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Being an immigrant and being a person who travels a lot, understanding place has always been so important to me.

Her borsch. Unbelievable! My favourite was the Christmas borsch. Anything she cooked – there was no recipe – which is amazing.

We are very much a part of the community. We would never leave Richmond.

When I came to Canada, I have nothing. No money. I have to borrow money to buy an air ticket.

The story of migration is for us to make sure that we provide some value back to the community for the ones that came before us to put us here.

I believe it’s very important to tell the history about the Japanese Canadians who worked very hard to establish their life in Canada.

Things have worked out very, very well for me. This country has done amazing things for me.

Our grandpa is our inspiration. He’s our hero. He’s our role model.

My dad would look for natural bows in the forest. The spirit of the trees and the soul of the builder had to be incorporated in his boats.

There’s so much that this world has to offer. Children need us as teachers to open their potential and the doors of opportunity.