Ruhina Taskin moved to Toronto from Bangladesh during the coronavirus pandemic and writes about the challenges of starting a new life in Canada when the world is in limbo.
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Graphic Novel Highlights Sexual Abuse of Immigrant and Refugee Women
A graphic novel that creates awareness about sexual abuse among immigrant and refugee women has upped its print order barely a month after its launch…
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Canadian Sports History Not Naïve of Exclusion
Sports has the ability to unite Canada, show the recently released findings of an Association for Canadian Studies survey. “A majority of Canadians agree that sports break…
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Deciding on the Right Level of Immigration
Canada is expected to welcome up to 305,000 immigrants this year. The last time Canada admitted that many newcomers was in 1913, when a staggering…
View More Deciding on the Right Level of ImmigrationSave Us from Depression: Immigrant Journalist
I was confident I was not being naïve or a ninnyhammer when I decided to relocate as a family to North America yet again, this…
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Ethnic Media – a Missed Topic of the Metropolis Conference 2016
On Friday, Mar. 4, I attended the 18th National Metropolis Conference, hungry for new information and curious to find out whether my area of expertise…
View More Ethnic Media – a Missed Topic of the Metropolis Conference 2016“Inequity and Exclusion are Tied to Race”
Immigration and the ‘immigrant experience’ are often used as a smokescreen to mask systemic racism and exclusion. This is according to Neethan Shan, executive director…
View More “Inequity and Exclusion are Tied to Race”Researchers Investigate Ways to Help Newcomers Adjust
With the current influx of refugees coming to Canada, academic researchers are studying immigrants’ resiliency — their ability to overcome hurdles and challenges — so…
View More Researchers Investigate Ways to Help Newcomers AdjustSettlement Orgs Unite to Better Integrate Newcomers
Communities across Canada are ramping up their efforts to link their local settlement services to meet the needs of newcomers through the federal Local Immigration…
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Immigration Critic Michelle Rempel Weighs in on Refugee Resettlement
Helping Syrian refugees fleeing their war torn homes migrate to Canada is not a partisan issue, says new Conservative Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Critic Michelle…
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