Discovering my Canadian self in Singapore
Canada allowed me to become the person I always wanted to be
LEAVING AND FINDING HOME
Coming to Canada in a time of COVID
Why the pandemic’s isolation and loneliness are especially hard for newcomers.
Canadian, by chance
Canada wasn’t our first pick. But it was the hand that fate had dealt us.
The return
My father always promised he would show us his childhood home in Syria. War made us wait.
Building a new Canadian life alone, for a while
My little brother and I grew up sharing a room. As refugees, we would share a country.
I wanted my son to have a better childhood than I did
A former New York Times reporter reflects on her decision to leave Afghanistan for a new life in Canada.