Emigration, Immigration & Migration
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From  NEW! RehrasFrom: My Mother, My Translator |
A poem about Punjabi being spoken at the Edmonton airport. | Jaspreet Singh | 2 | 2021 | $0.20 Add |
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From  River of MadnessFrom: Man at the Airport |
This chapter describes the author’s time in jail for overstaying his work visa, the death of his father, and his deportation to Kuala Lumpur. | Hassan Al Kontar | 30 | 2021 | $3.00 Add |
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From  Shun Thy NeighbourThe U.S.-Mexico Border From: Walls |
The author explores the history and harsh reality of the U.S.-Mexico border, focusing on the Mexican perspective and the plight of migrants looking to immigrate to the U.S.. | Marcello Di Cintio | 47 | 2013 | $4.70 Add |
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From NEW! SilencesFrom: My Mother, My Translator |
Talks about the story told within an author’s silence. What is revealed by the stories omitted. Singh illustrates this through the story of his mother’s older sister—a story she … | Jaspreet Singh | 8 | 2021 | $0.80 Add |
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From  Simon Shama in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths |
This reading consists of an interview between journalist Rudyard Griffiths and historian Simon Shama prior to the Munk Debate on the Global Refugee Crisis. The topic is the West’s response … | Rudyard Griffiths; Simon Shama | 7 | 2016 | $0.84 Add |
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From NEW! SmokeFrom: My Mother, My Translator |
Singh shares a folktale told to him by his mother before telling a story from when he first moved to Canada. | Jaspreet Singh | 9 | 2021 | $0.90 Add |
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From NEW! Some PhotonsFrom: My Mother, My Translator |
A poem about eyes. | Jaspreet Singh | 1 | 2021 | $0.10 Add |
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From NEW! SulphurFrom: My Mother, My Translator |
Singh’s decision to visit Banff, and the reaction that visit provoked. | Jaspreet Singh | 2 | 2021 | $0.20 Add |
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From NEW! Sunday MorningFrom: My Mother, My Translator |
A quattrain about trains in his mother’s dream. | Jaspreet Singh | 2 | 2021 | $0.20 Add |
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From The Airport PrisonerFrom: Man at the Airport |
Trapped at the airport for six months, Al Kontar connects with Nuseir Yassin, a social media content creator with millions of followers. | Hassan Al Kontar | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From NEW! The FohnFrom: My Mother, My Translator |
Recounts the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, his experience with it, and the connection to those family members lost to the Spanish Flu. | Jaspreet Singh | 7 | 2021 | $0.70 Add |
The Global Refugee Crisis: How Should We Respond?The Munk Debates |
The world is facing the worst humanitarian crisis since the Second World War. Over 300,000 are dead in Syria, and one and half million are either injured or disabled. Four and a half million … | Louise Arbour; Mark Steyn; Nigel Farage; Rudyard Griffiths; Simon Schama | 114 | 2016 | View |
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From The Global Refugee Crisis: How Should We Respond? |
This reading consists of a transcript of the Munk Debate on the Global Refugee Crisis. The resolution being debated is "give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to break … | Louise Arbour; Mark Steyn; Nigel Farage; Rudyard Griffiths; Simon Schama | 45 | 2016 | $5.40 Add |
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From The Great Wall of MontrealThe L'Acadie Fence From: Walls |
This chapter is about the l’Acadie Fence, a little-known barrier that separates the communities of Parc-Extension and the Town of Mount Royal (TMR) in downtown Montreal, Quebec. Parc-X is a … | Marcello Di Cintio | 25 | 2013 | $2.50 Add |
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From NEW! The Last EssayFrom: My Mother, My Translator |
Confronts Singh’s mother’s death and the last essay she left him for her memoirs. | Jaspreet Singh | 14 | 2021 | $1.40 Add |
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From The Olive FarmFrom: Man at the Airport |
In the opening chapter, Al Kontar reflects on the Syrian Civil War and his childhood on an olive farm in Sweida. | Hassan Al Kontar | 7 | 2021 | $0.70 Add |
