Food: for the body, mind and spirit

Digital Document
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
Origin Information
Origin Information
Event Type
publication
Place
Calgary, Alta.
Date Created/Date Issued
2019
Publisher
Immigrant Services Calgary
Persons and Affiliations
Persons
Contributor (ctb): Meisner, Natalie
Contributor (ctb): Patient, Aida
Contributor (ctb): 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
Abstract
Abstract
This anthology showcases poems and stories by immigrant seniors and Mount Royal University Students in Calgary, reflecting on food. 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

Flavours of Home

  • A Free Life Scholarship - Pedro Leal
  • My Food, My Home - Carmen Victoria Rojas
  • Sadar Bazaar - Gyan Kapoor
  • Remembrances of Oranges - Muhammad Sharif Khan
  • Mother Herb - Gyan Kapoor
  • Sweet Memories of Our Village Tohra - Pushpa Singal

Pieces of Wisdom

  • Celestial Sustenance - Kewal Krishan Singal
  • Lesson from a Rabbit - Pedro Leal
  • One Lesson Two Ways - Gyan Kapoor

Odes to Loved Ones

  • Friendship Cake - Kamlesh Kapoor
  • More Beautiful than a Rose - Shahla
  • How I Learned to Cook Kotlet - Shahla

Celebration

  • Food Contains Blessings - Xiaoqi (Linda) Cao
  • My Memorable Recipe - Kamlesh Kapoor
  • Sharing Besan Barfi and Happy Thoughts with Friends - Pushpa Singal

Health & Happiness

  • The Golden Drink - Kewal Krishan Singal
  • Friends for Life - Xiaoqi (Linda) Cao
  • A recipe for Revelation - Muhammad Sharif Khan
  • O Food! - Nazleen Rajani
  • Poutine for Paputi - Nazleen Rajami

Living in Canada

  • A Punjabi Delicacy - Kewal Krishan Singal
  • A Buffet of Conversation - Sima Kharrazi
  • A Beautiful Day with Sholeh Zard - Shahla
  • Chatpate Khatte Aloo - Nazleen Rajani
  • The Benzene Ring Group - Pushpa Singal
  • The Food of Life - Sima Kharrazi

Bitter - Sweet

  • Blood in the North Pasture - Kyra Koustrup
  • A Recipe for Divorce - Rowan Cooney
  • Bitter-Sweet Berries - James Welsh
  • The Bitter Taste of First Beer - Gabe Zia

The Taste of Memories

  • The Taste of Memories - Shannon Barry
  • Every Grain - Keoputhy Bunny
  • Macro - Ashley-Rae Carter-Wells
  • Micro - Ashley-Rae Carter-Wells
  • Bill - Ashley-Rae Carter-Wells
  • 2FacedFlossies a broken sestina - Ashley-Rae Carter-Wells
  • Christmas Dinner - Julia Kintop
Language
Language
English
Department
Department
English, Languages, and Cultures
Institution
Institution
Mount Royal University
Series
Series
Series Titles
CISP Immigrant Seniors Writing Project
Extent
Extent
1 online resource (132 pages)
DOI
DOI
https://doi.org/10.60770/bece-t064
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
Subject Topic
Subject Topic
Immigrants' writings
Older people's writings
Food
College students' writings
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“Food: for the body, mind and spirit”. Anthologies. Community Initiative for Immigrant Seniors Program (CISP) - Immigrant Seniors Writing Project. Calgary, Alta.: Immigrant Services Calgary, 2019. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.60770/bece-t064.

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