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Belonging. No, better than that, thriving in Canada, says Jacinto Salcedo

March 14, 2024 admin belonging, choir, Community, Immigrant Stories, People, Venezuela, venezuelan canadian, Your Stories

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 13:05:28 +0000

Immigrating is a process that shakes your identity. There are so many preconceptions that come with your own culture, the perception of family, money, your contribution to society, and the unwritten cultural norms, says Venezuelan-born Jacinto Salcedo.

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Mothers and daughters: Connecting across the miles

January 16, 2024 admin ' health and wellbeing, belonging, emotional health, family, family & relationships, family ties, immigrant family, Living, long distance, long-distance relationships, Motherhood, mothers

Credit to Author: Gu Zhenzhen| Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2024 23:52:54 +0000

“As my daughter leaves home for university, I find myself thinking about my own journey and the mother-daughter bond. Even though I left home at the age of 18, the bond between me and my mother (who passed away in 2015) remained strong over the years.”

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Celebrating newcomers with Welcoming Week in Canada

September 13, 2023 admin #immigrationmatters, #welcomingweek2023, belonging, immigrate to canada, immigration levels, integrating, IRCC, life in canada

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2023 12:00:22 +0000

From September 8-17, Canada is celebrating #Welcomingweek to encourage Canadians to welcome newcomers and help them settle in their new home. Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) says welcoming week is an annual event that presents an opportunity to recognize and celebrate newcomers and help everyone feel like they belong in their community, regardless of […]

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Finding identity as a ‘hyphenated Canadian’

February 2, 2022 admin belonging, duality, Featured, Identity, Living, multicultural identity

Credit to Author: Baisakhi Roy| Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 17:27:51 +0000

Who am I? Where do I belong? These are complex questions that immigrants face as they adapt to their new home while keeping the connections to their native country alive.

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Finding the place I belong — every place

December 6, 2018 admin belonging, culture shock, devinder mann, Featured, Identity, immigrant, India, newcomer, People, Your Stories

Credit to Author: Margaret Jetelina| Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2018 19:26:36 +0000

Growing up in two cultures and finding my own identity along the way I was born in a tiny little village in India with a population of approximately 2,000 people. Everyone knew each other by their first name and the whole village was our community. It was the happiest childhood one could wish for. My […]