I Am an Immigrant Woman with Big Leadership Dreams: Being a Canadian Is Not the End of My Dreams; It Is the Beginning

Since November 1999, when the immigration officer at Vancouver International Airport landed her stamp on my Iranian passport, these two identities intersected. During the past 24 years, many different elements have been added or removed from my identity list; however, being a woman and an immigrant...

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Published in:Canadian woman studies 2023-03, Vol.36 (1-2), p.33-37
Main Author: Pourzand, Lily
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abused women
Accentuation
College students
Dreams
Employment
Graduate students
Immigrants
Immigration
Leadership
Refugees
Women
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Summary:Since November 1999, when the immigration officer at Vancouver International Airport landed her stamp on my Iranian passport, these two identities intersected. During the past 24 years, many different elements have been added or removed from my identity list; however, being a woman and an immigrant has never been replaced or removed: I have been a Non-Status Immigrant Woman! I have been a Refugee Immigrant Woman! I have been a Permanent Resident Immigrant Woman! I have been a Canadian Citizen Immigrant Woman! I have been a Jobless Immigrant Woman! I have been an Immigrant Woman in a Customer Service Position! I have been an Immigrant Woman, Retail Manager! I have been an Immigrant Woman Undergraduate/ Graduate Student! I have been an Immigrant Woman in Politics! I have been an Immigrant Woman, Part-time Faculty! I have been an Immigrant Woman, a Frontline Advocate! I have been an Immigrant Woman and a Program Director! The Human Resources Department opened up an investigation, and indeed, no evidence could have been found. When I directed the team to go back to their work and get the tasks done, one of the male team members started to copy my sentences while speaking in my accent.
ISSN:0713-3235