What I Brought With Me

19 Black Immigrants on the one thing they brought with them that they can’t throw away.

Every February, I Celebrate a History that is Mine by Colour but not Lineage

The Underground Railroad didn't carry my ancestors. My family is from Nigeria

5 Years After: Lessons I've Learned (And I'm Still Learning)

The best-of The Newcomers 2025

Thanks again for all the support, reposts, comments, questions, and suggestions.

The Newcomer Archetypes: A Guide To Understanding Yourself as an Immigrant

Every newcomer brings something unique to Canada.

It Takes a Village to Raise a Child

Immigrants rarely have that village.

The Shortest Guide to U.S. Talent-Based Visas: EB-1A, O-1, and EB-2 NIW Explained

You'll be done reading in less than 5 mins.

From Mopping Spills to Becoming the Singh of Marketing

A portrait on being relentless.

32 Lessons from 100 Episodes of The Newcomers Podcast

Some of the best things I have learned that I think are worth passing along.

Food as a Way to Integrate as Immigrants

"We eat, and food becomes part of who we are."

15 Years, 15 Favourites: One Newcomer’s Canadian List

July 1: Canada Day. Also mid-year resolutions day. And if you’re in Quebec? Moving day (IYKYK).

Migration is More than a One-Way Journey

Return migration has been on my mind and heart for many months

Navigating Culture Shock: 6 Tips for International Students Moving to Canada

Because homesickness doesn’t disappear with daily Whatsapp calls home.

What Immigrants Can Learn from Derek Sivers’ “Useful Not True”

What do immigrants, Derek Sivers, and his latest book, Useful Not True, have in common? It turns out, quite a lot.

The JJC's Guide to London

You innit. So you might as well read it.

How Moving to Australia Helped Angel Iyke-Osuji Discover Herself

There’s a time for everything.

Empty Nest

"Memories have a will of their own."

I'm Learning to Acclimatize to the Flavours of a New Life in Canada

"Before I moved to Canada, I’d had little cause to try foreign food."

This Is How to Immigrate to Canada as a Medical Doctor

Change can be beautiful. Just ask Dr. Prince Dan-Jumbo.

The 17-year-old Soccer Player who Left Medical School to Go Play Basketball in the United States

"LeBron James made me do it."

Welcome to Finland 101: Once a Foreigner, Always a Foreigner

Where do I start my story from?

Lessons from an Immigrant Entrepreneur’s Second Act

"The good? There’s so much to learn. The bad? There’s so much to unlearn."

The Culinary Life of Diaspora Nigerians

Food is culture.

Tunde Omotoye’s “Insider Tips” for International Students Considering Canada

The JJC's Guide to Canada

A hilarious guide I should have written for myself before leaving Nigeria.