Language barriers, migration trauma, cultural discrepancies and family responsibilities; women authors of diaspora are defying the odds, breaking through different obstacles to have their voices heard.
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Tag: language
Closing the Immigrant Wage Gap: Is Speaking English Important?
Commentary by: Arvind Magesan in Calgary, AB Statistics Canada has released new data from the 2016 census that shows more than any other G8 country,…
View More Closing the Immigrant Wage Gap: Is Speaking English Important?Communicating in a New Country
By: Mona Mashhadi Rajabi in Tehran, Iran Communication is more than understanding the words. I was always aware of language barriers when I decided to move…
View More Communicating in a New CountryCanada’s (M)other Tongues
By: Caora Mckenna in Halifax If you’ve ever travelled or worked abroad, speaking and listening in a language that isn’t your own, you know the…
View More Canada’s (M)other TonguesAustralia’s ‘Spectacular’ Failure in Languages
By: Tim Mayfield in Melbourne, Australia The latest Australian census data is in and it makes for interesting reading. Of particular note, 72 per cent…
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Journalism: What is Lost in Translation
By Our National Correspondent in Ottawa, ON Lucile Davier, currently a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Ottawa, has spent many years looking at journalism…
View More Journalism: What is Lost in TranslationBanking: Fierce Competition for Immigrant Clientele
by Shan Qiao in Toronto Hiring multi-language speaking staff, creating real-time interpretation apps, even launching an ethnic bank to serve primarily immigrants, Canadian banking business…
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Hungarian Canadian Tackles Image of Racist Quebec
by Matt D’Amours in Montreal Is there any topic touchier in Canada than Quebec’s identity politics? It might be easier to answer this question from…
View More Hungarian Canadian Tackles Image of Racist Quebec#CdnImm Journalists Find ‘PR Machine’ Hard to Grasp
by Matt D’Amours in Montreal It can be difficult for reporters to get information or comment from an organization for their reporting in general, but…
View More #CdnImm Journalists Find ‘PR Machine’ Hard to GraspResearch Watch #9: Canada’s Vital Ethnic Media
by Priya Ramanujam in Scarborough, Ontario At a time when national and local mainstream media seem to be downsizing and shutting down daily, where does…
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