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Time 0:02:56 Transcript I came here to Canada in 1984 as a nanny. I left my daughter in the Phillipines. I was going abroad to give my daughter a good education. Every month, I sent my sister ten thousand pesos to look after my daughter. In 1986 I got my papers. I sponsored my daughter to come to …
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Time 0:04:18 Transcript Perhaps growing up in a military lifestyle gave me the courage to face new environments and an adventurous spirit to explore the world. And yet, never in my wildest dreams had I imagined that one day I would be travelling halfway across the world all on my own. But as …
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Time 0:03:29 Transcript My name is Dil Darjee. I was born in Bhutan. I moved to Nepal and settled in the Refugee Camp in the eastern part of Nepal. In the camp, there was an organization who supply basic needs for the refugees. Life in the refugee camp wasn’t good. The environment is very bad. The …
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Time 0:03:06 Transcript Coming back to Mexico after two years living in Canada was exciting, we met with our family; enjoy our house with our son, it was a dream come true, right? Well the reality woke us up abruptly. We found soldiers on the streets, the Mexican government had a war with the drug …
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Time 0:06:08 Transcript I still remember the day when I received my acceptance letter to the University of Guelph. I had tears in my eyes and I jumped out of my seat and I started running to my family members to share with them that finally I made it to the University. I always had a dream to go to …
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Time 0:03:34 Transcript When my younger son was 5 years old, he asked me, “What are you mom?” at that moment, I answered, “I am an artist.” And he affirmed, “Yes, you are good at that.” I was born and grew up in Buenos Aires, and there my artistic abilities were nurtured. Between the formation of a …
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Time 0:04:01 Transcript I, originally, am from the west northern part of Iran, the country mostly known as Persia in the history. Iran is a multinational and diverse country consist of different “nations” like Fars’, Turks, Kurds, Arabs, Baluchis, etc. It is normal to be anywhere having different …
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Time 0:03:38 Transcript It was June when I arrived at the Moncton Airport. It was enough for me to be confused. It was too cold. For my life time it should be hot in June, but it wasn’t. Wherever I went after landing, I experienced a lot of different things. Sometimes they looked like strange. For …
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Time 0:03:03 Transcript My mother passed away when I finished my university, she was a professor in the university that I studied. At that time, because so many classmates, friends and relatives were around me, I didn’t feel very sad or depressed. I was surprised how all well I handle this tragedy. …
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Time 0:03:08 Transcript I came to Canada and then, I chose to stay. I did not come as an immigrant but I became one. I was successful and happy in my job back home and I loved my family and friends. What possessed me to leave it all behind and stay in Canada? Not long after I arrived as a graduate …