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Geographies of the heart : stories from newcomers to Canada /

"A settlement worker recalls being a child soldier in Sudan; the child of undocumented migrants finds love in a coffee shop; a woman from Trinidad applies to over a hundred jobs; and a teacher from Afghanistan grapples with what it means to be a migrant in a colonized land. In Geographies of th...

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Other Authors:	Tickner, Raymonde (Editor), Wilbur, Amea (Editor), Rahemtulla, Zahida (Editor), Johnson, Kerry (Educator) (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Saskatoon, Saskatchewan] : Purich Books, an imprint of UBC Press [2024]
Subjects:	Immigrants > Canada > Biography. Canada > Emigration and immigration. Immigrants > Canada > Social conditions. Biographies.

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