My mother is 82 and suffering from dementia, but the moment she heard that I was going to give a speech to
BOOK REVIEW: Policy Arrogance or Innocent Bias: Resetting Citizenship and Multiculturalism, by Andrew Griffith, Anar Press, 2013, 117 pages Any time a
The federal government recently released a statement that it was not slamming the door on unaccompanied male Syrian refugees, despite concerns after
Haquyen Nguyen remembers that fateful moment 40 years ago as if it happened yesterday. As a teenager in South Vietnam, she sat
Speaking from their new apartment in Laval, Quebec, the Dandachi family says the past 17 days have been like a “honeymoon” compared to
The willingness of Chilean refugees to assimilate into Quebec’s unique social context following the 1970s was at the forefront of a panel
They come from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, Palestine, Somalia, Eritrea, Libya and even West Africa. They walk many thousands of miles, traversing every
Kareem doesn’t fit the image of a Syrian refugee often seen in the media. Clean cut, dressed in well-fitting business casual with
Help has arrived for Vancouver residents who want to assist with the refugee crisis, thanks to a new initiative from the University of
Toronto-based not-for-profit organization Lifeline Syria has been at the forefront of efforts to bring Syrian refugees to Canada. Launched at the end