Immigrants of Toronto Podcast
1) Bonus Episode: Simcoe Day 2021
In Canada, every year, we celebrate a holiday on the first Monday of August. It has different names according to the province. Most people just refer to it as Civic Holiday. But in Ontario, this holid...Show More
2) Ep #76: Komal Faiz (Pakistan)
Komal Faiz arrived from Pakistan in 2015. She came to study for a master's degree and, even after some rejections, she was able to land a job in her field. She talks about the self-criticism that s...Show More
3) Ep #75: Dean Lobo (India)
Dean Lobo moved from India to Toronto in 2018. He took a bridging program that helped him adapting and find a job in his field. He talks about the microaggressions that sometimes we, as immigrants,...Show More
4) Ep #74: Shelly Cerrelli (Jamaica)
Shelly Cerrelli moved from Jamaica to Canada in 2004, landing in Montreal. A few years later, in 2009, she moved to Toronto, where she now lives with her family. She describes herself as a serial e...Show More
5) Ep #73: Clarence Paller & Alex Braverman (Russia / USA / Canada)
In this episode, I talk to Clarence Paller and Alexander Braverman. Clarence is a first-generation Canadian; his parents immigrated from Russia before he was born. Alex left Russia after the U.S.S.R. ...Show More
6) Ep #72: Meera Bala (Sri Lanka)
Meera Bala moved from Sri Lanka to Canada in 1988 due to the civil war when she was only a child. When Meera and her family arrived, they didn't speak English, and there were very few South Asian immi...Show More
7) Ep #71: How do you measure success as an immigrant?
Today I'll be talking about how we, as immigrants, measure success, as well as sharing a few tips to avoid comparing our life with people who didn't move to a new country. Three tips on how to ...Show More
8) Ep #70: Peter Hernandez (Chile)
Peter Hernandez moved to Canada from Chile in 1975, a year and a half after the military coup that deposed President Salvador Allende. He tells the story of his Chilean upbringing in Canada and how li...Show More
9) Ep #69: Laura Stürmer (Brazil) One Year Later
Laura Stürmer, my guest from Episode 24, joins me one year later. Her life has changed quite a bit since the first episode we did together. First, we talk about how she switched jobs when the lockdown...Show More
10) Ep #68: Majid Kazmi (Pakistan)
In this episode, I speak with Majid Kazmi. He's originally from Pakistan and moved to Canada in 2012. Today, he shares his story of immigration. Subscribe to the Podcast If you enjoyed listening...Show More