ٹیگ آرکائیو: friendship

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, نوٹ

From South Korea and Scotland to Small Town Canada

MC40_OrilliaSignThis story spans many years.

In 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.

In 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. پڑھنے کے آگے →

فضل کے ساتھ زندگی

MC40_Grace_میری ماں نے ایک گرہنتی اور چھ بچوں کی پرورش; ہر تین سال میں ہمارے خاندان میں میرے والد کے کام کے ساتھ منتقل. وقت گزر, میں نے فیصلہ کیا میں بھی ایک پولیس افسر کے طور پر اپنے ملک اور میرا کمیونٹی کی خدمت کریں گے; میں یہ بھی جانتا تھا کہ میں اپنے بچوں کی جڑیں جو میری تبدیلی کا کام کو حل کرنے کے اور میرے شوہر کی سفر کرنا چاہتے تھے. میں یہ سب کس طرح کر سکتا ہوں?

آیا ایجنسی میں عورت کے ساتھ مل کر ٹکڑے ٹکڑے کر ڈالا. وہ صرف نام GRACE عورت ہے جو اس کے خود کے چار بچے تھے سے ایک درخواست وصول کیا تھا. GRACE چاہتے تھے کہ ایک ایسا کام کیا ہے جو اس کے گھر کے قریب تھا اور یہ کہ اس کے اپنے خاندان کی دیکھ بھال کی ضرورت ہے کو ایڈجسٹ کریں گے. یہ صرف فضل کے لئے ایک اجلاس میں لے گئے اور میں نے فیصلہ کیا ہے ہم مل کر کام کر سکتے ہیں. اس دن بھی ساری زندگی دوستی کا آغاز تھا. باغ دکانوں کو موسم بہار یا تجارتی راز میں ایک دوسرے کے ساتھ اسکاؤٹنگ چاہے کرسمس میں فہرستوں چاہتے ہیں, ہم نے ایک دوسرے کے ساتھ لطف اندوز اور ایک دوسرے کا ساتھ جب ہم نے کی ضرورت ہے. پڑھنے کے آگے →