Things: Migration Narrative and Syrian Refugees

things: A former immigrant herself, she felt as though the migration narrative was often thrust upon her and would become the main point of focus with people she met, according to CBC. Syrian refugee children enjoy an art-filled day in Richmond Canadian arts organizations offer hope, healing for Syrian refugees "They have so many things to talk about, not just their experiences of migration," Alani told On The Coast Jeremy Allingham. "I spent my whole life moving from place to place and I always felt stuck always talking about those experiences and stuck in the frameworks imposed on me." "There so many things that are always imposed on you. Curator Shawk Alani wanted to give kids the opportunity to tell their stories their way through photography. It took me a really long time to get to a place where I could be really comfortable saying, 'I want to talk about something else.'" She put together the exhibit Capturing Our Stories: An Exhibition of Syrian Children Photography at the Interurban Art Gallery so people could see there was more to these kids than the traumatic way they came to Canada. They see the world in a very positive and happy way' Twelve-year-old Barfin Shaiko is one of the artists in the exhibit. Left to right: Meego Yassin, Shawk Alani, Nawar Tamawi, the instructors and curators behind the exhibit. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.