Destin Bujang: Status and San Francisco

destin bujang: The book gives us quite a sense of accomplishment, according to Metro News. What we would like to do is to give ourselves a voice. We have all had these experiences coming to Canada, always in transit, said one of the writers, Destin Bujang, 25, who fled Cameroon to Toronto in 2012 and is still fighting to obtain his status here. When someone finds themselves in the same situation like ours, they should know they are not alone and they should not feel silenced. The Villegas, who themselves grew up without status with Mexican parents in San Francisco, came to Toronto in 2006 first as international students before earning their permanent status in Canada. The idea of the book project, made possible with a Art Reach Foundation grant, came from Bujang, who studied journalism back home, and the book's co-editors, siblings Francisco and Paloma Villegas, who drew on the inspiration from the book Underground Undergrads UCLA undocumented immigrant students speak out. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.