Sabine Venturelli: The Highs and Lows of Practising Refugee Law x Sabine Venturelli was born in France, the daughter of an Italian immigrant. She remembers feeling ostracized because of her father’s immigrant...
Nada Humsi – Tragedy and Comedy in the Refugee Experience x The Multicultural Theater, known as the MT Space, in Kitchener, Ontario, is eleven years old now. Nada Humsi is an artistic...
Vincent Ngyuen – From Boatperson to Bishop x He was one of the many so-called “boat-people” but at 18, he was probably one of the very few who had...
An Introduction to Refuge in Canada x ( Photo Credit: AP/Burhan Ozbilici ) Canada was once widely admired as a refuge for people fleeing persecution. The people of...
Fuhara Sikitoka: A WUSC Winner x WUSC, World University Services of Canada, is the non-profit organization that works to bring young students from refugee camps around the...
The History of our Refugee System x We often hear Canada described as a country of immigrants. The Aboriginal First Nations are the original inhabitants; everyone else arrived...
Doctors Protest Changes to the Interim Federal Health program x In April 2012 the Canadian government made restrictive changes to the Interim Federal Health program, which covers refuges in Canada. It...
Why Award-winning Writer Kim Thuy Always Has Time for Another Refugee x Kim Thuy has a laugh that bubbles with joy, but she has seen her fair share of sorrow. At the age...