Your Stories – Page 2 – Thinking Port

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2022 17:26:47 +0000

Tanzania-born Emil Rem, an accountant and the author of two books —Heart of New York and Chasing Aphrodite shares tips on moving forward from a toxic relationship. Funny how your perspective changes when you have kids. Mom, a Muslim within a close-knit community in Africa decided to divorce my Dad (“because he was a bum […]

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Artist Eli Bajet brings colour to the world in these difficult times

March 28, 2022 admin cultural diversity canada, immigrant artist, People, Your Stories

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 18:49:55 +0000

“My art with the clouds is a beautiful way to invite people to self-love and tolerance. Like the clouds we are all different but that’s what makes us beautiful. You want to see variety in the clouds…”

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Newcomer artist Salbhi Sumaiya believes she is on the right track

March 17, 2020 admin business-minded newcomers, People, rbc arts access awards, salbhi sumaiya, Your Stories

Credit to Author: Ramya Ramanathan| Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 01:51:11 +0000

I grew up in Dhaka, Bangladesh and moved to Canada in 2017, after marrying a Canadian immigrant. Initially, I was perplexed by the massive differences here with regard to the weather, landscape, food and demography, and expected to face many obstacles. But, in spite of the differences and the obstacles in my way, I must […]

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You are never too old to learn: advice from an aspiring Chinese-Canadian writer

November 27, 2019 admin chinese-canadian, immigrant journeys, pearson international airport, People, Your Stories

Credit to Author: Guest Author| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 11:02:58 +0000

[By Zhenzhen Gu] I have always had a passion for writing. When I was young, my mother encouraged me. So did my junior high teacher. When my first piece appeared in China Daily (overseas edition), I was thrilled, even though it was just the size of tofu. After that, I was hungry for more. I experienced the […]

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A proud Canadian-Congolese-Romanian believes Canada’s strength is our diversity

September 18, 2019 admin canadian-congolese-romanian, immigrant story, People, winnipeg, Your Stories

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 15:08:32 +0000

My name is Patricia Marie-Antoinette Mayaza Mwilu Kumbakisaka, and I am a proud Canadian-Congolese-Romanian. How often do you see Romanians with last names such as ‘Kumbakisaka’? You are probably used to see last names like ‘Florescu’ or ‘Stefanescu’. People call me the ‘citizen of the world’, ‘global citizen’ or the ‘United Nations’. When you first hear […]

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A newcomer’s dreams in Winnipeg

December 6, 2018 admin Featured, immigrant story, newcomer, People, winnipeg, Your Stories

Credit to Author: Margaret Jetelina| Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2018 21:15:23 +0000

Young professional from India Amit Kalra shares his first six months in Canada The last year of my life has been a roller-coaster ride. Being a new immigrant in Canada, my voyage here has been full of surprises. I vividly remember the day, I received my passport with visa stamp on it, and I had […]

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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 […]

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Seeing Canada by rail a trip of a lifetime

July 17, 2018 admin Canada, cultural access pass, Featured, leisure, Living, People, rail, train, travel, via rail, Your Stories

As a proud new citizen of Canada, I took a VIA Rail train trip on “The Canadian” this past May, which you can board at Vancouver and take all the way to Toronto, and back again. It is advertised as a “trip of a lifetime.” And it was — all 4,466 kilometres each way. A trip […]

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Time for world faiths to accept LGBTQs

June 18, 2018 admin Featured, People, Your Stories

Life experience has taught me that being gay is a part of nature and God’s plan. It is not an illness that needs to be treated or changed. I am writing this because I feel it is time for the major faiths of the world to embrace and accept gays and lesbians and this includes […]