Navigating mental health as children of immigrants can be challenging, coming from communities who may not believe in getting support for it and parents who were often too busy surviving to focus on their own wellbeing. In this episode, host Karina Zapata speaks with Clara Jaide from Calgary, Alberta, Shanice Coombs from Brantford, Ontario, and Alonso Melgar from Toronto, Ontario. Each guest has faced various challenges with their mental health in their lives, from facing racial violence, to not being allowed to attend therapy growing up.
Living up to your parents’ expectations can be a challenge. That pressure is often heightened when your parents sacrificed everything they had to move...
For many children of immigrants, speaking their heritage language can feel like one of the few ways of maintaining their cultural identity, being born...
In this episode of the CPI Podcast, we take a look back on The Second Gen series produced by Karina Zapata, the CPI’s first...