Sociology Professor: Immigrant Women

Writer In Residence Dept: This is a refuge where they are encouraged to pause and think, and most important, find a voice they don t usually have in their newly adopted homeland, said Prince, the writer-in-residence at Newcomer Women s Services Toronto , according to The Star. It is important for them to find their voice within, said Prince, a published novelist and Ryerson University sociology professor. Immigrants confidence is shaken when moving to a new place. The voice within the writing helps them feel acknowledged and in Althea Prince s class, students immigrant women of all ages are told to check the daily hustle and bustle of their new lives at the door. Prince s job is to motivate immigrant women to build self-esteem and confidence by voicing their feelings and thoughts through the written word in the six-week writing workshop launched in February. As reported in the news.
@t althea prince, ryerson university