{"id":70,"date":"2022-07-19T10:53:35","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T14:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/migrantlives\/?post_type=chapter&p=70"},"modified":"2022-08-29T14:00:58","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T18:00:58","slug":"lesson-1-what-is-a-migrant","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/migrantlives\/chapter\/lesson-1-what-is-a-migrant\/","title":{"raw":"Lesson 1: What is a migrant?","rendered":"Lesson 1: What is a migrant?"},"content":{"raw":"At the heart of this unit lies people\u2014individuals with families, friends, hopes, and real-life hardships. This unit will introduce the stories of five (5) migrants.\r\n
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\"\"Nicol\u00f2<\/h2>\r\nAn Italian migrant worker living and working in Canada. During the first lockdown in Ontario, his work suddenly shifted online.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n \r\n
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\"\"Safeer<\/h2>\r\nAn Indian migrant worker who lived for many years in the Gulf but returned to India during the pandemic.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n \r\n
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\"AMencie<\/h2>\r\nA Filipina migrant domestic worker in Italy, now an Italian citizen, whose livelihood was severely affected by Covid-19. Her ties to the\u00a0community proved to be the key to survival.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n
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\"AVaGa_Bon<\/h2>\r\nA Senegalese refugee activist living in Germany. VaGa_Bon\u2019s experience crossing the Mediterranean as an irregular migrant informs his social justice work for migrant rights.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n
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\"aDee<\/h2>\r\nA Syrian civil engineer who migrated to Canada and now works in food delivery. Dee\u2019s temporary resident status affected her access to healthcare. Like Mencie,\u00a0community links offered a\u00a0lifeline during lockdown.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n \r\n

Migrants: Who are they exactly?<\/h1>\r\nThe following lesson will enable you to understand better who a migrant is and the factors that lead individuals to leave one country for another.\r\n\r\nYour task is twofold:\r\n\r\n \r\n
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Watch<\/h1>\r\n[embed]https:\/\/youtu.be\/yRPfM5Oj-QA[\/embed]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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What Do You Think?<\/h2>\r\n<\/header>\r\n
\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nWho is a migrant?\r\nHow is a refugee different from a migrant?\r\nWhy do migrants leave their country? Name at least 3 possible reasons.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\nDownload Migrant_Lives_in_Pandemic Times_gr5_8 ENG.docx_52-56<\/a>.","rendered":"

At the heart of this unit lies people\u2014individuals with families, friends, hopes, and real-life hardships. This unit will introduce the stories of five (5) migrants.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Nicol\u00f2<\/h2>\n

An Italian migrant worker living and working in Canada. During the first lockdown in Ontario, his work suddenly shifted online.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"Safeer<\/h2>\n

An Indian migrant worker who lived for many years in the Gulf but returned to India during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"AMencie<\/h2>\n

A Filipina migrant domestic worker in Italy, now an Italian citizen, whose livelihood was severely affected by Covid-19. Her ties to the\u00a0community proved to be the key to survival.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"AVaGa_Bon<\/h2>\n

A Senegalese refugee activist living in Germany. VaGa_Bon\u2019s experience crossing the Mediterranean as an irregular migrant informs his social justice work for migrant rights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"aDee<\/h2>\n

A Syrian civil engineer who migrated to Canada and now works in food delivery. Dee\u2019s temporary resident status affected her access to healthcare. Like Mencie,\u00a0community links offered a\u00a0lifeline during lockdown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Migrants: Who are they exactly?<\/h1>\n

The following lesson will enable you to understand better who a migrant is and the factors that lead individuals to leave one country for another.<\/p>\n

Your task is twofold:<\/p>\n

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Watch<\/h1>\n