Emigration, Immigration & Migration
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From  NEW! In Patagonia I Dreamed in PunjabiFrom: My Mother, My Translator |
A poem about a bus ride to Ludhiana. | Jaspreet Singh | 1 | 2021 | $0.10 Add |
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From NEW! In the Light of What We Don’t KnowFrom: My Mother, My Translator |
Singh’s life in Calgary during the COVID-19 lockdowns. | Jaspreet Singh | 13 | 2021 | $1.30 Add |
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From  IntroductionFrom: Man at the Airport |
Hassan Al Kontar | 5 | 2021 | $0.50 Add | |
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From @kontar81From: Man at the Airport |
This chapter describes Al Kontar’s plight: no visa, no way home, and no way out of the airport in Kuala Lumpur. He turned to social media to share his story and seek help. | Hassan Al Kontar | 19 | 2021 | $1.90 Add |
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From Leaving SyriaFrom: Man at the Airport |
In this chapter, the author describes his experiences as a law student in Syria, and his first international trip to Abu Dhabi. | Hassan Al Kontar | 5 | 2021 | $0.50 Add |
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From  Louise Arbour in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths |
This reading consists of an interview between journalist Rudyard Griffiths and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour prior to the Munk Debate on the Global … | Louise Arbour; Rudyard Griffiths | 9 | 2016 | $1.08 Add |
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From NEW! Ma and PaFrom: My Mother, My Translator |
Recalls Singh’s mother’s introduction to his father. Her status and success were highlighted as she entered into an unhappy marriage. | Jaspreet Singh | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
Man at the AirportHow Social Media Saved My Life: One Syrian's Story |
Man at the Airport explores what it means to be a Syrian, an “illegal” and a refugee. More broadly, it examines the power of social media to amplify individual voices and facilitate … | Hassan Al Kontar | 232 | 2021 | View |
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From Mark Steyn in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths |
This reading consists of an interview between journalist Rudyard Griffiths and author Mark Steyn prior to the Munk Debate on the Global Refugee Crisis. The topic is the West’s response to … | Mark Steyn; Rudyard Griffiths | 7 | 2016 | $0.84 Add |
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NEW! My Mother, My Translator |
In 2008, Jaspreet Singh made a pact with his mother. He would gladly give her the go-ahead to publish her significantly altered translation of a story from his … | Jaspreet Singh | 280 | 2021 | View |
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From NEW! My Mother, My TranslatorFrom: My Mother, My Translator |
Recounts the story of Singh’s mother translating his first collection of short stories into Punjabi. Their trust over the translation of the fourteenth story prompted Singh to push his … | Jaspreet Singh | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |
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From Nigel Farage in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths |
This reading consists of an interview between journalist Rudyard Griffiths and politician Nigel Farage prior to the Munk Debate on the Global Refugee Crisis. The topic is the West’s … | Nigel Farage; Rudyard Griffiths | 7 | 2016 | $0.84 Add |
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From NEW! Not a Madeleine Dunked in TeaFrom: My Mother, My Translator |
Explores grief through food, music, and memory. Showcases how these facets of experience intersected with his grief. | Jaspreet Singh | 16 | 2021 | $1.60 Add |
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From O CanadaFrom: Man at the Airport |
In the final chapter, Al Kontar writes about his experiences in British Columbia, and his Operation#NotForgotten campaign to aid refugess trapped on Manus and Nauru. | Hassan Al Kontar | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From NEW! PartitusFrom: My Mother, My Translator |
Discusses Partition, Singh’s relationship to and removal from those events as something that occurred before his time that his mother scarcely talked about. | Jaspreet Singh | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |
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From NEW! Patterns of a Childhood in KashmirFrom: My Mother, My Translator |
Chronicles Singh’s childhood in India—family trips, dinners, and challenges, including the complexities and division created through language. | Jaspreet Singh | 18 | 2021 | $1.80 Add |
