Stories unite and inspire us - no matter the language or country of origin!
Connected by one of the world's most multicultural cities, emerging and published authors - members of the Immigrant Writers Association (IWA) - were asked to share stories and viewpoints on how immigrants build bridges: between cultures, inner and outer worlds, past and future...
Each chapter of this engaging anthology - written in their preferred style (poetry, non-fiction, fiction) - portrays different aspects of the vast array of immigrants' experiences. All spiced up with cultural "flavours" of thirteen countries besides Canada: Romania, India, France, Senegal, Argentina, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Cameroon, Lebanon, Germany, USA, and Iran.
Similar to IWA's mission, this book is also an attempt to build bridges between people - immigrants or not - connecting them through universal themes like belonging, finding your voice and purpose, desire, spirituality, ancestry and more.
What's inside?
- A Blessing in Disguise, by Gabriela Casineanu
- The Bridge Within and Without, by Claudiu Murgan
- Everything Was Fine Until Friday, by Oscar Cecena
- Take Me Home, by Shruti Dargan
- Words in Exile, by Bänoo Zan
- The Abyssinian Rose, by Guillaume Lorin
- Humanity's Treasure Lies in Its Diversity, by Mareme Diongue
- I Let My Soul Speak, by Fouad El-Khabbaz
- Bridging Talent and Opportunities, by Liliana Nakamura
- A Journey of Bridging, by Malika Mounir
- Discover Your Identity, by Alice Fomen
- "Don't Slam the Door Behind You", by Gabriela Covaci
- Our Father's Fathers, by Carol Donohue
- The Hero's Journey in Story and Life, by Nina Munteanu
Readers who have experienced moving to a new country will nod with empathy on each page.
No immigration experience? The richness of the stories and viewpoints portrayed in this anthology might surprise you!
This book is a must-read for anyone studying or working in the immigration field, to truly understand the experience of being a newcomer (no matter at what age).
Dive into this gripping anthology with international flavour and universally human truths.
