Memoirs of a Pakhtun Immigrant Teresa Schapansky 9781988024073 Books
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He signed up to sail on SS Rajputana as soon as he'd heard it was bound for Canada. By the time the ship reached port in Esquimalt, British Columbia in November of 1939, his decision had already been made. He had reached the land of freedom, and if he were to ever provide a better life for his wife and children, he couldn't possibly return to Bombay. With a heart full of hope, and only four dollars in his pocket, he slipped away from his crew. This is the story of Gafoor Khan, an illegal immigrant and a courageous man - he spent nearly ten years on Canadian soil before being granted legal status. Woven from his son's memories, this story was written to chronicle times and events, to ensure that how this family came to be in Canada would not become lost over time. Carefully chosen copies of photographs and historical documents are included.
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Memoirs of a Pakhtun Immigrant Teresa Schapansky 9781988024073 Books Reviews
Canadian author Teresa Schapansky entered the world of children’s books with a very thoughtful and entertaining series entitled ALONG THE WAY. Thus far there are five books with hopefully more to come. The illustrations are by Ken Golden. Teresa is a sharp journalist and a popular speaker in schools and other gatherings and her early love for stories lead to books before she finally decided to write this series. Her first novel, "IMOGENE OF THE PACIFIC KINGDOM opened doors for the author - radio and television interviews, school visits, library visits, a stint freelance reporting for a local newspaper- and now she presents DAGER OF THE TASMAN EMPIRE and reading it is evidence of her fine talents. And now she turns to writing creative non-fiction – MEMOIRS OF A PAKHTUN IMMIGRANT – and once again she has conquered a new challenge. Teresa lives with her family in the Cowichan Valley, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Teresa shares the inception of this memoir with us – ‘In June of 2016, I received a message from a cherished high school friend. Polite folk that we are, he and I exchanged our usual pleasantries before he got down to business. His dad had been hoping to have his story written for quite some time, and he asked if I might be interested in taking on a project such as this. Would I ever. Since then, I have met with Jamal 45 times, and each meeting, beginning and ending with a hug, has lasted anywhere from an hour to three hours. This book is the final product of those visits (and 90 hugs). The original purpose for the writing of this book was to ensure that the history of how his family came to be in Canada would not become forgotten nor lost over time. Our aim was to chronicle times and events, woven from Jamal's memories, for his present and future family members to pass down throughout the generations. We agreed it would be helpful to add information at the beginning of most chapters to put the timeline into perspective concurrently with other events taking place in the world at the time.’
The story of the focal man in this book – Gafoor Khan – begins with his birth in 1903 in Charuna, India, and accompanies his life with its many challenges to Canada. As Teresa’s sensitive synopsis outlines, ‘He signed up to sail on SS Rajputana as soon as he'd heard it was bound for Canada. By the time the ship reached port in Esquimalt, British Columbia in November of 1939, his decision had already been made. He had reached the land of freedom, and if he were to ever provide a better life for his wife and children, he couldn't possibly return to Bombay. With a heart full of hope, and only four dollars in his pocket, he slipped away from his crew. This is the story of Gafoor Khan, an illegal immigrant and a courageous man - he spent nearly ten years on Canadian soil before being granted legal status. Woven from his son's memories, this story was written to chronicle times and events, to ensure that how this family came to be in Canada would not become lost over time. Carefully chosen copies of photographs and historical documents are included.’
Accompanying the smooth flow of the writing are numerous photographs of Gafoor and his family along with images of documents that fortify the realities of this immigrant experience in the New World of Canada. It is a winsome book, a tender document, and a winning story of the plight of immigrants – the timing of the publication of this book could not be more propitious. Grady Harp, January 17
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.
A delightful account of one Pakistani family’s struggle to be able to live in Canada.
The story is spread over several decades, starting with the father jumping ship and having to live in fear for many years while he manages with difficulty to earn a living and send back money to his family. Eventually he is able to bring his sons to Canada, but at each turn there are years of frustration and hardship.
It is a stirring tale about the deprivations of the family's life in Pakistan and of the hard life lived by labouring immigrants such as the father, and you find yourself almost cheering at each stage of the family’s progress.
The story is put together by one of the sons together with a Canadian author. It is short and to the point, and simply narrated – almost naively so – which gives it its particular fresh charm.
A similar story must belong to millions of others who have had to live through the gruelling process of escaping from poverty only to face the hardship of immigration. The story is a page-turner and particularly relevant to society today.
Interesting story of a Pakistani who grew up farming with his family and as a restless adolescent decided to leave the town and seek a better life in Bombay. He gets work on a ship and his journey begins. After years of working on ships for months at a time then returning home to work the land and share his newfound wealth, he marries and starts a family.
More restessness follows and he decides on a new way to better himself - to attempt to migrate to Canada for a better life. The story weaves back and forth between Pakistan (where his wife and children remain for many years), India and Canada. At the start of each chapter is a little segment that describes the world events at the time, one of my favorite parts of the book.
You learn about the failure of Canada's League of Nations to prevent WWII and then the U.S. initiative of the United Nations which remains today and has the same purpose of world peace and an end to global wars. When the Declaration of Human Rights was signed, how many countries signed it, Ghandis struggle to unite various religious-cultural factions in India, his death, the first Indo-Pakistan war and much more. And how all these things wrapped around the experience of eventually obtaining Canadian citizenship and the security of buying property and building a home for his family to come and live with him in his new homeland - after 26 years apart.
Touching and interesting read.
A well written book. The kind you can't put down once you start reading. Thank You
Thoroughly enjoyed this story. The only problem I had with it was that I wanted to read more about this family.
I love having this book its home town history for me written by a gifted author about an awesome family should be 6 stars
Wonderful read. Such a wonderfully written account of one families struggle to come to Canada that ends with happily ever after.
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