The Newcomers Podcast
By Dozie Anyaegbunam | Exploring the Canadian Immigrant Experience
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Interviews with immigrants and stakeholders involved in the immigration process where we explore the immigration journey, including raising kids in a new culture, integration, identity, and everything in-between.
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E160: Carolyn Watson says we'll feel today's cuts in three to five years
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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E159: Templeton Sawyer on why he created the Belonging Tour
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May 29, 2026 |
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E158: Theresa Evanoff and Tehmina Chaudhry are solving early-stage capital for immigrant founders
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May 22, 2026 |
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E157: Leah Mitchell and Lindsay Rubeniuk on the job hunting strategy that works for rural Canada
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May 15, 2026 |
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E156: Vaishali Gauba mostly belongs
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May 07, 2026 |
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E155: John Hetherington and Caitlin White on why you can't take anything for granted as an immigrant
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May 01, 2026 |
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E154: Niki Wagh names the pressure immigrants never talk about
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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E153: Luki Danukarjanto says the hiring bar has moved. And most Canadian immigrants don't know this yet.
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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E152: Jonathan Oldman believes we need a bigger conversation about Canadian immigration
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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E151: Victor Neagu on why we can't normalize underachievement
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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E150: David Campbell understands why our immigration policy can't work for Atlantic Canada
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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E149: Mo Altaqatqa on the skill that separates the newcomer entrepreneurs who win from those who don't
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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E148: Bontu Galataa on the biggest mistake loads of newcomer entrepreneurs make
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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E147: Emmanuel Ahiafor says Ghana is still home. He just doesn't fit there anymore.
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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E146: Busayo Disu thinks the society has to meet the immigrants halfway
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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E145: Abdullah Sharief thinks Canada's risk aversion could be costly in the long-term
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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E144: Maria Kamila González knows the real reason you can't save money
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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E143: Mustafa Ansari thinks the public image problem of skilled trades is costing Canada
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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E142: Diana Palmerín Velasco on resetting the Canadian immigration conversation
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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E141: Ruairi Spillane wants you to stop treating job hunting like Bingo
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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E140: Rodrigo Cotrim de Carvalho is trying to understand what's wrong with him
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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E139: Deanna Okun-Nachoff knows what's missing from Canada's immigration discourse
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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E138: Aashrit Parvangada on why immigrants should stop chasing acceptance
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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E137: Rania Younes understands migratory grief better than most
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Dec 06, 2025 |
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E136: Dapo Bankole dreamed for 19 years. Canada still broke him
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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E135: Precious Kolawole has learned how to debug the immigrant mentality
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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E134: Bryan McInnis knows all about the temptations of the expat bubble
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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E133: How do we help immigrants access the hidden job market? Simon Trevarthen has answers
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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E132: Aman Chawla on how he's made Fredericton home
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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E131: Yauhan Mehta knows immigrants don't need more resume tips
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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E130: Selene Ricart doesn't want to be your perfect immigrant
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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E129: Rim Aoude knows what it's like to be born without status
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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E128: Kundan Joshi on how failures reveal your blind spots
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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E127: Jennifer Aikoroje now understand why her Dad stayed behind
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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E126: Imole Ashogbon thinks Canada has treated immigration like a numbers game
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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E125: Jerry Onyegide wants you to stop making these mistakes with your taxes
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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E124: Roy Ratnavel on how to stop being the victim
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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E123: Nisrine Maktabi understands how trauma creates resentment in immigrant homes
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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E122: Kristina McPherson on feeling at home in Canada: 'It took 11 years'
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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E121: Paul Bakhmut on why he's running for Mayor of Edmonton
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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E120: Keely Cronin says your survival job is valuable Canadian experience
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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E119. Mher Mardoyan knows how you can get your dream job
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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E118: Ben Joffe wants you to move beyond your default cultural lens
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Sep 13, 2025 |
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E117: Gabriela Casineanu says 'You're not your job title'
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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E116: Sweta Regmi says 'It's dangerous to figure it out alone'
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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E115: Shriya Ghate knows what's great about immigration
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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E114: Stefana Sopco knows how exhausting it can be to fit in
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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E113: Neel Parekh knows what's great about moving to Rwanda
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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E112: Miracle Inameti-Archibong understands what it means to be an immigrant
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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E111: Anam Zakaria & Haroon Khalid are done with glorifying the immigrant struggle
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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E110: Windmill Microlending helped 14K+ immigrants get back to work. They want to do more
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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E109: O'Nell Agossa doesn't mind if you don't understand him
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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E108: Kelly Boyi is embracing ambition and rejecting complacency
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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E107: Ritika Saraswat thinks intl students need to stop obsessing over the Canadian PR
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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E106: Aishwarya Khanduja says 'Canada doesn't have the resources for me to thrive'
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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E105: Oluwaseun Ayebiwo built a community before landing in Halifax
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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E104: Saïd M'Dahoma refuses to pick one identity
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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E103: Victoria Patenaude knows why you struggle with accent anxiety
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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E102: Alyanna Chua thinks Canada hasn't been fair to temporary residents & intl students
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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E101: Gabriela Gutierrez believes immigration can be a gift to the world
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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E100: Dennis Agbegha knows the secret to settling in anywhere as an immigrant
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May 30, 2025 |
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E99: Chris Friesen wants the government to rebuild public trust in immigration
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May 28, 2025 |
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E98: Stephanie Kubi understands what it feels like to be an undocumented immigrant
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May 28, 2025 |
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E97: Clint Boodram on what it was like immigrating to Canada 40 years ago
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May 23, 2025 |
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E96: Dots Oyebolu thinks the usual immigrant success narratives can be a trap
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May 19, 2025 |
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E95: Bukky Wonda believes optimism is the difference between successful & unsuccessful immigrants
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May 19, 2025 |
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E94: Lauren Mostowyk & Interac want to reduce financial stress for newcomers
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May 18, 2025 |
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E93: Hugo Onuoha doesn't miss Nigerian food, weather, or culture
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May 18, 2025 |
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E92: Fikru Kebede refuses to get cynical about Canada
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May 18, 2025 |
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E91: Donovan Francis on embracing the challenges that come with starting afresh
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May 16, 2025 |
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E90: Uche Joel is building a safe space for Nigerian immigrants in Canada
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May 02, 2025 |
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E89: Derek Sivers believes home is where you have no obstacles
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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E88: Nadine Niba on working as a Black immigrant woman in Canada
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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E87: Dikachi Chizim thinks finding community can speed up integration
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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E86: Tunji Banwo on moving from Nigeria to the United Kingdom as a Project Manager
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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E85: Nella Gatumo on building a life away from everything familiar
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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E84: Iqbal Chowdhury says belonging starts with finding economic stability
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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E83: Urmi Hossain still doesn't feel Canadian after 14 years in Canada
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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E82: Rehana Malik-Mbanga is building a safe space for the Black woman
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Mar 08, 2025 |
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E81: Sindhu Mahadevan thinks the immigrant journey carries a weighty emotional burden
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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E80: Fatemeh Alhosseini believes personalized immigrant support has the best outcomes
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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E79: Shamira Madhany is working on fixing Canada's annual $50B loss in GDP
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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E78: Kateryna Havrylova isn't afraid anymore
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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E77: Wunmi Adekanmbi is helping immigrant tech talent find their way
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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E76: Maroro Zinyemba on identity, heritage, and language
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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E75: Bryan Caplan on immigration: The gains are enormous for everyone
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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E74: Feyi Fawehinmi believes immigrating is a commitment
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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E73: Noha Tanahi found belonging by helping fellow immigrants
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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E72: Maryanne Aghalu thinks Canada met her expectations
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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E71: David Moscrop says we have more in common regardless of origin
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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E70: Matthew McDonald thinks more Canadians need to talk to newcomers
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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E69: Olia Stasiuk thinks immigrants impose limitations on themselves
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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E68: Alfred Kainga was just about giving up. Kevin Hart gave him his big break
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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E67: Onyeka Okonkwo on cultural differences at work, black tax, and settling into London
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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E66: Milan Sanghani insists Canada needs a centralized system for international student admissions
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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E65: Ozoz Sokoh thinks food can be a coping mechanism for immigrants
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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E64: Izunna Dike believes fusion cooking can benefit both Nigerian and foreign flavor profiles
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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E63: Douglas Price can help you understand the Canadian financial system
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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E62: Tope Fajingbesi believes we must maintain a connection to our home country as immigrants
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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E61: Daniel Bernhard believes we can have a better Canadian immigration conversation
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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E60: Cancer broke Kris Granger. Community & resilience put him back together
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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E59: Yawa Degboe isn't giving up her Togolese heritage
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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E58: Mujidah Sakibu knows how you can get a job in Canada
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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E57: Romu Gaboriau on what it's like to move from France to the United States
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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E56: Eyitayo Ogunmola is building a bridge from Naija to the rest of the world
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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E55: Gwen Lafage thinks we underestimate how culture influences us
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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E54: Tobi Oluwole is living life on his terms
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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E53: Maryam Atoyebi thinks the pandemic made it harder for immigrants to settle down
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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E52: Matt Adolphe knows why you are struggling at your Canadian workplace
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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E51: Helen Agbonison feels more at home in Canada than in Nigeria
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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E50: Olufemiloye thinks you shouldn't be desperate when immigrating to Canada
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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E49: Rotimi Fawole believes code-switching is a necessary skill
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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E48: Rebecca Johnson believes immigrant founders face unique challenges when fundraising
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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E47: Nosa Ayanru found it easier to settle into Canada than the UK
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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E46: Shilan Zade thinks immigrants should get involved in building Canada's future
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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E45: Aakansha Jain cannot believe she found it easier to settle in Australia
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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E44: Nwachukwu Onyeagba on facing the fear of the unknown
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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E43: Kaveri Srivastava on how to hit the ground running in Canada
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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E42: Chris Ogunlowo on not feeling settled down yet
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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E41: Komal Faiz on Canada in 2015 vs. Canada today
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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E40: Mu Okonkwo on abandoning soccer for basketball
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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E39: Angel Iyke-Osuji on running away from home
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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E38: Leslie Awasom on lessons from building a $160M+ real estate business
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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E37: Areej AbuAli on the pressure of going from student visa to Permanent Resident
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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E36: Tunde Leye on the pros and cons of starting afresh
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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E35: Beatriz Zanatelli on picking Canada as her new home
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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E34: Aashni Shah on putting in the effort to settle in
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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E33: Sebastian Cuervo on limiting yourself by staying in your comfort zone
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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E32: Eric Agyemang on the immigrant's tendency to underestimate their value
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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E31: Denys Smushko on hitting the ground running
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May 24, 2024 |
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E30: Tosin Thomas on how to get a job before landing in Canada
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May 17, 2024 |
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E29: Smithe Sodine on the beauty of her Haitian heritage
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May 10, 2024 |
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E28: Nkechi Runsewe on immigrating being her most difficult adult experience
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May 03, 2024 |
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E27: Kateryna Maksymenko on how the immigration journey changes you
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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E26: Annie on immigrating to Finland
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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E25: Ayo Owodunni on winning the Kitchener City Councilor seat
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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E24: Anna Otroshchenko on the Canadian wait time
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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E23: Lola Oduwole on the "Deadmonton" myth
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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E22: Siamak Riahi on moving 14 times in 22+ years
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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E21: 'Dotun Ayodele-Bamisaiye on being a spoiled immigrant
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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E20: Mo' Ekujumi on running a business in Canada vs. Nigeria
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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E19: Suhas Pai on Canada's approach to immigrants
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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E18: Gülsün Demirezen on settling into a new country
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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E17: Sahar Rahmani on dealing with overwhelm
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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E16: Tunde Omotoye on going the extra mile
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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E15: Grand Komanda on the power of your community
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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E14: Osibo Imhoitsike on walking away from a career on the up
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Nov 12, 2023 |
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E13: Ingrid Polini on running a business in Canada as an immigrant
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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E12: Folasade Daini on missing Naija food and settling into Canada with a toddler
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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E11: Kamil Rextin on raising biracial kids & the Canadian experiment
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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E10: Bolaji Oyejide on settling into the United States of America as a teenager
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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E09: Sam Badoo talks about moving to New York, joining the United States military, and empowering immigrants.
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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E08: Bona Adogamhe on choosing Canada and raising a kid in the West.
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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E07: Amir Feizpour on the immigrant's concept of home, dealing with identity crisis, and rebuilding self confidence.
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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E06: Nino Melikidze on immigrating as a 17yo, living in 3 countries in 10 years, and dealing with the what-ifs.
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May 18, 2023 |
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E05: Oyin Ajibola on adjusting to the credit system, dealing with covert racism, and making new friends.
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May 04, 2023 |
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E04: Chika Offiah on how cultural systems influence parenting styles, her last days in Nigeria, and building confidence as an immigrant
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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E03: Ukwori Ejibe on parenting, job hunting, and launching an immigration consultancy business
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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E02: Settling into a new country during a lockdown with Nishila Babu
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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E01: Pressing the reset button with Dapo Ajeniya
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Welcome to The Newcomers Pod
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Feb 27, 2023 |