Archive for the Immigration Category
Canadian immigrant trapped between two cultures
Mina and her husband are a ordinary Canadian immigrant family with a male dominated structure. Husband is the provider, and works to support the family. Mina stayed home to look after the two children. Mina gets a good allowance to buy groceries and pay for the home expenses. Husband paid for everything, and the children [...]
Inukshuk Blog Award - Immigrant Story
We find this delightful blog that has been on cyberspace for the last three years (since 2006). It is a blog about the adventures of a French Canadian immigrant who settled in English Canada; about immigration, life as a French teacher and snow !
Her name is Juliette, aka Zhu. Yes, she’s not Chinese, but she’s [...]
A Friendly Stop for New Canadian Immigrants
For new Canadian immigrants settling in British Columbia, whether you are looking for work, trying to improve your English language skills or needing settlement assistance, be sure to check out ISS of BC. ISS stands for Immigrant Services Society. ISSofBC provides a variety of services to immigrant and refugee communities in the Lower Mainland, and [...]
This Famous Canadian is Half Dutch-Half Chinese
Half Dutch, Half Chinese, this is one of the many faces of The New Canadians. Kristin Kreuk is a second generation child of immigrants. She was born and raised in Canada, attended school in North Vancouver, BC and she possesses many of the Canadian values we so cherish - down to earth, sweet, polite - [...]
Long Lost Son Returns to China
This is the story of a adopted teenager, Christian Norris who was reunited with his biological parents after being separated for 10 years. His was an unusual case. He was the favored boy, the second son, illegal baby because of the one-child policy. He was raised by his uncle and grandmother. One day, during a bus excursion, he was lost in a crowded bus station, and ended up in an orphanage and picked up for adoption…
Iron Road - A chapter in Chinese Canadian History
Feisty and gregarious Sun Li, an actress from Shanghai, plays the role of Little Tiger, a Chinese woman who disguised herself as a boy and joined a group of Chinese migrants to Canada to work on the Canadian Pacific Railway during the late 1800.
The movie “Iron Road” was based on the Iron Road Opera, a [...]
The Douglas College Self employment program
This video clip is a submission by Alvin Barrera of www.mixmediaworld.com, a graduate at the Douglas College Self Employment Program Intake no. 143. Alvin Barrerra is a Filipino-Canadian immigrant who has recently became an entrepreneur with the launching of his company called MIXED MEDIA. He did two video clips of his graduating class, featuring the [...]
How to Immigrate to Canada
”My Immigrаtion Consultаnt”. is an e-book developed to help “prospective but not so finаnciаlly fortunаte” immigrаnts who plan on immigrating to Cаnаdа. It details all the possible categories by which a person can apply to come to Canada.
Learn about the Canadian immigration point calculator, which will help you determine if you would qualify under the Canada immigration point system. You will need a total of 67 points to qualify under Canada’s immigration points system. If you are a skilled worker, this may be a very good option for you for immigrating to Canada.
From establishing the Immigration Class you best fit in, what is required, how to PROPERLY evaluate yourself, where and how to apply and finally your preparation for a successful interview at the Canadian Embassy.
Job Discrimination against Foreign Sounding Names
Job discrimination against foreign sounding names is confirmed based on a UBC Research Study of 6000 mock resumes sent out to 2000 online job postings in 20 categories in the Toronto area. “The findings suggest that a distinct foreign-sounding name may be a significant disadvantage on the job market even if you are a second- or third-generation citizen,” said Philip Oreopoulos, a professor of economics at UBC who led the research.
