Churchill High School: Ayed

Nahlah Ayed Dept: "My parents don t like the way I dress," said the 16-year-old. "They want me to be like them, but I don t know anything about their culture.", according to CBC. 's Nahlah Ayed and The National travelled to Churchill High School, Ayed s alma mater, to explore the experiences of children born to immigrant parents. Watch the TV piece, titled Generation One, tonight on The National and at Winnipeg's Churchill High School, Ronia Arab just looks like a typical student. But at home, she s been fighting with her parents over the Canadian way she dresses and carries herself. While her Iraqi family wears traditional Muslim garb her mother wears the hijab in public and her father wears suits the Edmonton-born teen is more likely to dress in leggings, boots, T-shirts and cardigans. After numerous fights with her father, Arab left home and has been living in a group home for about a year. Generation One: Children of immigrants Nahlah Ayed reports from Winnipeg's Churchill High School. John Rieti/ (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.