By Stephanie Froese

Immigrants learn about Canada’s Remembrance Day

Nov 11, 2010 | 6:31 AM

paNOW Staff

Amidst the busy day of school appearances, veterans took time to have lunch with some people who have recently moved to Canada.
Barbara Cathcart, A language instructor for the YWCA’s Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) program brought her students to the Prince Albert legion.
“We were talking about Remembrance Day and what it was all about and I thought let’s make it a little bit realistic,” Cathcart said.
She said it’s important for them to learn about Remembrance Day and the people who gave everything.
“When they left their country and came to Canada, they have all the freedoms we have.”
For these students this will be their First Remembrance Day in Canada. Getting closer to November 11th they noticed things like the red poppy pins warn by most people and the amount of education there is regarding what veterans have done for their country.
Hsalu Goh is an immigrant from Burma. While he said they have a version of Remembrance Day where he came from, they aren’t taught about it right from childhood, like people are in Canada.
“I think it’s better because they are taught before… they make it very nice because all people know about Remembrance Day,” Goh said.
Many of the LINC students are attending high school Remembrance Day ceremonies, where some of the veterans they had lunch with will be honored guests.
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