditional dance classes.

Canadian Aboriginal Identity We Asked: Do you identify as being of Canadian Aboriginal descent (Inuit, Métis, or First Nation)? Y: 63 (10%) N: 582 Do any of your relatives identify as being Canadian Aboriginal? Y: 84 (14%) N: 531 Do you have any ancestors that were Canadian Aboriginal? Y: 103 (22%) N: 476 **A significant portion of students acknowledged that they probably have ancestors of Aboriginal decent but that they are unaware of that portion of their family’s history.

What’s That, You Say? What is your FIRST language? 556 say English, but… French: 22 Italian: 3 Créole: 1 Arabic: 21 Serbian: 3 Farsi: 1 Chinese: 12 (Mandarin, Cantonese, etc.) Cambodian: 2 German: 1 Tagalog/Ilocano: 8 Croatian: 2 Hungarian: 1 Spanish: 7 Inuktitut: 2 Japanese: 1 Urdu: 7 Regional Dialects of Ghana: 2 Persian: 1 Punjabi: 5 Polish: 2 Swahili: 1 Vietnamese: 5 Russian: 2 Shona: 1 Amharic: 4 Somali: 2 Ukrainian: 1 Korean: 4 Bengali: 1 That’s 29 languages OTHER than English that are FIRST languages at St. Joes!

Do you speak any languages other than English or French at home? Arabic: 30 Polish: 8 Créole: 3 Farsi: 2 Bassa: 1 Swahili: 1 Italian: 24 Punjabi: 8 Serbian: 3 Hebrew: 2 Regional Dialect of Benin: 1 Tagalog/Ilocano: 19 German: 7 Somali: 3 Hindi: 2 Dutch: 1 Spanish: 16 Amharic: 6 Ukrainian: 3 Inuktitut: 2 Irish/Celtic: 1 Chinese: 15 (Mandarin/Cantonese) Russian: 6 Bengali: 2 Japanese: 2 Latvian: 1 Urdu: 12 Korean: 5 Cambodian: 2 Tamil: 2 Romanian: 1 Vietnamese: 12 Greek: 5 Croatian: 2 Yoruba: 2 (Nigeria) Sinhalese: 1 Dialects of Ghana: 8 Portugese: 4 Czech: 2 Afrikaans: 1 Shona: 1

Most Jags celebrate the Christian holidays (Easter, Christmas, etc.). Jags in Celebration Most Jags celebrate the Christian holidays (Easter, Christmas, etc.). However, other holidays that Jags celebrate are: Islamic holidays (Eid, Ramadan, etc.), Jewish holidays (Chanukah, Passover, etc.), Sikh holidays (Vaisakhi, etc.), Hindu holidays (Diwali, Navaratri, etc.), and national Filipino, Vietnamese, Korean, Cambodian, Pakistani, German, Ukrainian, Chinese, Nigerian, Haitian, Latin American and Serbian holidays (eg. Independence Days, New Years, Posada, Day of the Dead, Saint Nicolas Day, Slava, etc.)

Other than Catholicism, we have many students of other faiths: Together, We Celebrate Our Faith Though, some respondents did identify as being Agnostic or Atheist, the overwhelming majority of Jags celebrate their faith with their families and communities. Other than Catholicism, we have many students of other faiths: Judaism: 3 Buddhism: 7 Other Christian Faiths: 35 Orthodox: 26 Islam: 29