Part 1
A Child of History
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Part 1 discusses Gabriel Allahdua life in Mabouya Valley, St. Lucia, including his family life, education, his interest in agriculture, early career as a teacher, and time in Guyana. Part 1 also discusses the economic circumstances in St. Lucia in the mid-2010s and the devastation of Hurricane Tomas which lead Allahdua to become a migrant farm worker and join the Canadian farm program.
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Contributors
Gabriel Allahdua
Originally from St. Lucia, Gabriel Allahdua worked as a migrant farm worker in the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program for four years, from 2012 to 2015, before leaving the program to seek permanent residency in Canada. Now a leading voice in the migrant justice movement, Allahdua is an organizer with Justicia for Migrant Workers and an outreach worker with The Neighbourhood Organization, providing services to migrant workers across southwestern Ontario. He lives in Toronto with his two adult children and his grandson.
Edward Dunsworth
Edward Dunsworth is a historian of migration and labour and assistant professor in the Department of History and Classical Studies at McGill University. He lives in Longueuil, Quebec, with his wife and two children.