The Africa Connection
When two Polish Canadians visit their grandparents’ childhood homeland in Africa they meet others on the same quest. “We immediately celebrate!” writes Amanda Chalupa. We ‘get’ each other.”
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2016 Vol. 8 No. 2—Spring / Features
2016 Vol. 8 No. 2—Spring / Books
Window to Freedom: A Journey of Survival
It took Poland fifty years to regain its freedom. For many Poles it took even longer to liberate their memories. Marian Wiacek recorded his for his grandchildren.
2016 Vol. 8 No. 2—Spring / Films
Childhood Denied
Myra Dziama’s gentle film is mostly about childhood restored, with love and understanding. And the “custody battle” launched in the UN by Moscow’s Poland for the children who chose Canada.
2014 Vol. 6 No. 3 — Fall-Winter / Features
When Rhinos Roamed the Polish Prairie: The Exotic Homeland of Poles in Africa
The world’s largest crocodiles cooled off in nearby water, and hippos and baboons helped themselves to lunch. But it was entertaining. And Irene Tomaszewski was there.
2014 Vol. 6 No. 3 — Fall-Winter / Interviews
In the Shade of the Baobab Tree
From captivity to an enchanting world of freedom – growing up in equatorial Africa.
2014 Vol. 6 No. 3 — Fall-Winter / Features
Once Upon a Time in Africa…
Former students from some of the worlds’ most exclusive schools, they came from all over the world to attend the 25th reunion in Wroclaw. And oh, they sure know how to have fun!
2011 Vol. 3 No. 3 — Fall / Books
Maps and Shadows
Krysia Jopek’s story of a gentle family uprooted by people who rearrange borders without hearing the gunshots or seeing the victims.
2010 Vol. 2 No. 3 — Fall / Commentary
Will the Real Africa Please Stand Up?
More than $1 trillion in development-related aid has been transferred to Africa – & it’s not helping. Africans are worse off because of it, claims Zambian economist Dambisa Moyo.
2009 — Summer / Features
Reminiscences: Fathers, Socks and “Figi”
I recently reminisced about my son’s visit to England when he was eighteen. He took his bike with him and had his itinerary well planned. It included a trip to Hatherleigh, a little town in Devon where my family spent a year when my parents were reunited after their long wartime separation.
2009 — Spring / Features
From the Snows of Siberia to the Snows of Kilimanjaro
The Canadian immigration representative seemed perplexed. What was he think of this Polish matriarchy living in mud huts surrounded by lovely gardens with trimmed hedges and a view of the great mountain in the distance? The children in their smart uniforms didn’t help. He was looking for labour in Canada’s mines and forests.
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