canadian-born parents: The Immigration Department report, obtained through an access to information request, found 36 per cent of the children of immigrants aged 25 to 35 held university degrees, compared to 24 per cent of their peers with Canadian-born parents, according to Toronto Star. Among the top immigration source countries, more than 50 per cent of the children of immigrants from China and India graduated from university, while one-third of those born to Filipino immigrant parents finished their degrees. Not only do many newcomers arrive with university degrees, their high expectations for their children's academic achievements also appear to lead to the pursuit of higher education among their children, according to a new internal government analysis. By comparison, between 30 and 37 per cent of children to immigrants from Western Europe completed university, followed by those from Latin America and the Caribbean at a rate ranging from 23 to 28 per cent about par with children with Canadian-born parents, the report said. And immigrant parents in Canada tend to have higher levels of educational attainment than Canadian-born parents, said the report by researcher Garnett Picot for the department's research and evaluation unit. Article Continued Below The educational attainment of the parents matters; children with highly educated parents are more likely to be highly educated themselves. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

chen works: The 40-year-old minivan driver, whom police identified only by his surname Chen, lost control after a fire erupted in his van, which held several plastic bottles of gasoline as well as six canisters of liquid gas, according to CTV. A cigarette butt found by investigators in the van likely started the fire, Shanghai police said in a statement Friday evening. Police ruled out the possibility of a deliberate attack and described the crash as an accident. They said Chen had been alone in the vehicle. Chen works for a Shanghai metals company and had no criminal record but is now under suspicion for transporting dangerous materials. Chen was being treated for severe smoke inhalation and was in a coma, and nine other people were still hospitalized, police said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

chicago detective: This time they're awaiting deportation proceedings from Immigration and Customs Enforcement because they entered the country illegally, according to Metro News. They are among several defendants who have walked free because their cases were handled by Reynaldo Guevara, a discredited former Chicago detective facing allegations that for years he beat and bullied defendants to obtain false attorney said he's not sure he even made it past the fence outside the jail. Gabriel Solache and Arturo DeLeon-Reyes, who were freed in December, were immediately detained again. But I do know he did see the sun shine without handcuffs on and could see a park and all of those were a first for him in a really long time, said Andrew Vail, a Jenner and Block attorney who worked on the case for free. The allegations of Guevara's brutality last year led to five overturned convictions. DeLeon-Reyes and Solache's release adds a chapter to what has become one of the most troubling stories of the Chicago Police Department in recent history. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

city hall: But we must focus on the hope for the future, according to CBC. Longtime anti-racism advocate Patricia Wright asked Is it time to move beyond Black History Month Kelly Bennett/CBC That future was embodied in the midday ceremony at city hall by young performers, including Dorian Odusanya, who told the story of Viola Desmond who married his brother. We must remember the past, yes, said anti-racism advocate Patricia Wright. His telling of Desmond's refusal to give up her seat in a whites-only section of a Nova Scotia movie theatre was electric. Every time I hold that bill in my hands and I look at her face, I'll be reminded of my family's history. Our family is overwhelmed with pride that one of our ancestors a black woman was chosen to be on the 10 bill, Odusanya said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

lima: The mummies were buried less than a metre 3.2 feet deep in the Lima district of Carabayllo, according to CBC. Their coffins contained traditional Chinese artifacts, such as lighters and pipes to smoke opium. The bodies were found inside their wooden coffins by workers of Calidda, a natural gas distributor in Lima and Callao. Archeologist Sulema Zelaya shows a 19th century mummy of a Chinese immigrant inside a wooden coffin at the Calidda headquarters, a natural gas distributor, in Lima, Peru February 2, 2018. The three mummies were found on Jan. 22, 2018, as Calidda employees worked to install new natural gas pipelines. Guadalupe Pardo/Reuters Archaeologists believe the mummies belonged to immigrants from the first wave of Chinese who travelled to Peru in the mid-19th century to work in the country's booming sugar and cotton industries. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

german: Two years later, the 36-year-old is back home in Aleppo, according to The Chronicle Herald. He returned last summer depressed, homesick and dreading another winter, he couldn't bear life in the German city of Suhl. In early 2016, he paid smugglers and endured a dangerous sea crossing to Greece and an exhausting journey by train, bus and foot through Europe. Germany, he said, was boring, boring, boring. So far, they are just a trickle, numbering in the tens of thousands. Maarawi is among a small number of refugees who have come back to Syria from among the more than 5.4 million who fled their homeland since the civil war erupted in 2011. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

gloria graham: Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool 3 stars Happy End 3Winchester 2Black History Month F licit 4Black History Month Black Cop 3 FILM STARS DON' Maybe not, but Gloria Graham the Oscar winner and film noir icon retreated there after a backstage collapse, according to Vancouver Observer. She wanted to stay with the family of her latest lover, a young actor named Peter Turner. You have some good choices among these smaller ones though, and one that's disappointingly bad. She was reliving their romance of a couple years earlier in London, New York and her seaside home in California. She was in her late 50s, had been married four times once to a stepson and wasn't getting work in the movies anymore. What she was really seeking was solace for her medical problems and for the equally-threatening peril creeping in on her old age. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

government officials: Satellite images and video of destroyed homes also showed that the village had been wiped out, according to CTV. The Myanmar government's information committee said in a statement Friday that 17 government officials including Border Guard Police went to Gu Dar Pyin to investigate the AP report and were told by villagers and community leaders that no such things happened. The AP reported on Thursday that the mass graves in the village of Gu Dar Pyin were confirmed through multiple interviews with more than two dozen survivors who had fled to refugee camps in neighbouring Bangladesh, and through time-stamped cellphone videos. According to the government statement, a group of Rohingya terrorists skirmished with security forces in the village during clearance operations by the military. It said 19 terrorists died and their bodies were carefully buried by the security forces. It said about 500 villagers who supported the terrorists attacked the security forces with weapons such as knives, sticks and wooden spears, and the security forces were forced to shoot in self-defence. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

security agents: They were accusing me of being a Rwandan spy and a killer, according to The Chronicle Herald. That I was in Uganda to hunt down Rwandan refugees living in Uganda to harm them, Gatsinzi told The Associated Press, denying the accusations. Gatsinzi claims he was arrested by security agents after visiting his son at a Ugandan university in December and that 12 days of being hooded and beaten left him in a wheelchair for days after his release. He said he saw another Rwandan who had been tortured and was really in a bad shape. People like Gatsinzi claim they are caught in the middle, suspected by one country or the other. The neighbouring East African countries have faced years of uneasy relations over Uganda's refusal to forcibly repatriate Rwandan refugees, including some who are suspected of involvement in Rwanda's genocide in 1994. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

television broadcasts: The team is reaching out through radio and television broadcasts, social media and in-person meetings with elders and community members, according to Metro News. The goal is to keep communities informed about everything from security to transportation issues, and let them know they can also participate in the fun. But those images can be scary for some immigrants and refugees who are worried about terrorism, deportation or even a war they can't forget.A special team with the city of Minneapolis has been working for weeks to reassure immigrant communities that all the extra muscle is here to keep them safe. It's a welcoming place ... for people to come downtown and enjoy, said Michael Yang, a southeast Asian community specialist with the city. Minnesota has been a welcoming state for immigrants over the last several decades, thanks in part to its social service programs. You shouldn't have to fear anything. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

art scene: But multicultural Toronto's art scene is still predominantly male and white, according to NOW Magazine. According to a 2017 Canadian Art study of 80 galleries nationwide, 92 per cent of curators and directors are white. It seems self-evident that having more young, marginalized people curating art shows will attract younger, more diverse audiences to galleries. In Ontario, around 15 per cent of people in administrative positions are visible minorities, compared to 29 per cent in the wider population. Members of Toronto's art community have long lamented under-representation, but the numbers are in and they can't be ignored. That disparity is jarring considering 51.5 per cent of Torontonians are visible minorities. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

african nation: Some people had personal questions, such as one woman who said a Nigerian friend was facing deportation and faced great danger if she returned to the African nation because she is a lesbian, according to CTV. One questioner asked Trudeau whether he was concerned about the number of people crossing the border illegally and claiming refugee status. Trudeau was asked by some people whether he would boost the number of immigrants accepted into Canada every year. Trudeau responded that Canada has obligations under international treaties to give asylum seekers a hearing, but also has the resources to ensure that people who are deemed not to be refugees are dealt with appropriately. One woman interrupted another questioner by shouting out opposition to the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion project that would carry diluted bitumen from Alberta through British Columbia. We always make sure that security is the first thing that is checked, Trudeau said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

arianne robinson: Toronto laneway named after Italian dish Robinson, who appeared on CBC Radio's Metro Morning on Thursday, said she was inspired to look into laneway names following the most recent iteration of the women's march, according to CBC. I was thinking about so many women out on the street and thinking about landmarks and streets and laneways and who they're named after, she told host Matt Galloway. Compare that with the 42 named for men, and the statistics are shocking, said Arianne Robinson, who wrote about the issue for Signal Toronto. Frank Kovak Lane in Little Italy was approved in 2003. Frank died last year and will be sorely missed by his friends, said a city document about the naming. Frank Kovac operated Frank's Garage on Harbord Street for over 30 years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

bonney: Pierre told Brian Bonney he made certain choices that landed him in court, according to CBC. Bonney's lawyer told a sentencing hearing earlier this month that his client was an instrument of others in the scandal, including senior officials in former premier Christy Clark's office. Provincial court Judge David St. Prosecutor tells hearing 'quick wins' plan to get ethnic votes backfired for B.C. Liberals The conditional sentence will be served in the community and Bonney will live under a 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew. Bonney pleaded guilty to breach of trust last October in the so-called quick wins scandal for the partisan use of taxpayer money in an attempt to attract support from minority groups. He must also do 60 hours of community service work. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

border security: The standoff left serious doubt whether the two parties could reach an election-year pact to protect hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation, sharpen border security and take other steps to curb immigration, according to The Chronicle Herald. The two parties had not even settled on a deadline for an agreement a bad sign in an institution that rarely acts unless under pressure. The reaction to Trump's high-profile overture suggested both parties were settling into a protracted tug-of-war. If the deadline is Feb. 8, we're not going to make it, No. 2 House Democratic leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland said Wednesday, noting a looming deadline for approving government funding to avoid another shutdown. Steve Scalise, R-La., the House GOP vote counter, said in an interview Tuesday. It's going to take work for us to build a consensus, Rep. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

calan: Incidentally, while I was there at the bookshop going through leaflets and pamphlets in French and English, a random Montrealer popped into the store to ask the shopkeeper if he had anything by calan in store, according to Rabble. Despite my lacking knowledge of the French language, I knew the shopkeeper responded that he had never heard of calan, but before I had a chance to intervene, the customer had unfortunately disappeared into the St. Luckily I did find a collection of interviews and essays by Bookchin, a thinker and activist whose anarchist and ecological writing and thought has been fundamental to informing Abdullah calan's turn away from Stalinist Marxism, toward the groundbreaking theory of Democratic Confederalism. calan is the imprisoned leader of the banned Kurdistan Worker's Party PKK and the spiritual theorist and strategist of the egalitarian and ecofeminist Rojava revolution in the Kurdish north of Syria. Laurent Boulevard's Sunday crowd once again. That day I left the bookstore bookshop feeling somewhat guilty for making the shopkeeper feel embarrassed about knowing next to nothing about calan, Bookchin and Rojava, but I recount this story here because for me it crystallizes how the Rojava movement's resistance has been waged in near anonymity from the very first days of its humble beginnings. Afterwards, I had a conversation with the shopkeeper about Rojava's paradigm-shifting practice in the Middle East, and even went out of my way to give him a sort of mini lecture on how calan's theory of Democratic Confederalism has been fundamental to the multi-ethnic and democratic praxis of the Rojavans throughout the current Syrian civil war. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

people: As immigrants to Canada going back more than 30 years, Sharifi said, the couple wanted to focus their philanthropic efforts on their adopted homeland and its northern Indigenous people, whose resilience and culture they deeply respect, according to The Chronicle Herald. We have an affinity and understanding of the Canadian Indigenous people, their history, their culture, said Sharifi, who was born to an Arab mother and an Iranian father and spent the first part of her life in southwestern Iran. Seven years after founding the Arctic Inspiration Prize, Arnold Witzig and Simi Sharifi are handing over what they say is their entire fortune to a trust fund that distributes millions of dollars every year to northern groups whose work improves the quality of life for their community members. Some of my feelings and closeness and understanding comes from my own personal experience as someone who grew up in a minority ethnic group in a developing country. Eight teams shared more than 2.4 million this year, including a 1-million top prize for a land-based healing program to help at-risk Inuit, First Nation and Metis peoples in Yellowknife and surrounding communities in the Northwest Territories. The Arctic Inspiration Prize was established in 2012 and offers financial support to groups working to benefit the Canadian Arctic, its people and Canada as a whole. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

search properties: PM TRUDEAU CONTINUES TOWN HALL TOUR Prime Minister Justin Trudeau face more tough questions from Canadians at a town hall event in Winnipeg last night, according to The Chronicle Herald. The prime minister was grilled about the environment, foreign policy, immigration and other issues at last night's event, which followed a meeting with his youth advisory council. Police continue to search properties connected to Bruce McArthur, 66, who is already charged with five counts of first-degree murder. The prime minister's town hall tour moves to Edmonton tonight and Nanaimo, B.C. on Friday. There is currently only one candidate in the running to replace Brown Toronto politician Doug Ford. ONTARIO PCs TO NAME NEW LEADER MARCH 10 Ontario's Progressive Conservative party will select a new leader to replace Patrick Brown on March 10. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

trust fund: As immigrants to Canada going back more than 30 years, Sharifi said, the couple wanted to focus their philanthropic efforts on their adopted homeland and its northern Indigenous people, whose resilience and culture they deeply respect, according to CTV. We have an affinity and understanding of the Canadian Indigenous people, their history, their culture, said Sharifi, who was born to an Arab mother and an Iranian father and spent the first part of her life in southwestern Iran. Seven years after founding the Arctic Inspiration Prize, Arnold Witzig and Simi Sharifi are handing over what they say is their entire fortune to a trust fund that distributes millions of dollars every year to northern groups whose work improves the quality of life for their community members. Some of my feelings and closeness and understanding comes from my own personal experience as someone who grew up in a minority ethnic group in a developing country. Eight teams shared more than 2.4 million this year, including a 1-million top prize for a land-based healing program to help at-risk Inuit, First Nation and Metis peoples in Yellowknife and surrounding communities in the Northwest Territories. The Arctic Inspiration Prize was established in 2012 and offers financial support to groups working to benefit the Canadian Arctic, its people and Canada as a whole. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

african nation: One questioner asked Trudeau whether he was concerned about the number of people crossing the border illegally and claiming refugee status, according to National Observer. Trudeau responded that Canada has obligations under international treaties to give asylum seekers a hearing, but also has the resources to ensure that people who are deemed not to be refugees are dealt with appropriately. Trudeau was asked by some people whether he would boost the number of immigrants accepted into Canada every year. ; Some people had personal questions, such as one woman who said a Nigerian friend was facing deportation and faced great danger if she returned to the African nation because she is a lesbian. We always make sure that security is the first thing that is checked, Trudeau said. She swore at the prime minister and security before leaving. One woman interrupted another questioner by shouting out opposition to the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion project that would carry diluted bitumen from Alberta through British Columbia. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

iranian father: We have an affinity and understanding of the Canadian Indigenous people, their history, their culture, said Sharifi, who was born to an Arab mother and an Iranian father and spent the first part of her life in southwestern Iran, according to National Observer. Some of my feelings and closeness and understanding comes from my own personal experience as someone who grew up in a minority ethnic group in a developing country. Seven years after founding the Arctic Inspiration Prize, Arnold Witzig and Simi Sharifi are handing over what they say is their entire fortune to a trust fund that distributes millions of dollars every year to northern groups whose work improves the quality of life for their community members. ; As immigrants to Canada going back more than 30 years, Sharifi said, the couple wanted to focus their philanthropic efforts on their adopted homeland and its northern Indigenous people, whose resilience and culture they deeply respect. The Arctic Inspiration Prize was established in 2012 and offers financial support to groups working to benefit the Canadian Arctic, its people and Canada as a whole. The recipients were announced Wednesday night in Ottawa at the Northern Lights Business and Cultural Showcase.A youth category was included this year for the first time, awarding up to 100,000 each to as many as seven applicants. Eight teams shared more than 2.4 million this year, including a 1-million top prize for a land-based healing program to help at-risk Inuit, First Nation and Metis peoples in Yellowknife and surrounding communities in the Northwest Territories. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

african nation: Some people had personal questions, such as one woman who said a Nigerian friend was facing deportation and faced great danger if she returned to the African nation because she is a lesbian, according to The Chronicle Herald. One questioner asked Trudeau whether he was concerned about the number of people crossing the border illegally and claiming refugee status. Trudeau was asked by some people whether he would boost the number of immigrants accepted into Canada every year. Trudeau responded that Canada has obligations under international treaties to give asylum seekers a hearing, but also has the resources to ensure that people who are deemed not to be refugees are dealt with appropriately. One woman interrupted another questioner by shouting out opposition to the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion project that would carry diluted bitumen from Alberta through British Columbia. We always make sure that security is the first thing that is checked, Trudeau said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

american family: The country, he said, should see itself as one team, one people, and one American family, according to Toronto Star. His rare call for harmony, however, gave way to the kind of aggressive immigration rhetoric that has thrilled his base but made much of the country uneasy. Trump, using conciliatory language and a solemn tone, began by asking Republicans and Democrats to set aside their differences and summon the unity we need to deliver for the people. As he did in campaign speeches, he called attention to crimes committed by Hispanic gang members summoning an ovation for the parents of girls murdered by members of the MS-13 gang. We love you, thank you. I want you to know that 320 million hearts are right now breaking for you, Trump said in one of the most emotional moments of the night. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

baby boomers: Even the Beatles felt compelled to do a song called Revolution, according to Rabble. Last year, when the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts put on an exhibition of art and artefacts of the late 1960s they called it, simply, Revolution. Advertisers peddled soft drinks and soap by labelling them as symbols of revolution. There were lots of bell-bottoms and psychedelic colours. The appeal of revolution, especially to those who exploited it for profit, was ephemeral and passing, like most pop culture fads. Throngs of baby boomers flocked to the show to indulge in nostalgia, not politics. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

centennial arena: Our relationship is a sign of leadership, he said at the event sponsored by the Greater Moncton Chamber of Commerce, according to CBC. It leads also other communities to want to work all together. Dieppe Mayor Yvon LaPierre said ensuring his city, Moncton and Riverview work together is vital to keeping the area growing. LaPierre said Dieppe's focus is on working with urban planners on the downtown and building an intergenerational community complex to replace the aging Centennial Arena. We're missing a great opportunity, specifically with international students that are coming here, LaPierre said. He and his counterparts all said attracting more immigrants to the area is a priority. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

fights deportation: Ravi Ragbir RAH'-vee RAHG'-beer was in the audience Tuesday night as Trump called on Congress to set politics aside and overhaul the nation's immigration system, according to Metro News. Ragbir said afterward that it was difficult to see the reaction from people in the room who totally bought into what he was saying. An immigrant activist who was freed from detention as he fights deportation has attended President Donald Trump's State of the Union address. A judge in New York ordered Ragbir released from detention on Monday. Ragbir was invited to the speech as a guest of U.S. Rep. The activist says immigration officials are engaging in psychological warfare by targeting him and other activists for detention and deportation.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement refutes that contention. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.