Stages of Now I'm Here
The Now I'm Here Project interview questions are carefully constructed to reflect the various stages a person passes through as an immigrant. At each of these stages, an immigrant can encounter many new challenges that bring about a range of different emotions. Read below to discover more about each stage.
The Now I'm Here Project interview questions are carefully constructed to reflect the various stages a person passes through as an immigrant. At each of these stages, an immigrant can encounter many new challenges that bring about a range of different emotions. Read below to discover more about each stage.
Leaving and Arriving
Why do people uproot and leave their homeland and loved ones behind? Why do many people choose to come and settle in Canada? How do people feel as they say good-bye to the famililarity of one way of life and hello to one unknown? In Leaving and Arriving, immigrants talk about the emotions they were feeling as left their homeland and the events and occurances they experienced soon after arriving in Montreal.
Why do people uproot and leave their homeland and loved ones behind? Why do many people choose to come and settle in Canada? How do people feel as they say good-bye to the famililarity of one way of life and hello to one unknown? In Leaving and Arriving, immigrants talk about the emotions they were feeling as left their homeland and the events and occurances they experienced soon after arriving in Montreal.
Settling In
For many people, settling in a new and unfamiliar country is not without its complications and challenges. For some, the process of settling is easier than for others, as much depends on the mind-set and motivation of the individual, not to mention the welcoming conveyed by the host country. Frequently characterized as a time of novelty, expectancy and social integration and conflict, the settling in period can often make or break many immigrants and regularly influences the perception they have of the host country. In Settling In, immigrants openly recollect on this period of their lives in Montreal and talk about significant moments that altered how they perceived the new world around them and their place in it.
For many people, settling in a new and unfamiliar country is not without its complications and challenges. For some, the process of settling is easier than for others, as much depends on the mind-set and motivation of the individual, not to mention the welcoming conveyed by the host country. Frequently characterized as a time of novelty, expectancy and social integration and conflict, the settling in period can often make or break many immigrants and regularly influences the perception they have of the host country. In Settling In, immigrants openly recollect on this period of their lives in Montreal and talk about significant moments that altered how they perceived the new world around them and their place in it.
Being Here
For many immigrants, it is only after arriving and settling that the feeling of being comfortable in one’s surroundings can actually begin. In Being Here, immigrants reflect on their observations about Canada as a nation and Canadians and how they see themselves as contributing to Canadian society in general while preserving their own cultural identity.
For many immigrants, it is only after arriving and settling that the feeling of being comfortable in one’s surroundings can actually begin. In Being Here, immigrants reflect on their observations about Canada as a nation and Canadians and how they see themselves as contributing to Canadian society in general while preserving their own cultural identity.
Looking Back
Not everyone who immigrates to Canada is able to leave their homeland behind them completely. To varying degrees, for many immigrants, a small part of where they come from stays forever deep within them, materializing usually in times of vulnerability or when a loved one back home is suffering or in need. In Looking Back, we ask immigrants to compare themselves with the person they were when they arrived in Canada to the person they have become. We also look at what keeps them from returning to their homeland and turning their back on Canada for good.
Not everyone who immigrates to Canada is able to leave their homeland behind them completely. To varying degrees, for many immigrants, a small part of where they come from stays forever deep within them, materializing usually in times of vulnerability or when a loved one back home is suffering or in need. In Looking Back, we ask immigrants to compare themselves with the person they were when they arrived in Canada to the person they have become. We also look at what keeps them from returning to their homeland and turning their back on Canada for good.
The Future
How do Canada’s immigrants see themselves in the Canada of the future? What concerns them most personally and professionally as active participants in the future well-being of Canada? How will they help their children embrace Canada without sacrificing the culture and customs of their homeland? In The Future, Canada’s immigrants reveal the hopes and fears they have for Canada in the future, in a world filled with great economic environmental uncertainty.
How do Canada’s immigrants see themselves in the Canada of the future? What concerns them most personally and professionally as active participants in the future well-being of Canada? How will they help their children embrace Canada without sacrificing the culture and customs of their homeland? In The Future, Canada’s immigrants reveal the hopes and fears they have for Canada in the future, in a world filled with great economic environmental uncertainty.
Words of Wisdom
Each year thousands of ordinary men and women uproot their lives and arrive in a new and unfamiliar world to that of their homeland. Once in Canada, the process of settling begins, which for many means overcoming considerable hardships and barriers to pursue a better way of life. This is no mean feat and often requires considerable perseverance and optimism. In Words of Wisdom, we ask Canada’s immigrants to share their perspective and understanding of the issues that face many immigrants once they arrive and ask them to impart some practical advice to those that will soon follow in their steps.
Each year thousands of ordinary men and women uproot their lives and arrive in a new and unfamiliar world to that of their homeland. Once in Canada, the process of settling begins, which for many means overcoming considerable hardships and barriers to pursue a better way of life. This is no mean feat and often requires considerable perseverance and optimism. In Words of Wisdom, we ask Canada’s immigrants to share their perspective and understanding of the issues that face many immigrants once they arrive and ask them to impart some practical advice to those that will soon follow in their steps.