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My Surrey Adventure

MCsquares_GreyLeopardAlmost all my friends are white, middle class, and my age. Apropos of this story, I count only one Sikh in my circle of acquaintances. To break out of my narrow band of daily life, I accepted an offer to become a deputy returning officer for an election of the board and officers of a Sikh Temple society in Surrey. Mus nyeem ntawv

Bedside Language Lessons

MCsquares_GreyOrangeTweedOne experience that comes to mind is a nursing home, which my dad who has Alzheimer’s, lives in. People with Alzheimer’s slowly revert back to their first language. In this home patients and staff from all different countries, e.g. Iraq, Iran, China, Malaysia, Philippines, Italy, to name a few; interact with one another daily. Mus nyeem ntawv