The best-of The Newcomers 2024
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2024 has been some growing up year for The Newcomers. We’ve gone from a sporadic publishing cadence to consistently publishing at least one episode weekly.
We’ve collaborated with immigrant settlement organizations like the Calgary Catholic Immigrant Society (CCIS) to publish docu-stories on immigrant entrepreneurship.
We’ve partnered with regulated Canadian immigrant consultants to share updates and answer any questions you might have about moving to Canada.
We’ve published tips, guides, how-tos, stories, and jokes about immigration.
It’s our final newsletter of 2024, so we thought to share the most inspiring must-reads of the year.
The most read by you
Empty Nest
Doctor Olabode Lucas woke up to the happy sounds from his neighbour’s first grandchild’s naming ceremony.
The most listened to by you
E60: Cancer broke Kris Granger. Community & resilience put him back together
The immigrant experience can be stressful, so stressful that Kris Granger ended up with Stage 4 cancer.
An episode to reflect on as we go into the new year
E61: Daniel Bernhard believes we can have a better Canadian immigration conversation
Anti-immigration sentiment in Canada is at a 30-year high. And some of the recent takes on immigrants and the problems they bring with them make for an interesting read.
The most shared story by you
Relentless | Kateryna Havrylova, Frida Murillo, & Jung Ha Choo (Kelly)
Everyone says being an entrepreneur is hard. Well, try starting a business in a country where you weren't born, in a language that isn't your first, with a social network you have had to build from scratch.
The most inspiring story we worked on
The Soldier Who Became A Therapist | Samuel Habte
In December 2024, it will be 24 years since the Eritrean-Ethiopian War (also known as the Badme War) was halted by a ceasefire agreement signed on June 18, 2000.
And as for 2025…
It’s shaping up to be an even better one than 2024. We’ve got two shows in the pipeline. We’ve got a couple more collaborations lined up. We’ve got a ton of amazing immigrant stories to share.
Thank you for all your support this year. For the comments. For sharing our content. For sending in feedback or questions. For subscribing to our newsletter.
We are grateful.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your loved ones. We’ll be back to regular programming on 17th January, 2025.
Dozie & Jolaade
Happy holidays