A young child, Serat migrated to Canada at age 3 from Somalia, East Africa. Living the Canadian dream and Canadian culture while living with her aunt to get a better life.
She was never educated about the cultural traditional Somali rite of circumcision practices and beliefs of her birth country that are performed on females
Returning to her birth country to meet her mother as her heart longs to be reunited with her. However, Serat and her mother had different beliefs and they didn’t get along. She experiences cultural shock at the age of 13 by being awaken from her sleep in having her own birth mother and three other women performing Genital Mutilation on her .
Returning to Canada she was scared physically, emotional, psychologically,
Is Canada really open for ALL immigrants? In this essay it is going to talk about if Canada is open to all in the 1945-2015. In Canada, immigration policy was into effect and stayed unchanged until 1962, when Canada's universal and policy not making an unfair distinction between different categories of people. In the later years in Canada, we have made our country’s immigration policy free to everyone. In 2006, Canada made a policy that if you score 67 points or higher (out of 100), that you may qualify to immigrate to Canada as a federal skilled worker.
Over time Katherine got more used to the idea of female circumcision because it was just apart of the Malian’s culture. She explained that it involved the removal of the clitoris and the removal of the hood of the clitoris. After they removed the labia majora they would then stitch the edges together in order to prevent the women from having sex. Once the women were married they would be cut back open, allowing the husband sexual intercourse. Katherine made sure to ask plenty of questions so that she would fully understand their culture and why they did this terrifying act. She spoke to her good friend Agnes and told her about our customs here in the United States, and how the boy is usually circumcised, not the girl! Agnes was shocked that Katherine wasn’t circumcised and couldn’t believe her husband still wanted to marry her knowing that. Katherine tried to make trade to show Agnes her uncircumcised vagina, if Agnes would show Katherine her circumcised one. Agnes just tumbled over with laughter and Katherine’s curiosity was left to her imagination! I believe her understanding attitude toward their cultures customs were taken like a true anthropologist. Although it was hard for Katherine to see young girls in such pain she understood there was nothing she could do and she accepted their traditions.
Canada is among the best places you can opt for if you want to live in another location. Certainly, you will enjoy a better life living in such place. As opposed to other countries on the Better Life Index, it ranks above housing, income and wealth, health status, environmental quality, and jobs and earnings. It is actually for this reason that many individuals today are planning on migrating to such country.
My mom Andrea Svank moved from Hungary to Canada in 1998. My mom was born July 19th, 1970 she was born in Nyíregyháza, Hungary. She got the idea to move to Canada because her husband Joszef Svank (my dad) went to Canada to visit his aunt and uncle for 8 months before they met. When they met he always talked about how nice Canada is and that one day when there married he wants to move to Canada.
My parents weren’t the first people in their family to move to Canada. Two of my dad’s brothers had lived in Canada for ten years prior to when we moved. Due to the downfall of Iran’s economy and constant war threats towards the country, my parents decided after they had me that in order to build a better life for not only me but also themselves, that the best choice was to move to another country. They’ve always dreamt of moving to Canada, so when they got the news that they were granted their VISA, they were overjoyed and eager to start a new life. They said that when the date got closer they began to have second thoughts. Imagine living somewhere for your whole life, your childhood, your teenage years and your adulthood, then having to leave
It was my husband Kris’ idea and not at all surprising. He was definitely the more adventurous one out of the two of us. Growing up, I tried desperately to please my parents while Kris had a much easier life. He was the only son between his two sisters and had an aptitude for picking up skills quickly while still maintaining his cool, calm personality. While I was stressed everyday trying to figure out each calculus question, he flew by physics without a hitch. Kris wanted to see the world and find out what was out there while I was happy and content with my stable job.
I remember my first day in Canada like it was yesterday. The day I thought my dad had been hit by a car and my mom almost having a heart attack. It all started when we first got to the hotel, in Ontario, Mississauga. My father thought it would be a great idea to explore the area and buy some groceries. My mom, two brothers and I were exhausted due to a fourteen-hour flight from Dubai to Toronto so we decided to stay and take a nap. I woke up at 7 pm to silence. I thought my dad had come back and took a nap, but when I went to wake up parents, it was only my mother. At that point, I started freaking out, it’s been 4 hours since my father left. I woke up my mother and told her my dad hadn’t come back yet. My mother tried to call my father, but his phone was off. She then went to the security of the building and talked to him. The security guard asked my mother
A refreshing cool breeze blew in from the screen door, it was followed by the aroma of freshly baked cookies. As I got closer and closer to the oven I could practically taste the dough in my mouth, this was the work of my mom. As I took my first bite of the delicious cookie I hear thumping big feet shaking through the house followed by a somewhat loud jolly whistling. Dad was clearly happy to be able to have the luxury of enjoying some delicious cookies.
There are various issues that revolve around Canadian politics. These issues can include various subjects, such as economics, multiculturalism, health care, immigration, and foreign policy. An important issue in Canada that is discussed in this essay is Canada’s constant changes to its immigration policy in order to improve its economic goals and the labour market. These issues are changing by different policies that the Canadian government are putting into place, which creates a more strict system in choosing who can immigrate into the country. Three articles that thoroughly analyze Canada’s immigration policy in order to implement these changes are the following. The first article is named: “New Directions in Immigration Policy: Canada’s
As I walked to the parking lot where my mom had arrived to pick me up from school, my sister ran out of the car, ran towards me and yelled excitedly, “We’re going to Canada!” Having grown up in Kuwait for my whole life of 15 years, I could hardly believe my sister’s words. Going to Canada! I had only been out of the country twice, each time just to vacation and visit family in the Philippines where both my parents are from. I had always imagined what life would be like outside of Kuwait, and now it was finally going to be real. My 15-year old self was devastated - We were leaving the only home I had known for 15 years. It did not take long for my sisters’ excitement to die when we realized that we would be leaving our friends and everything we’ve ever known and not returning for a long time. Life in Kuwait for 15 years was comfortable and we were more than financially stable. Moving to Canada without a job offer in place meant that we would have to start from the beginning all over again. Goodbyes were hard but my parents encouraged us to see the joys of moving to a place where we could start over and become accepted citizens of a country. Arriving in Canada, I experienced the biggest culture shock of my life. Vancouver, BC was cold, wet, and loud. I had thought adjusting would be relatively easy; I spoke English with a slight accent but I was very shy that it confused some of the other kids to think I couldn’t speak English. I did not understand the culture, which took a
6th July 2016, New Delhi: Immigration to Canada depends on your skills, qualification, experience, and the way you choose and follow the whole process. Canada is one of the most preferred countries for migration –henceforth the country witnesses millions of people across the globe applying for permanent residency of Canada. Here is an overview on gateways to get Canada PR.
When I came here in Canada from India in grade 7, I had problems with my English-speaking skills and writing skills because in India they do not really focus on English. But over here the expectations for English are different. All the other courses were coming great for me but my main weakness was English and because of that I had been bullied of my English skills get judged by a lot of people etc.… I started to become afraid and depressed of going to school, but only thing that motivated me from going to school were the people (specially my teachers who motivated me) around me and my marks that I get in other courses. I talked to my parents they told me a story about a spider who was building his web, he had a lot of difficulties while building
In journey of this life we are exploring many events and experiences which are most important to us. This experiences we gain it could be lesson for some of us, it could be mistake we made or it could be most memorable experience ever gained. Here are some of the experience that I gained in my life winning geography award, transition from middle school to high school and moving to Canada.
My road map was something I especially worked hard on. My road map had 10 great and not so great things on it. Each stop meant something but there were a lot more stops that should have been added. The stops were usually a break from reality. The purpose of my road map is to remind me of my mental health. A mental illness is a change in someone’s behavior, thinking or feelings. Mental illness can affect the dignity of the human person. Which means everyone’s life is sacred and created in the image of god; therefore each life has a tremendous worth and value.
Many of us never heard of Female Genital Mutilation until the story of Kauziya Kasinga, a woman from West Africa. Her father did not believe in polygamy, forced marriage, or "female circumcision". He died when she was 17 and the father's sister inherited the home, banished the mother, ended Fauziya's schooling, and