Here! Magazine Winter 2014

Victoria B.C.

Winter 2014

a l a n g u a g e & c u l t u r e m a g a z i n e for newcomers to Canada

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1. Write the number in the box next to the matching word that describes these common sewing items.

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pa t te rn mark ings

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3. Meaghan Smith says there are five tools she can’ t do without in her sewing workroom. What do you think they are?1. scissors or a cut ter2. tailor 's chalk3. a pat tern weight4. a pat tern5. a sewing machine

Sewing collocations:1. sewing machine2. sewing basket3. sewing kit4. sewing class5. sewing room

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Contributing Writers | Annie Wu‚ Erin Renwick‚ Kedsanee Broome‚ Alex Creighton‚ Meaghan Smith‚ Phinder Dulai‚ Victor Golubkov

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My grandmother’s creamy rice pudding with its milk skin stretched taut and brown across the surface of the pot; moist almond tarts with the perfect burst of jam‚ the light pastry crumbling in my hands and falling to the floor like confetti—these are childhood treats I can still taste but have never been able to reproduce.

This linking of our memories with the flavours and aromas of the kitchens of our childhoods is only equaled by the soundtrack of our memories‚ melodies and words that can wrench us back in seconds to a certain place in time—all the sights‚ sounds‚ and smells of that moment firmly intact. Lyrical ear worms are so influential that we learn language and mathematics from them. Have another peek at our cover (original art by April Caverhill); we challenge you to not start singing a certain song!

Music is even being used as a tool in the fight against Ebola. West African musicians sing on their local airwaves about the myths and truths of Ebola‚ acknowledging its danger but emphasizing best health practices and reassuring frightened families—sometimes challenging cultural norms (watch and listen to “Africa Stop Ebola” by scanning the QR code).

This winter issue explores how culture frames the senses and celebrates the power of movement, music and creation—be it a spicy dish or a 3D-printed Yoda. Each story underlines the importance of passing down customs and experience. Such active and hands-on sharing of knowledge is the heartbeat of our community.

Everything shining off these pages is the result of a willingness to share: the photographers featured in Celebrating Food Around the World bring us a visual feast of colour and movement alongside stories of how food connects us all‚ regardless of our origins or geography; Annie Wu explores this in her poignant telling of newcomers’ joyful re-connecting with the flavours of their home countries in From Grandma's Hands: Passing Down the Flavours of Home. In Erin Renwick ’s Heartstrings‚ three Victorians take a bittersweet walk down the musical memory lane that winds through the faraway countries of their childhoods. Invoking this same faraway and a darker history close to home‚ Phinder Dulai’s powerful poem-in-motion, ten anonymous journeys, summons us to a better future.

Reading the profiles of newcomer Victor Golubkov and his vibrant dance company‚ Jenny Ambrose’s Makehouse and the collaborative hub Makerspace, and Meaghan Smith’s introduction to sewing will dare you to move and create. Watch out for flying lanterns and make sure you watch and listen along by scanning our interactive QR audio and video codes. May this festive season be a feast for your senses. We hope this issue becomes one of your favourite things. ♫

Letter from the editor“

Here! was there!

Fiona Bramble, EditorSecond-generation Irish-Scottish Canadian

In helping create Victoria's

Loy Kratong Festival, I know I did my job as a mother to share my cultural experience. And I will keep giving as much as I can. Wherever you are originally from‚ you too can give [a cultural] gift to your children. —Kedsanee Broome (page 16)

Thai dancers perform Hang Kruang at Loy Kratong Festival at the Parkside Hotel and Spa.

New Citizen roundtable at the Community Citizenship Ceremony at the Royal B.C. Museum, hosted by the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (Victoria Chapter).

Alden Habacon, Diversity and Inclusion Strategist, with newcomer Marli Sanchez and Here! Magazine Editor Fiona Bramble at the Diversity Summit, hosted by the Community Partnership Network.

Slow Dancin’: A Visual Exploration of Personal Space and Culture Ever wonder why some of us like to keep it close and others prefer a little distance? Josephine Aucoin brings us a new visualization of Edward T. Hall’s classic Theory of Proxemics.

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Celebrating Food Around the World with Soma Chakrabor t y Debnath , Ebrahim Alsinan , Michael Moen , and K ik i Lhamu

Cover ART: Winter Salsa by April Caverhill

Heartstrings: Musical Memories and Sounds of the Past What melodies can transport you to your past? Erin Renwick sits down with a few Victorians-about-town to ask about the music of their childhoods in lands faraway.

From Grandma’s Hands: Passing Down the Flavours of Home Familiar food has a grip on our hearts as well as our senses. Annie Wu tells the stories of three immigrants who rediscovered the joy—and the cultural significance—of a family recipe.

Don’t Stand So Close

NetherlandsSwitzerlandGermanySweden Estonia

Austria ChinaJapanU.S.U.K.

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South AfricaDenmarkAustraliaPakistanBelgium

CanadaIreland PolandIsraelIndia

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Saudi ArabiaVenezuelaSenegalNigeriaMexico

TurkeyAngolaFranceSpainBolivia

Germany: Unless having an intimate conversation, any closer than an arm’s distance apart in usually considered an infringement on personal space.

South Africa: People will often hold hands (including men with men) and will touch you on your arms or chest. Family members often communicate with the same personal space as with strangers.

Bolivia: Bolivians tend to stand close to one another while talking. It can be considered rude to back away from someone while they are speaking.

Countries where personal space bubbles are generally intimate.

Countries where personal space bubbles are not intimate but not arm’s length either.

Countries where personal space bubbles are generally at arm’s length.

In the cultural dance of life, some of us are more dirty dancing than formal ballroom.Here’s what Edward T. Hall’s classic Theory of Proxemics suggests about our different culture-based ideas of personal space.

What is Proxemics?The study of the cultural, behavioral, and sociological aspects of spatial distances between individuals.

avatars (whether created by a man or a woman) stood further apart than female avatars, for instance, and were more likely to avert their gaze.

Proxemics plays out the same way with our avatars as it does in real life. Isn’t that cool?!

Interesting Fact

People unconsciously apply the socio-cultural rules of personal space to their cyber selves! After using a computer program to monitor the behaviour of over 1,600 avatars in one-on-one interactions, researchers at Stanford conclude that male

Hall’s Key Zones as They Apply to American Patterns

Body angle

Physical distance Body heat

Eye contact Smell

PostureVocal volume

Touch

Saudi Arabia’s social zone = the U.S. personal zone. Netherlands personal zone = the U.S. social zone

Public Distance

Intimate Distance

Personal Distance

Social Distance

The Gender Gap

Even if the people of a culture tend to be close talkers in general, there can be greater personal space and limited or no touching between men and women, particularly in public. This is typical in many countries, including Venezuela, Afghanistan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Chad, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Egypt.

Moreover, William Ickinger’s findings in his Yale dissertation revealed that female pairs stand closer to one another than female/male pairs who, in turn, stand closer to one another than male/male pairs.

Female pairs stand closer

Female/male pairs stand further away than female pairs

Male pairs stand slightly further away than female/male pairs

Hall’s Proxemics Theory Measures

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Community Circle 10 newhere Newcomer, entrepreneur, and founder of VGDance, Victor Golubkov from Moscow, Russia shares how immigrating to Canada challenged and grew his skills as a teacher—and student—of dance.

16 homehere Kedsanee Broome discovers the challenges—and the joys—of being the first to launch a Thai cultural festival in Victoria.

17 renthere Alex Creighton of Devon Properties walks us through moving into your new home and the key elements of a move-in inspection.

18 learnhere Word mentor and designer entrepreneur Meaghan Smith, a.k.a. Trapper Jane, introduces us to the basics of sewing and patterns.

20 hands-onhere The Makehouse and Victoria Makerspace show us the magic and possibility of makerspaces.

22 readhere Phinder Dulai gives us ten anonymous journeys from his new book of poetry, dreams / arteries.

23 hereinCanada Test your knowledge with new questions from Historica Canada and read #Canada tweets from the exciting fall of 2014.

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M any of us came from somewhere else. Some of us arrived 100 years ago; some of us 100 days ago. Now we are here—working‚ living‚ and learning together. We

may have arrived in different ways and may have come for different reasons; we may be going down different paths, but one thing is the same: here is home.







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BASED AT THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE EAGLE POLISH HALL IN JAMES BAY‚ V ICTORIA B.C.‚ V ICTOR TEACHES—AMONG OTHER DANCE STYLES—BALLROOM DANCE ‚ TANGO‚ J IVE ‚ FOXTROT‚ AND SAMBA TO ADULTS AND CHILDREN. SOME OF VICTOR ’S COMPETITIVE DANCERS RECENTLY COMPETED IN THE “SNOWBALL CLASSIC” AT THE HYATT REGENCY IN VANCOUVER. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CLASSES AT VGDANCE CAN BE FOUND AT VGDANCE.COM AND VGDANCE.ORG

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reason for coming here: for a new challenge; for the beauty of Victoria; to be in an English-speaking country getting here: via the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) and Labour Market Opinion (LMO) programs first emotions upon arriving: excited and determined! favorite thing to do here: walking and biking most helpful person here: my co-worker‚ Mark Gordon languages spoken at home: Russian

My adv ice to s omeone a bout to immig rate to Canada would be this: be tolerant, and lear n E ngli sh!

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Talk ing w ith V ic torWhat is your background? I have a degree in pedagogics and bal lroom and Lat in dancing.

What do you miss most f rom home? I miss my family‚ the language ‚ and the music.

How do you stay connected to your own cul ture? I s tay connec ted wi th my family and f r iends through Skype and I read Russ ian books and fol low the Russ ian news onl ine.

What is something you f ind st range or dif ferent about Canadian cul ture? The var ie t y of cul tures and nat ions here is ver y di f ferent f rom Russ ia.

What is the hardest thing for you here? I feel there is a dis t rus t of Russ ians.

You teach many t ypes of dance—including bal lroom ‚ salsa ‚ and tango—to children and adul ts at al l levels. How is learning to dance like set t l ing into a new cul ture? S c a n the QR co de to hea r V ic tor' s a n s we r — in R u s s ia n! T he E ngl i s h t ra n s lat ion fo l lo ws .

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This lively instrument is featured in the introduction of Andino

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Have you ever you been in a shop or an of f ice somewhere and you hear a piece of music that t ranspor t s you wholly to another t ime or p lace? For mos t of us ‚ the answer to that ques t ion is yes. But why is that?

Petr Janata is a professor and brain researcher at the Univer s i t y of Cali fornia ‚ Davis. He explains that “what seems to happen is that a piece of famil iar music ser ves as a soundtrack for a mental movie that s tar t s p lay ing in our head. I t cal ls back memor ies of a par t icular per son or p lace ‚ and you might al l of a sudden see that per son ’s face in your mind ’s eye.” With this in mind ‚ and cur ious as we are ‚ we asked three Canadians who were born elsewhere to te l l us about their own musical memor ies.

A i I to ‚ a musician and psych nurse who has l ived in Canada on and of f for twent y years ‚ says that whi le growing up in Kyoto ‚ Japan ‚ her parent s l is tened to “most ly oldies or countr y music ‚” so when she hears that k ind of music ‚ and in par t icular “Lol l ipop” by the Chordet tes ‚ she is reminded of home ‚ and especial ly of “being in our family car‚ t r y ing to prac t ice the ‘pop ’ sound in the song.”

Naz Rayani moved to Canada f rom his nat ive Kenya as a pharmacis t in 1974‚ when he was 31 years old. His boyhood was spent in the ci t y of K isunu ‚ where his parent s had moved f rom India to open a bicycle shop. While mos t K isunu ci t i zens were of

A f r ican her i tage ‚ there was also a European communi t y and a large South A sian communi t y. The music that reminds Naz of Kenya and his boyhood ‚ however‚ is nei ther Indian nor A f r ican nor European ‚ but rather Wes tern in or igin. A s a Musl im ‚ Naz and his family rose ear ly each day for morning prayer s and medi tat ion ‚ and went again to the mosque in the evening before bed ‚ but this didn ’ t keep him f rom s tay ing up night s l is tening to Amer ican songs on his radio. One of his favourites was “Lipstick on My Collar” by Connie Francis.

Mercedes Bát iz-Benét came to Vic tor ia from Mexico in 1997 and is now the ar t is t ic direc tor at PUENTE Theatre. For Mercedes ‚ the music that br ings her r ight back to her childhood is Mar iachi. She says that she “actually can ’ t hear these

songs without cr ying. I am deeply moved by them and my hear t f i l ls with joy when I hear them. ‘Cucurrucucu Paloma ’ reminds me that nothing in this wor ld is more impor tant than love and loving deeply‚ and ‘México L indo y Quer ido ’ reminds me that I come from somewhere incredibly beauti ful and that even though I ’m far away from my nat ive land ‚ i t wil l always be with me. I take great comfor t in knowing and feeling that.”

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From Grandma ’s Hands passing down the flavours of home

Food is not rational. Food is culture, habit, craving and identity. —Jonathan Safran Foer

It was the middle of the 20th century in rural China; most Chinese still struggled in their daily lives and the basic needs for food were barely satisfied. Mr. Lau—an immigrant who arrived in Canada 10 years ago—recalls this other time and place. His family was impoverished. He rarely had meat and so craved a meal with even a small bite of meat. It was almost always just too difficult to get.

Mr. Lau remembers one night when his mom made steamed minced pork with salted fish. He would never forget how tasty and precious it was. The smell‚ the salted taste of fish mixed with the steamed pork and his mother’s love are all embedded in his memory. Since he came to Canada‚ Mr. Lau has made the special dish several times‚ making him feel at home again. Even though all the ingredients are easily found in Canada and not expensive to buy‚ he never forgets how hard it was to make back in the old days‚ in the old country.

Now Mr. Lau has passed down his family recipe to his own children‚ with the reminder that the dish is imbued with the symbolism of the happiness that comes from hard work‚ as well as one of the most important values embedded in Chinese culture: a contented mind is a perpetual feast. Mr. Lau believes that no matter where his children go in the future‚ this philosophy will be carried by them and help them to live contentedly. For Mr. Lau‚ it is not simply a family recipe passed down to his children‚ but a way of living.

Culturally speaking‚ what one eats can define who one is and who one is not. Food is central to our sense of identity. For those who have left their culture of origin‚ re-creating traditional dishes can bring back

feelings of home. Equally significant is how the sharing of family recipes can build

bridges between family members of different generations‚ and others

who come from different cultures. A family recipe

can be a connection‚ an understanding‚ and a

way of communication in a new culture.

For Jennifer‚ a wife‚ mother‚ and

university student‚ this kind of cross-cultural connection was made very close to home‚ and her heart. Shortly after Jennifer immigrated to Canada and had started her own family‚ her mother came to visit. As mothers often do‚ Jennifer’s mother set to cooking everyone a traditional meal—in this case‚ “zhajiangmian”‚ or noodles with soybean paste. The soybean paste is very popular in Northern China and the dish is like the combination of tomato sauce and pasta.

Jennifer’s mother was curious if Jennifer’s Canadian husband would like the zhajiangmian. When he told Jennifers’ mother that he loved this noodle with soybean paste‚ Jennifer’s mother was surprised. However‚ Jennifer’s husband didn’t know how to pronounce it exactly‚ so he named this paste “mama sauce”. Mama sauce has become the new name for soybean paste in Jennifer’s family. Jennifer has since made this noodle with mama sauce several times for her Canadian friends‚ much to their enjoyment. With fresh cucumber‚ carrots and cabbages‚ the dish is not only tasty‚ but also very healthy. Mama sauce— zhajiangmian—a very traditional and popular Chinese food‚ built a bridge that connects two distinct cultures and another generation. As an added bonus‚ Jennifer discovered that mama sauce is helpful when her children don’t want to eat carrots or other vegetables they dislike‚ because they can’t tell whether those vegetables are in the mama sauce or not. Picky-eater problem solved!

Jennifer’s family story is a model for Mustafa Koc and Jennifer Welsh’s suggestion in Food‚ Identity‚ and the Immigrant Experience that “others sharing ‘our’ taste offers [a] symbolic welcome” and that societies tend to

[underestimate] the significance of cosmopolitan diets in introducing symbolic awareness of diversity‚ in challenging ethnocentrism‚ and‚ for many‚ in creating a feeling of home away from home. If we learn and define who we are through what we eat‚ the multicultural cuisine may offer a glimpse of the widening notions of identity‚ self‚ and belonging in Canada. It is through sharing seemingly mundane everyday acts‚ such as eating‚ dressing‚ and listening to music‚ that the cultural boundaries of membership become permeable.

Koc and Welsh also assert that the key to food security for new immigrants‚ “[which] implies‚ firstly‚ access to sufficient‚ nutritious and quality food at all times”‚ is accessibility and that “feeling at home” is specifically created by having access to “culturally appropriate foods”.12 heremagazine.ca

For Japanese international student Saki‚ such access is hindered by both the limitations of her living arrangements and her lifestyle. While Japanese cuisine— particularly sushi—has become very popular in Canada, Saki reveals that in fact‚ miso soup or miso is more traditional in Japanese cuisine. When Saki was in Japan‚ she ate miso soup almost every day‚ and it was very simple to make. Since Saki arrived in Canada to study‚ she has missed the hot miso soup made by her mother—and the taste of home. Saki is temporarily living in a shared house where it is not convenient for her to cook‚ so she usually just makes the easiest and fastest food: instant noodles. Saki laughs at a photo on her phone of the full drawer of instant noodles she has in the dresser in her room. This is a common situation for many international students‚ and even more so for those who don’t know how to cook at all. Even though these students have the option to seek out their cultural cuisines at local restaurants‚ they express strong emotions around their own cultural food and a longing for the authentic family meals of home.

An immigrant’s or newcomer’s day-to-day is busy absorbing many new things‚ but establishing a place for oneself and feeling at home are also priorities. Adding some old‚ familiar culture to the new could mean home is as close as a bubbling pot on the stove and the memory of your mother’s guiding words in your ear.

Our writer,s story When I was a child‚ I loved to stand by my

grandma’s side watching her cook stewed pork with soy sauce. Every time I went to my grandma’s home‚ she made this dish for me. The sweetness within the soy sauce and softness of the pork‚ served with a bowl of steamed rice‚ was so satisfying. But this memory seemed so far away when I came to Canada to study. I missed home‚ friends‚ food—basically everything that I could not bring with me here.

Now‚ I have been living in Canada for over five years. I still miss my family all the time‚ especially my grandma and her signature dish. Unfortunately‚ she passed away this year. It happened so suddenly. And I did not have a chance to say goodbye. This time‚ truly‚ all the good memories were gone with her. But I know there is one precious thing she left for me—the family recipe passed down from her: stewed pork with soy sauce. When I was that child by her side as she cooked‚ my grandma described each step of preparation and cooking. Even though I was not smart enough to know everything‚ I felt that I already knew something.

Since I came to Canada‚ I have tried to make stewed pork so many times. In the beginning‚ it was hard to replicate the same taste my grandma produced. However‚ I persevered‚ just as I have done while trying to live and adjust in a foreign country. After several failures‚ now I can successfully make my grandma’s stewed pork with soy sauce. My friends even compliment me on how delicious it is! More importantly‚ for me‚ it tastes almost the same as my grandma’s did when I was that young girl in her kitchen. The only difference between my recipe and my grandma’s is the love she put into it. She was always so delicate with every ingredient. With my grandma’s recipe and her teachings‚ I can always feel her presence and her love for me. No matter where I go‚ as long as I can taste my grandma’s stewed pork‚ even coming from my own hands‚ I will always feel at home and feel love.

Contributing Writer

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An n i e' s G r a n dm a' s S t e w e d Po r k i n S we e t S o y Sau c e Re c i p e

I ngredien t s: Fo r t he b rais ing l iqu id: (as usua l ‚ p lease do a tas te te s t )6 c loves o f gar l ic ‚ minced 1.5 cups o f wate r3 s l ices o f ( t h in) ginger 3/4 cups o f t h ick (dark ) soy sauce2 green onions 3 tbsps o f l igh t soy sauce2 s ta r anise 4 tbsps o f sugar

16 inches worth of pork or ribs (try to pick ribs with some fat ty parts) coated with about 1 tsp of salt and 1 tsp of corn flour for at least 1 hour placed in a refrigerator.

Method:First‚ sauté the minced garlic‚ ginger‚ green onions and star anise in about 2 tbsps of cooking oil until fragrant. Then slice the pork into chunks and place the pork in the pan and pan-fry quickly for about 1-2 minutes. Remove from wok and set aside. Prepare the braising liquid and adjust the sugar and light soy sauce according to your preference. Place the lightly pan-fried pork with the garlic into the braising liquid and bring to a boil. Turn the heat to low and allow to simmer with the lid on for at least 1 hour.

Af ter 1 hour‚ the liquid should reduce to about 6 tbsps. Once you see the sauce caramelized‚ stir to coat the pork evenly again. Remove from heat and dish out to serve.

FAR RIGHT: FRESHLY-PICKED HYACINTH BEANS. Right before my grandma died in Januar y 2013, she planted a hyacinth bean seed in my parent's back yard; by the late autumn, the small plant grew into a big beautif ul vine with thousands of prett y pur ple f lowers; by the middle of winter it was f ull of those pur ple-hued cur vy beauties. We ate them almost ever y day t ill spr ing, shared them with our neighbours and there were st ill plent y lef t over to dr y. We steamed them and made soup with the dr ied beans. In this picture, my mother is holding a small basket of the f reshly-picked hyacinth beans.

RIGHT: EGG CURRY. Bengali people usually live on f ish and r ice with Sunday af ternoons t ypically reser ved for r ice and mutton or chicken curr y. Eg g curr y makes its way to our tables whenever we run out of f ish and Sunday is too far away. Hard-boiled eg gs are f r ied with mustard oil and cooked into a gravy of onion, g inger, garlic paste and tomato puree. Spices include cumin, cor iander, turmer ic and chili powder. To f inish the dish of f, we add some garam masala and ghee (clar if ied butter). Green chilies are a must in almost ever y Indian dish. It can be eaten with either r ice or chapatt i (Indian f lat bread).

BELOW: INDIAN JUJUBES. Jujubes are called “Kul ” in Bengali. They are available throughout the winter. Pictured here are r ipe jujubes. They are slightly wrinkled, a bit slimy on the inside and are br ight brownish red in colour. The raw ones are sour and light green, but as they r ipen they become darker and sweeter. Typically we eat them with black salt and chili powder on winter af ternoons. Jujube pickles are ver y popular too. The jujubes br ing back so many memories f rom the childhood. My f r iends and I used to buy them f rom the local vendor r ight af ter school for just a few pennies and eat them on our way back. Sometimes, when there were no adults around, we would steal the pickles f rom the jar as the y were dr y ing on the roof top.

I COME FROM a smal l town cal led Jalpaigur i in West Bengal—a Nor th Eastern s ta te of India. Jus t l ike the people of Bangladesh ‚ we speak Bengali and eat Bengali cuisine. And we are in famous for eat ing too many chi l ies. My in teres t in photography began when I s tar ted using my father's o ld analog camera to take pic tures of the f lowers and fo l iage in our garden. Dur ing my B.Tech years ‚ I learnt one impor tant thing: sof tware engineer ing was not for me. I spent almost al l my twent ies t r y ing to f igure out who I real l y wanted to be. I am pursuing my masters in Social Work r ight now‚ and for the f i rs t t ime I fee l t ru ly happy. Af te r I got mar r ied ‚ we moved f rom place to p lace in the U.S. and the U.K. I loved tak ing long ‚ t i r ing road t r ips and t r y ing new foods. But my real passion is food s t y l ing and photography. I spend hours and hours looking for props ‚ then ar ranging and photographing them. l i n k : f l i c k r. c o m /p h o t o s / 7 7 1 2 8 4 4 9 @ N 0 6 / w i t h / 1 174 6 8 2 319 5

I WAS RAISED in Nor thern Alber ta, Canada and spent my childhood and

adolescence wandering around the Boreal forest‚ catching walleye and pike ‚

skat ing on f rozen ponds and spending ear ly mornings wait ing for whitetail deer and moose. For the past 10 summers ‚ wildland f iref ight ing with the Nor th Peace Smoke Jumpers has given me the oppor tunit y to view some incredible scenes and meet some equally incredible people. I decided to star t packing a camera.RIGHT: SPIKED OUT This photo was taken around 11:00 pm in early August 2014, roughly 150 km northeast of the town of Fort St. John, British Columbia, during one of the busiest f ire seasons on record. Frozen steak, burritos and garlic sausage were the main course that night with a choice of Kraft Dinner and instant potatoes on the side. The f irst night always has the best meal. l i n k s :

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Kiki Lhamu

I AM a professional photographer working for the national daily newspaper‚ Gulf Daily News. I have been working as a photographer since 2004‚ quit t ing my lucrative day job as a network engineer in order to follow my passion. I began reading about the field and learning from more experienced photographers. My current work includes shooting various polit ical and social events ‚ as well as high-profile international events such as the Formula One‚ The Bahrain International Air Show‚ Bahrain Boat Show and Jeweller y Arabia. l i n k s : 500px: 500px.com/ealsinan Facebook: facebook.com/ealsinanphoto Instagram: @ealsinan Twitter: @ealsinan

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MY REAL NAME IS Pasang Lhamu Yolmo but I prefer to go by my alias: Kiki Lhamu. My passion for photography star ted seven years ago when I got hold of an 8 mega-pixel camera. Passionate as I was ‚ I most ly learned from tutorials and books. Self - study makes the ar t of photography all the more interesting for me. I absolutely love taking por traits of people in their unique cultural environments and sharing their stories with the world. I believe that behind each image there is a stor y to be told.

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RIGHT: BUTTER TEA I was v is it ing a monaster y where my aunt was volunteer ing. I found her in the k itchen mak ing but ter tea, a chur ned dr ink made f rom tea lea ves , but ter, water, and salt . T he name of the monaster y is " Y iga Choeling" — the f irst e ver Tibetan Buddhist monaster y to be built in the Dar jeeling reg ion.

ABOVE: BAKED TORTILLAS I was going around the old c it y of Muharraq, the former capital of Bahrain and one of the most histor ical parts of the countr y. W hen you get into old Muharraq, you feel like you've stepped back in t ime with beautif ul well-preser ved houses, hundreds of years old. W hile I was walking through one of the alleyways, I saw this lady baking tortillas (in Arabic we call it khoboz Regag ). Her garage had been turned into a small gathering place (Majlis). I didn’t want to destroy the lighting by using a camera f lash so I turned on my car and took the photo using the camera and the car headlights.

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“What are you doing, Mommy? ” My 4-year-old daughter asked‚ looking at the colour ful paper

I was folding into a shape resembling a petal. “ I ’m making a ‘Kratong ’, honey”, I replied. She responded with‚ “ I want to help!”‚ grabbing a piece of paper and tr ying to fold it into a petal. I hummed the “Loy Kratong” tune. She hummed along. My 6-year-old daughter joined in. We were content and happy making our lanterns ‚ our Kratongs. I t was a beautiful moment that mirrored my childhood memory of Loy Kratong in Thailand. I wondered if that moment would stay with them forever. I also wondered how I could help nur ture this cultural experience for them as much as my parents did for me back in Thailand.

I remember the scent of f lowers ‚ fresh banana leaves ‚ and the incense that filled the air ever ywhere during Loy Kratong. My spir its f lew when hearing Thai instrumental music played‚ when seeing beautiful ladies dressed in delicately-designed Thai costumes and when making f lowery banana leaf lanterns with my fr iends and family. Culture is memories‚ and my job as a mother is to create the same memories I had during my childhood for my own children.

This is why I s tar ted the Loy Kratong festival here in Victoria in 2012. Loy Kratong festival is a spectacular festival held on the night of the full moon in November. There are hundreds of lighted lanterns f loating on the r ivers and ponds throughout Thailand. Thais believe that f loating lanterns f loat away bad luck and ask forgiveness from the god of r ivers for polluting water throughout the year. November is the last month of the year in the Thai calendar.

To star t an ethnic celebration in a new place like Canada is not an easy thing to do on one ’s own; it was an eye-opener for me to fully understand the cultural gap. I received a dumbstruck response when asking the cit y s taf f about f loating candle-lit lanterns in Beacon Hill Park. The option of releasing hundreds of fire lanterns into the dark sky like people do in Thailand was definitely out of the question! I also privately worried that the beautiful

silk and satin Thai costumes women wear for this par ticular celebration would be blown away in the stormy cold weather of November.

I s tar ted to hunt more seriously for a location to host Vic toria ’s firs t-ever Loy Kratong Festival. I had to find a place with an indoor pond‚ with a 200-person or more capacit y‚ approval for using a pond for f loating lanterns ‚ and approval for ser ving Thai food at the function‚ which is an essential par t of any Thai event. Finally‚ I found Parkside Hotel & Spa. I t was like finding a treasure!

Together with a few Thai born mothers living in Victoria‚ we organized the Loy Kratong Festival under the banner of the Thai Kids Club‚ the Thai language and culture school. We taught our children Thai classical dances ; we taught them to play Thai musical instruments ; we made the lanterns together for the celebration; and we contacted all the Thai restaurants in the community for the catering.

Many of our children at Thai Kids Club did not know Thai musical instruments and had never learned to do Thai classical dances. Some of them did not know the Thai language. With time and ef for t‚ they learned the language‚ the dances ‚ and the music. The childen per formed what they learned in front of hundreds of

guests. The crowd cheered‚ energizing the children as they per formed. Their excited faces made me believe that they felt connected to the Thai roots that I and the other mums tr ied to connect them with. I am not sure how deeply or for how long these moments will s tay with them‚ but I cer tainly know I did my job as a mother to share my cultural experience. And I will keep giving as much as I can. Wherever you are originally from‚ you too can give this gif t to your children.

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Kedsanee (Aoy) Broome immigrated to Canada from Thailand in 2004 and is a Registered

Clinical Counsellor with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors, specializing in cultural diversity. She is a mother of two and wife of

a Caucasian Canadian in a mixed-cultural marriage, raising her children in two cultures.

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Khom loy f lying lanterns rise into the evening sky in Chiang Mai province in 2013. This year, The Chiang Mai traff ic-control centre restr icted the " f lying krathongs", declaring a f ive-kilometre "no f ly" zone around the city's airport.

Loy Kratong celebrants f loat kratongs in the pond at Parkside Hotel in Victoria B.C. on November 9, 2014.

What if my landlord insists a move-in report isn't necessary or that it can be done after I move in?You should persist and point out to your landlord the inspection is required by law. Make your request in writing so you have a record.Can my landlord charge me extra for a set of keys?The landlord can charge a deposit for keys that is refundable when they are returned, but they cannot charge a deposit for a key that is your only means of access to your place. If you ask for additional keys, they can charge only the actual cost of the keys.Can a landlord restrict what kinds of furniture can be moved in—like a waterbed‚ or a live Christmas tree? Your landlord can prohibit you from having a live Christmas tree. They can also require you to have liability insurance in the event your waterbed leaks. Tenant insurance is a very good idea anyway!

Alex Creighton has over 30 years experience in property management with Devon Properties and her family-run property management company.

Your Ren ta l App l ica t ion has been accep ted and your Tenancy Agreemen t s igned. Congra t u la t ions on your new p lace! Bu t be fo re you move in ‚ t he re a re a f ew more s t eps you need to fo l l ow.

ARRANGE A MOVE-IN INSPECTION.Inspec t ing the rental uni t and complet ing a wr i t ten condition report wi th your landlord is required by law. When you ar range your move-in day wi th your landlord ‚ make sure you agree on a t ime to complete the inspec t ion wi th them. Ideal ly you should do this dur ing dayl ight hours ‚ as i t is much easier to see any is sues. The inspec t ion should be done when the rental uni t is empt y‚ before you have moved any of your possess ions in. I f you are not able to be present for the inspec t ion ‚ you can have someone do i t on your behal f ‚ but yo u need to advise your landlord beforehand.

COMPLETE A THOROUGH MOVE-IN INSPECTION. Make sure you walk around the place thoroughly ‚ and ask your landlord to

record any damage you see. I t is impor tant to do this ‚ as you may be asked to pay for damage when you move out ‚ and you should make sure any problems you f ind are wr i t ten down in the condi t ion repor t.

COMPLETE A CONDITION REPORT. Make sure you unders tand the terms used in the condi t ion repor t and that al l sec t ions have been completed. You both need to s ign and date the repor t. Your landlord is required to give you a copy of the condi t ion repor t—ideally at the t ime you do the inspec t ion ‚ but by law‚ wi thin seven days. Make sure you keep your copy to refer to when you move out to prevent any disagreements about ex is t ing damage.

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Mov ing into your ne w home

NEXT ISSUE: When you need repairs

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If you are using a moving company to move you into your new home‚ make sure you book them well in advance. Most people move in and out in the last few days of the month and the first day of the next month‚ so movers get busy! The same goes for renting a truck to move yourself; make sure you book as early as possible.

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Condition Inspection Report#RTB – 27

A. LEGAL NAME OF LANDLORD (if entry is a business name, enter the full legal business name) E.POSSESSION DATE

last name, first & middle names day month year

SEE INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING FORM ON LAST PAGE

unit # street address city province postal code

B. LANDLORD’S ADDRESS FOR SERVICE F.MOVE-IN INSPECTION DATE

day month year

C. LEGAL NAME OF TENANT G.MOVE-OUT DATE

last name, first & middle names day month year

unit # street address city province postal code

D. ADDRESS OF RENTAL UNIT H.MOVE-OUT INSPECTION DATE

day month year

I. LEGAL NAME OF TENANT’S AGENT (if applicable)

On Move-In On Move-Out

Condition Codes: D = Damaged= Good S = ScratchedF = Fair B = BrokenP = Poor DT = DirtyM = Missing ST = Stained

Condition at Beginning of Tenancy

Condition at End of Tenancy

COMMENT CODE COMMENT CODE

J. ENTRY Walls and TrimCeilingsClosetsLighting Fixtures/Ceiling Fan/Bulbs Windows/Coverings/ScreensElectrical OutletsFloor Carpet

K. KITCHEN CeilingWalls and TrimFloor/CarpetCountertopCabinets and DoorsStove/Stove TopOvenExhaust Hood and FanTaps, Sink and StoppersRefrigerator

Crisper/ShelvesFreezerDoor/Exterior

Closet(s)DishwasherLighting Fixtures/BulbsWindows/Coverings/ScreensElectrical Outlets

L. LIVING ROOM CeilingWalls and Trim

Floor/CarpetAir Conditioner/CoverFireplaceTV Cable/AdaptorCloset(s)

Lighting Fixtures/Ceiling Fan/BulbsWindows/Coverings/ScreensElectrical Outlets

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This is the first page of a standard condition

inspection report—it is often several pages long. Find the

complete report template under Housing>Forms at

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1. Write the number in the box next to the matching word that describes these common sewing items.

a fabric swatch

a measuring tape

a thimble

pat tern markings

a pin cushion

a dress form

a spool of thread

a tracing wheel

a stitch ripper

2. These tools are also important for sewing. Draw them somewhere on this page!rulerrotar y cut tertai lor ’s chalk

3. Meaghan Smith says there are five tools she can’t do without in her sewing workroom. What do you think they are?

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SEWING

Who are you calling a sewer?!

Ta s ia a t s e wa hol i c .ne t do e s n’t l i k e the ter m “s e wer”, s o s he a s k e d her fo l lo wer s wha t the y pre fer to b e c a l le d . S ome home s e wer s s a id the y pre fer the ter m “s e w i s t ” b e c au s e i t i s ge nder - nu e t ra l a nd “mo der n” !

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When people ask me what I do, I say I make clothes, but my job title is designer entrepreneur. I ’m the pattern maker, designer, grader, sewer, cutter, sales rep—basically I do everything.

I think it ’s important that we don ’ t lose these skill sets and I consider myself part of a local movement towards sustainability which includes local food producers and other makers. One-hundred-mile closet, anyone?

— Meaghan Smith ‚ D es ig ner

Ent repreneur at Trapper Jane

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Se w ing and Pat ter ns 101 “

rotar y cut ter vs. scissors?ROTA RY CU T TER .

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old machine vs. new machine? OLD M ACHINE S DO THE TR ICK .

indispensable tool?B A SIC M ATH SK ILL S.

favour i te pat tern?W H ATEV ER I 'M WOR K ING ON AT THE MOMEN T.

M e a g h a n re c o m m e n d s v i s i t i n g : w w w.fash ion- incubator.com f o r t i p s a n d re s o u rc e s f ro m c l o t h i n g i n d u s t r y p ro fe s s i o n a l s , i n c l u d i n g m a n u fa c t u re r s , s a l e s re p s , b u y e r s , fa c t o r s , s e w i n g c o n t ra c t o r s , s u p p l i e r s , p a t t e r n m a k e r s a n d d e s i g n e r s .

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PATTERN TIPS FOR THE HOME SEWER

1. TR IM THE SEA M ALLOWANCES BEFORE YOU START CUT TING YOUR FABR IC. Mos t s to re -bought pa t te rns use a s tandard 5/8 inch seam al lowance. To make i t eas ie r to ge t a s t ra igh te r seam ‚ t r im the seam al lowance to 1/4 inch fo r wais tbands and co l lar s — any th ing w i th cur ves or corner s ‚ 1/2 inch fo r pant legs ‚ and 3/8 inch fo r a l l o ther seams.

2. USE PAT TERN WEIGHTS INSTEAD OF PINS. P ins d i s to r t your fabr ic and a f te r cu t t ing ‚ you ’ l l f ind tha t you have more fabr ic than pa t te rn. Ins tead of p ins ‚ use books ‚ f la t rock s or any th ing tha t i s heav y enough to ho ld the pa t te rn in p lace.

3. TR ACE AROUND THE PAT TERN BEFORE YOU TAKE IT OFF. Use ta i lo r ’s chalk or a wax penci l to t race around the pa t te rn.

4. CUT THE L INES AWAY. Af te r you have t raced your pa t te rn ou t and are ready to cu t the fabr ic, be sure to cu t away the l ines by cu t t ing your fabr ic a long the ins ide of the t raced l ine. Th is w i l l p revent exces s vo lume f rom be ing added to your garment unneces sar i l y.

5. I F YOU FIND A PAT TERN THAT YOU WANT TO USE AGAIN ‚ TR ACE THAT PAT TERN ONTO CARDSTOCK. Trace ou t the cor rec t s i ze and add the cor rec t pa t te rn mark s . Hole punch i t and s to re i t on a hanger in the c lose t.

Meaghan says tha t these t ips “wi l l se t you up to make a decent garment because cu t t ing makes a l l the d i f fe rence in the wor ld.” Want to know more? Scan the QR code and l i s ten to Meaghan ’s fu l l in te r v iew T i p s f o r t h e Ho m e S e we r on 29er radio.com.

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Jen n y Ambr o s e of The Makehouse says that when she f i r s t opened her doors in September 2012 ‚ people walked in and saw the sewing machines ‚ craf t s ‚ pat terns ‚ and ar t ‚ and wondered what the heck was going on. Two years in and the ques t ion now is more l ike: “ What isn ’ t going on? ” Nes t led wi thin the eclec t ic re tai l communi t y along For t S t. ‚ The Makehouse is both sewing workshop and a go-to des t inat ion for crafting supplies and creations by local designers. On top of workshops l ike the af ter school “Make Club ” for makers aged 9-13 ‚ “ Simple Uphols ter y ”‚ “Bamboo Knicker s”‚ “Make Mit tens”‚ and

“Men ’s Boxer Shor t s”‚ The Makehouse has v ibrated wi th the music of 7-piece funk bands and solo piano ar t is t s dur ing special func t ions. The upcoming family-f r iendly “A Char l ie Brown Chr is tmas” fundraiser at The Makehouse wi l l include a l ive jaz z t r io showcasing music f rom the car toon!

GO: A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS FUNDRAISER FOR THE MUSTARD SEED ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13TH

833 1/2 FORT ST., VICTORIA B.C. www.themakehouse.ca

I f the spir i t of a makerspace and the welcoming environment of The Makehouse don ’ t give i t away‚ a quick conversat ion with Jenny makes her passion for communit y-building and self-empowerment obvious. Having re-set t led back in Canada af ter 12 years in England ‚ Jenny recognizes that The Makehouse is a good place for newcomers to Vic tor ia to re-connec t with their previous professional or amateur sewing exper ience and “get to meet people and see what i t is all about ”. Jenny also collaborates with Theatre SK AM to produce “Fashion Machine”—a pro jec t for children aged 9-13 that involves tour ing local clothing makers ’ facil i t ies and learning the rules of fashion and s t yle as well as inter view skil ls (f ind out what magic t ranspires f rom their ef for ts by scanning the QR code). When asked what one word sums up The Makehouse ‚ Jenny doesn ’ t hesi tate: “Joy ”.

COOL STUFF IN 2015:

>>The Makehouse and Theatre SK AM have been inv i ted to present Fashion Machine at the 11th Annual Fusebox Fes t ival in Aus t in ‚ Texas in Apr i l 2015! s t o r y a n d p h o t o s b y F i o n a B ra m b l e

Vi c t o r i a M ake r s p a c e can be found in a non-descr ipt ‚ al l -purpose warehouse of a

bui lding at the Vancouver I s land Technology Park on Markham St. ‚ of f Wes t Saanich Rd. I t is the

per fec t set t ing for the seemingly-chaot ic space that has

become a col laborat ive hub for local

innovat ion and creat ion. On any

given Tuesday night (Open House f rom 7-9 p.m.) , you wi l l f ind makers of al l ages ‚ abi l i t ies ‚ and

interes t s happily engrossed in their

pro jec t s and jus t as happy to share

their progress— and chal lenges—with you.

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GO: OPEN HOUSE TUESDAYS 7 P.M.-9 P.M.

4-4476 MARKHAM ST., SAANICH B.C. www.makerspace.ca

A makerspace is a member-operated shared

space where people can come together and collaborate while

sharing tools‚ resources and knowledge. One tool can be

ef fectively duplicated many times over by sharing it‚ in the same way that someone’s learning

experiences may b e s h a re d.

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Sandy Beaman ‚ co-founder of V ic tor ia Makerspace ‚ says “ there is a natural desire in people to have control over their environment through apply ing technology ‚ both for fun and

ser ious purpose”. V ic tor ia Makerspace houses a synthetic biology lab‚ 3D printer‚ laser cutter‚ and every sort of wood-working ‚ metal-working ‚ and electronic tool you can imagine and ‚ as Sandy says ‚ “ lot s of people who can show you how to use the things you don ’ t know how to use”—with the unders tanding that V ic tor ia Makerspace is a club ‚ so “ f i r s t you help the club ‚ then you help other s ‚ and then you help yoursel f.” With this phi losophy‚ Sandy says that fe l low makers take del ight in one another ’s pro jec t s because as they help solve each other s ’ technical problems ‚ they also form a s t rong social bond. Mos t impor tant ly‚ Sandy reminds us ‚ “Makerspace is not about the dif ferences ‚ but the commonalit ies—primarily a curiosity about technology and a desire to make things yourself and with others”.

COOL STUFF IN 2015:

>>Get t ing the new CNC

Machine up & running!

>>Nancy the Blacksmith set t ing

up shop & teaching

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thinking about the poem What is a “dream artery”?

Who or what is the narrator of the poem?

Who or what are the “wards”?

Phinder Dulai is the Vancouver-based author of dream / arteries (Talonbooks) and two previous books of poetry: Ragas from the Periphery (Arsenal Pulp Press‚ 1995) and Basmati Brown (Nightwood Editions‚ 2000). His most recent work has been published in Canadian Literature and Cue Books Anthology. Earlier work appeared in Ankur‚ Matrix‚ Memewar Magazine‚ Rungh‚ the Capilano Review‚ Canadian Ethnic Studies‚ Toronto South Asian Review‚ subTerrain‚ and West Coast LINE. Dulai is a co-founder of the Surrey-based interdisciplinary contemporary arts group The South of Fraser Inter Arts Collective (SOFIA/c).

from dreams / arteries © 2014 available from Talonbooks

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In 1914‚ the Japanese Steamship Komagata Maru set sail for Canada with 376 Sikh‚ Muslim‚ and Hindu migrants travelling from Punjab‚ India. Even though all of the passengers were British subjects‚ they were refused entry at Vancouver‚ and the Komagata Maru sat moored for two months while courts decided the passengers rights’ to access — and while the city’s White citizens lined the pier taunting the passengers onboard. Eventually‚ Canada’s racist exclusion laws were upheld and the ship was forced to return to India.

ten anonymous journeys

coal clouds and gulls hang steady in the wind songs, scuffles, shuffles, screams, receipts paper ways of mean

dream arteries surge seawardpistons beat, engines screech and a cacophonous wind thunders

barnacled black hulls slice and sluice out through the streaming scheldt from antwerp

the port delivers the coal and cargo erosions ripple over memory slip the border lost in the rip of tide

they feed the loss my body brims and bleeds into the thick air against the atlantic

sisters, brothers, cousins, and great ancestors pass in quiet

———— masters schmidt and theiles, eye the violence in the waters the flap clap wind shifts a pattern the deep distance, the long droning notes of my lungs

———— we curl into the confluence of the labrador breaking through contrarian waves

my hulled hands crash against the tide ———— to the unloved I will offer

a part of me in hope my wards will be made complete

for another life ———— while my indentured life escapes meadmire me then do so when this beauty subsides when my name ages do so when i transmute, shift my name and become the ss komagata maru

photo c red i t : J ane Clear y -Du la i . Backdrop pho to par t o f Vancouve r Mar i t ime Museum ’s Komaga ta Maru exh ib i t , C h a l l e n g i n g I n j u s t i c e .

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The Dominion Ins t i tu te (now His tor ica Canada) 10 Year Benchmark Study in 2007, “ What Do Young Adul t s Know About Canadian His tor y? ”, showed that “eight in ten (82%) Canadians aged 18 to 24 fai led a bas ic Canadian his tor y exam. Less than hal f of respondent s (46%) could name Canada ’s f i r s t pr ime minis ter and only one-quar ter (26%) could give the date of Confederat ion”. Sounds l ike we al l could brush up on our Canadian his tor y! Tr y some His tor ica Canada ques t ions to get you s tar ted:

1) W h i ch coun t r y t o ok con t r o l o f Q ue b e c a wa y f r om Fr an ce by w inn ing t he b a t t l e o f t h e P l a i n s o f A b r aham?

2) W ho was Canad a ’s f i r s t f r an co phone P r ime M in i s t e r ?

3) W ha t was t he name o f t h e r ou t e t o Canad a t ake n by b l a ck s e s cap ing s l a ve r y i n t h e US?

4) N ame one g r oup o f Canad ians w ho we r e eva cua t e d f r om t he Wes t Co as t du r i ng W W I I b e cause o f t h e i r e t hn i c o r i g i n .

5) W h i ch p r ov i n ce was t he l a s t one t o j o i n Canad a?

6) Re me mbr ance D a y i n Canad a f a l l s on N ove mb e r 11. N ove mb e r 11 was t he l a s t d a y o f w h i ch war ?

7 ) I n w ha t ye a r we r e a l l Canad ian wome n e l i g i b l e t o vo t e i n f e d e r a l e l e c t i ons?

8) The me mb e rs o f w h i ch e t hn i c g r oup we r e on ce f o r c e d t o p a y a he ad t a x t o immig r a t e t o Canad a?

9) N ame one o f t h e wars i n w h i ch Canad a was i nvad e d by t he Un i t e d S t a t e s .

10) W ha t i s t h e name o f t h e M é t i s l e ad e r w ho was hang e d by t he f e d e r a l g ove rnme n t i n 1885?

11) W ha t Ame r i can war he l p e d conv in ce Canad ians and t he i r l e ad e r s t o un i t e and f o rm a f e d e r a t i on i n t h e no r t h?

12) W ha t name i s common l y use d t o r e f e r to the Brit ish subjects who f led to Canada during and after the American Revolution?

Knowledge in mi l i tar y his to r y has increased. While in 1997, 31% of Canadians knew that the Bat t le o f Vimy Ridge was fought in WWII , 37% now know that i t was fought in WWI. Simi lar l y, 37% now know that November 11th marked the end of WWI , compared to 33% who knew this ten years ago.

In Br i t ish Columbia , jus t 15% of young -adul t Canadians passed the 2007 quiz compared to the 23% that passed the quiz in 1997.

In 2007, 19% of young adul t s born in Canada passed the [Dominion Ins t i t u te] quiz , whi le jus t 9% of young adul t s who immigrated to Canada passed.

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I n Saskatchewan and Mani toba , 29% of young adul t s passed the 2007 quiz compared to jus t 16% in 1997. This represent s the larges t increase in knowledge among any region in the count r y.

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