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Freedoms & Friendships

MC40_PatternSquare07aI am from Bangladesh. I born in a small city called Pabna. We are 4 people in our home (Mom, Dad, my brother and me). Being born in a Muslim family, I grew up with lots of restrictions. I never traveled anywhere without my parents. In my second year of University, I told my dad I want to go to abroad to continue my study. At first I thought he would never allow me to come all by myself. Finally he said, if you get the visa then he would let me go. This is how I end up coming to Canada.

I was really excited as I was going to experience snow for the first time in my life. Very first day of the school, it was storming. I probably fall couple of time on the way to school in that day. The cold was unbearable for me. Still I found it was fun to cope up with the weather. The most beautiful thing I enjoyed after coming here was the environment of the school. Everybody is so welcoming and helpful. I was involved with different cultural club in the school. That gave me the opportunity to meet lots of friends from different part of the world. I am so blessed to have my two best friends whom I met at the University of New Brunswick Saint John. One is from Canada another one is from UAE.

After I completed my graduation, I was involved with the Saint John Multicultural and Newcomers Resource Center. Here again I meet lot of people from different region through different activities. So after I have moved to Saint John, I had the opportunity to learn about different culture, food and I am enjoying it every bit of it.

 - Nazma in Saint John, NB

From South Korea and Scotland to Small Town Canada

MC40_OrilliaSignThis story spans many years.

W 1964 my husband, 4-year-old son and I emigrated from Scotland to small town Ontario – Orillia, Stephen Leacock’s Mariposa. We were readily assimilated into the mainly white Caucasian population, many being second and third generation descendants of early settlers. It was an easy transition for us moving from one country to another. We were accepted and made welcome as there were several immigrant families from England and Scotland living there already along with a small, well established Italian community.

It was not the norm for aIl newcomers.

W 1967 I saw a young Asian couple with a little boy carrying their laundry to a nearby laundromat and commented to my husband on how strange and lonely it must be for them as they were the only Asian family in our small town. Czytaj dalej →

Life With Grace

MC40_Grace_Moja matka była gospodynią domową i wychował sześcioro dzieci; nasza rodzina przeniosła się co trzy lata, z ojca pracy. W miarę upływu czasu, Postanowiłem też bym służyć mojemu krajowi i mojej społeczności jako funkcjonariusz policji; Ja też wiedziałem, że chcę, aby moje dzieci mają korzenie, które złagodzą moja praca zmianowa i mojego męża podróżować. Jak mógłbym zrobić wszystko?

Pani w niani agencji umieścić kawałki razem. Ona właśnie otrzymała od pani o imieniu Grace, która miała cztery własne dzieci. Grace chciała pracę, która była w pobliżu jej domu i że pomieścić własną opiekę rodzina potrzebuje. Zajęło to tylko jedno spotkanie na Grace i zdecydować, możemy pracować razem. Ten dzień był także początek przyjaźni na całe życie. Czy harcerstwo sklepy ogród razem w ukryciu wiosną lub handlową listy życzeń na Boże Narodzenie, cieszyliśmy się swoim towarzystwem i wspierać się wzajemnie, kiedy były potrzebne. Czytaj dalej →