Creating community: a collection of creative non-fiction by immigrant seniors and Mount Royal University students

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Summary

Content type	Content type Digital Document
Collection(s)	Collection(s) Community Initiative for Immigrant Seniors Program (CISP) - Immigrant Seniors Writing Project
Resource Type	Resource Type Digital
Genre	Genre anthologies book

Origin Information

Event Type	publication
Place	Calgary, Alta.
Date Created/Date Issued	2021
Publisher	Immigrant Services Calgary Mount Royal University

Persons and Affiliations

Persons	Contributor (ctb): Meisner, Natalie Contributor (ctb): Ghita-Visinescu, Alina Contributor (ctb): Patient, Aida Designer (dsr): Wong, Andrea
Organizations	Organizer (orm): Immigrant Services Calgary Sponsor (spn): Mount Royal University Funder (fnd): Family & Community Support Services Organizer (orm): Community Initiatives for Immigrant Seniors Program

Abstract/Description

Description / Synopsis	Description / Synopsis This anthology showcases poems and stories by immigrant seniors in Calgary and Mount Royal University students, reflecting on the theme of creating community. Created through the Community Initiatives for Immigrant Seniors (CISP), it highlights diverse cultural perspectives and the experience of integrating into Canadian society.
Table Of Contents	Table Of Contents Full Cups Having a Cup of Tea Please - Lili Zhang Tasting Tea - Linda Xiaoqi Cao Tea in Tabriz - Roghieh Samin matcha? - Sara Baird Tea: For the Mind, Body, and Soul - Liubov Truzhnikova The Many Roles of Coffee - Megan Schlotter The Journey of Coffee - Gyan Kapoor Smelling Coffee and Tasting Sunshine - Taylor Steiner An Unforgettable Day with Tea - Shahla Frozen Glass - Caleigh Duffy Collections Recognition of the Earthenware Artist - Gyan Kapoor Return Home - Shahrbanoo Ghaffari Time Stamps - Dean Cordero Page 104 - Madi Challand Tethered - Margann Johnson Summer Camp Soup - Zack Beer Community in the Home - Nazleen Rajani Unintentional Improvisations - Mikayla Rose My City's Sublime - Mark Vertodazo Do Good! - Liubov Truzhnikova Human Connection - Taylor Steiner In The Spring - Lili Zhang One Frosty Morning - Raisa Arodz Recollections My Name is Purabi... - Purabi Chowdhury Letter to Past Self - Sakineh Moradi Moghadam Seen and Heard - Sakineh Moradi Moghadam Encourage Yourself - Shahrbanoo Ghaffari Be Your Own Friend, Shahla - Shahla Unearthed Roots - Taylor Steiner Tired Legs: A Dancer's legs - Sakineh Moradi Moghadam A Letter to My Younger Self - Nazleen Rajani Hope (Inspired by Emily Dickinson's poem, "Hope is the thing with feathers") Hope Is The Compass Of Our Soul - Liubov Truzhnikova The Promise of Tomorrow - Megan Schlotter it will stay - Sara Baird Hope - Nazleen Rajani Believe in Hope - Roghieh Samin Hope - Lili Zhang In My Eyes - Linda Xiaoqi Cao Empty Cups My Love. - Megan Schlotter Silence - Madi Challand Expired - Caleigh Duffy Maa - Purabi Chowdhury Playing it Cool, The Ugliest Christmas Sweater, It Was a Gift - Pamela Ndumbi Bug - Caleigh Duffy Something Magical - Raisa Arodz
Language	Language English

Institutional Affiliation

Institution	Institution Mount Royal University

Publication/Container Information

Series	Series Series Titles CISP Immigrant Seniors Writing Project

Physical Description

Extent	Extent 1 online resource (110 pages)

Identifiers

ISBN	ISBN 9781777313739 (electronic) 9781777313722 (print)

Access and Rights

Access Conditions	Access Conditions open access
Use and Reproduction	Use and Reproduction This work was created by contributors to the Community Initiatives for Immigrant Seniors Program (CISP) in partnership with Mount Royal University. Copyright is held by Immigrant Services Calgary. All rights reserved.
Rights Statement	Rights Statement IN COPYRIGHT

Subjects and Classifications

Subject Topic	Subject Topic Immigrants' writings Older people's writings College students' writings Communities

Creating community: a collection of creative non-fiction by immigrant seniors and Mount Royal University students

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