Roots: a collection of creative non-fiction

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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	2024
Publisher	Immigrant Services Calgary

Persons and Affiliations

Persons	Editor of compilation (edc), Project director (pdr): Meisner, Natalie Editor of compilation (edc): Patient, Aida Designer (dsr): El Ashry, Juliane Contributor (ctb): Parminder Gill Contributor (ctb): Yuchang Tan
Organizations	Organizer (orm): Immigrant Services Calgary Organizer (orm): Community Initiatives for Immigrant Seniors Program Sponsor (spn), Publisher (pbl): Mount Royal University Funder (fnd): Family & Community Support Services

Abstract/Description

Abstract	Abstract This anthology presents creative non-fiction written by immigrant seniors participating in the Community Initiatives for Immigrant Seniors Program (CISP). The collection explores themes of roots, identity, migration, heritage, and belonging, illustrating how personal histories inform life in a new cultural landscape.
Description / Synopsis	Description / Synopsis This anthology brings together creative non-fiction by immigrant seniors in Calgary, produced through the Community Initiatives for Immigrant Seniors Program (CISP) in partnership with Mount Royal University. Centred on the theme of “roots,” the collection reflects on heritage, memory, migration journeys, and the process of building a sense of home in Canada. Through personal reflections shaped in collaborative writing workshops, seniors share stories of where they come from, what grounds them, and how their identities continue to grow in a new place.
Table Of Contents	Table Of Contents Letters A Letter to My Uncle - AJ Jacob An Unsent Letter - Yan Jia A Letter to My Husband - Sukhvir Jatana An Old Apple Tree - Ludmila Krautsova I Have Something to Say - Ludmila Krautsova A Letter to Paradise - Raisa Arodz The Root of My Problem - Spencer Catherine Childhood The P-P-P in Purple - AJ Jacob My Thorny Choice - Liudmyla Zinchenko Dominion Hill - Jasmeet Khaira I was Born in a Place Far Away - Lili Zhang Dear 11, Love 23 - Ruby O'Donnell Now, Here I Am - Raisa Arodz A Day Worth Remembering - Raisa Arodz Family Ties and Traditions The Jackfruit Parable - AJ Jacob My Christmas Traditions - Ana Melendez Past, Present and Future - Yoleinys Rodríguez The Roots in Our Scalps - Felix Da Costa Gomez Christmastide/Svyatki - Svetlana Danilova New Year's Eve, 2015 - Catalina Berguno Astorga Purim - Tania Alibekov Culture Shock with Halloween & Qingming Festival - Grace Xing All That Was Will Be Again - All That Was Will Be Again Where to Lay My Eggs - Lili Zhang An Unforgettable Ancient Festival in Iran - Maryam Haghighi Notions of Home Roots - Yan Jia The Place Where My Dream Began - Yan Jia I Come from - Yan Jia Stay in Power - Liudmyla Zinchenko The Mutual Influences of Eastern and Western Cultures - Alireza Hajihashemi LA CALLE ACUARIO (Aquarius Street) - Juan de Jesús Rodríguez Valero The Edge of my Childhood - Svetlana Danilova Where I Come From - Shahrbanoo Ghafarri Without the Past There is no Future - Liubov Truzhnikova Growing Without Roots - Hongfeng Yin Where Did I Come From - Liubov Truzhnikova Sharing Memories of Home - Zahra Abbasi Roots in Nature Orange - Yan Jia Lilac - Tania Alibekov Once Upon a Home - Ludmila Krautsova Where I Came From... - Ludmila Krautsova Don't Worry, We'll Get There - Spencer Catherine I Come From... - Zahra Abbasi Hamedan & its Guardian Alvand - Zahra Abbasi Roots - Maryam Haghighi
Language	Language English

Institutional Affiliation

Department	Department English, Languages, and Cultures
Institution	Institution Mount Royal University

Publication/Container Information

Series	Series Series Titles CISP Immigrant Seniors Writing Project

Physical Description

Extent	Extent 1 online resource (120 pages)

Identifiers

DOI	DOI https://doi.org/10.60770/vwp4-c502
ISBN	ISBN 9781777313791 (electronic) 9781777313784 (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 College students' writings Older people's writings Genealogy Seniors Creative writing Migration Belonging Community engagement
Geographic Subject	Geographic Subject Calgary (Alta.)

Roots: a collection of creative non-fiction

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