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When Misbah Naseer, 27, came to Canada from Saudi Arabia at the age of 12, her idea of beautiful was completely different from her peers in grade eight. [Read more…]
Program helps abused immigrant and visible minority women to find their voice
This fall, the Vancouver & Lower Mainland Multicultural Family Support Services Society is offering a leadership training program for immigrant, refugee and visible minority women who have experienced abuse at home. [Read more…]
Interview with an immigrant success story
Prospective immigrants have it tough. They must make the difficult decision to migrate, perform research about their destination, and tie up loose ends in their home country before departing. Adding to this difficult and expensive process is the act of moving itself. It is no wonder that many people are turning to others for help.
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Canada frees artists to pursue their creative dreams
One day my husband bought me paint and an easel,” says Iryna Nikitinska on first taking up art in Canada. “The same day my children asked me to draw a dragon.” Nikitinska and her family moved to Vancouver from Ukraine in 2002.Although she had always been interested in drawing, she did not feel she could be an artist in Ukraine. [Read more…]
YVR volunteer contributes to Canadian integration
At the Vancouver International Airport (YVR), that first impression seems to be taken seriously. Since 1989, thousands of volunteers have been recruited to provide passengers and guests with directions and information on facilities, retail and airport services. [Read more...]
Brits flood B.C. in search of new beginnings
If you talk to most Brits in Vancouver they’ll tell you of a general malcontent that pervades British life. Even though most live ostensibly privileged lives, they fail to wake up feeling healthy or happy, and this means that something is missing. [Read more…]
Latinos continue to struggle in Canada
More than 1.2 million refugees traded their home countries for Canada in the past five years.[Read more...]
Of Immigrants and Dreams
Vancouver business wo- man Kim Okran runs 20 International Student Cen- tres. Her early years in Canada puts a human face to the obstacles some immigrants face upon arriving in Canada [Read more...]
Spinning the wheel of conscience Mexican journalist appeals to stay in Canada
At this time last year, a memorial was unveiled at Halifax’s Pier 21 to mark the spot where the M.S. St. Louis would have docked in 1939, offering 907 German Jews security on Canadian soil. “Would have” are the key words. Canada turned the ship away, refusing entry to the passengers onboard. Of the 907 Jews returning to an uncertain fate in Europe, 254 did not survive the Holocaust. The memorial, appropriately called The Wheel of Conscience, is meant to shed light on a dark corner of Canadian history. [Read more...]
New Canadian citizenship ceremony practices continue to cause a stir
Opinions continue to differ in regards to Immigration Minister Jason Kenney’s Dec. 12 decision to introduce new rules that require new Canadians to uncover their faces while obtaining their citizenship. The new rules are directly aimed at Muslim women. [Read more...]
