First Generation Canadian

Pursuing Dreams as a Child of Immigrants

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I’m the first generation in my family to be a Canadian born Canadian.  My parents came here a few years before I was born.  I recently saw a BuzzFeed video featuring adult children of Asian immigrants to the United States… Continue Reading →

Conflicts Between Ancestral Culture and Being ‘First Generation Canadian’

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My parents are immigrants.  They came to Canada when they were in their 20s and had me a few years later.  Compared to many immigrant parents, mine are probably considered extremely integrated.  But that doesn’t mean that there isn’t ANY… Continue Reading →