Immigrant parents and kids who grew up here
What feels normal to a parent who grew up in Guangzhou or Manila can look strange to a kid raised in Markham, and the other way round.
Grandma’s pile of presents: generous, too much, or just love?
Four notes from one family before the holidays, never sent.
Grandma watches the baby: gift, duty or a job?
A grandmother, a young mother, an immigrant grandfather and an aunt on the same three days a week.
“I love you” or a plate of cut fruit?
An immigrant mother, her Canadian-born daughter, her son-in-law and his grandfather on three small words.
Living at home at 29: failure, strategy or just family?
A Canadian-born father, his 29-year-old son and an immigrant grandmother on the same front door key.