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People Ability: Lebanese Descent and Colourful Jokes

people ability: She switches easily from English to a torrent of Arabic, peppered by colourful jokes, according to National Observer. She greets hesitant Syrian refugees like old friends, exchanging high fives and laughter. But she also learned a lot about resilience and people ability to overcome the harshest tragedies witnessing the death of family members, rape, bombings and other brutalities of war. ; Tanielian supports 27 Syrian families who settled this year in Langley through her work as manager of human resources and communications at the Langley Community Services Society.A Canadian of Lebanese descent, Tanielian speaks five languages. She gives advice and coordinates with other groups to point out where there are gaps in service, where help is falling short. Mental health for refugees is huge. One of these areas is mental health for refugees. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.