The Newcomers

The Newcomers

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Come to Canada 🇨🇦
On Entrepreneurship
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It Takes a Village to Raise a Child
Immigrants rarely have that village.
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Dikachi Chizim
E124: Roy Ratnavel on how to stop being the victim
"Stop blaming everyone else and take responsibility for your choices."
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Dozie Anyaegbunam
1:10:28
E123: Nisrine Maktabi understands how trauma creates resentment in immigrant homes
"When belonging feels conditional, children lose themselves to survive."
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Dozie Anyaegbunam
46:27
Immigration Policy Alone Isn’t Going to Fix Canada’s Immigration Problems
We need bigger thinking, re-imagined cultural norms, and more of the slow, hard stuff.
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Dozie Anyaegbunam
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E122: Kristina McPherson on feeling at home in Canada: 'It took 11 years'
"Community, not paperwork, is what finally made it feel like home."
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Dozie Anyaegbunam
46:51

September 2025

E121: Paul Bakhmut on why he's running for Mayor of Edmonton
"He's not part of the establishment. And he thinks that's what Edmonton needs."
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Dozie Anyaegbunam
27:08
E120: Keely Cronin says your survival job is valuable Canadian experience
"I don't care that you serve somebody coffee. But I care as an employer that you... learned how to communicate effectively."
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Dozie Anyaegbunam
51:07
Unfiltered w/ PORCH: Real Stories About Immigrant Entrepreneurship
Real stories. Real journeys, told by those who've lived it.
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Dozie Anyaegbunam
The Ten Commandments of Integrating Into Canada
Because successful integration means diversity becomes a strength, not a divisive wedge.
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Dozie Anyaegbunam
0:27
E119: Mher Mardoyan knows how you can get your dream job
"Applying for a job should be a last resort."
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Dozie Anyaegbunam
27:52
The Syrian Immigrant Who’s Building Canada’s Biggest Car Care Platform
"The opportunities are here. And we’re just getting started."
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Dozie Anyaegbunam
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E118: Ben Joffe wants you to move beyond your default cultural lens
"Most people just run most of their life on default programming."
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Dozie Anyaegbunam
48:55
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