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One exchange that we often get with students

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are when we do survivor presentations,

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and I'm always surprised by this, is, um,

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the connection they feel

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through their whole immigration process.

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So, you know, when we do presentations with survivors,

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the last part of that presentation is mostly about the

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coming to Canada journey,

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and that was for some cases like 70 years ago and more.

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But I'm always surprised how students who recently arrived

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to Canada can relate so much to that same journey.

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They come and see us and they say, "Oh,

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I felt exactly the same thing

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that you're describing in your book,

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or you just said out loud," and "I feel different.

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I'm wearing different clothes."

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Or just something like, "My mom makes different lunch

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and the food smells weird and you know, I'm getting looks."

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Um, and it's something

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that the survivor describes sometimes,

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and the connection between the students

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and the survivor at that time is beautiful to see.