Human Library
| Summary | Languages spoken | Related resources | Media |
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Bridge for NewcomersWen Jean Ho was already a trained social worker when she arrived in Ottawa as an immigrant from Taiwan via the United States.Read more (Bridge for Newcomers) |
English, Taiwanese, Mandarin | Bridge for Newcomers | http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/wen-jean-ho-bridge-newcomers-1.3452537 |
CBC Traffic ReporterDoug Hempstead grew up in rural Renfrew county near Pembroke. Before he became a reporter, Doug worked as a grocery store clerk, and then as a taxi driver.Read more (CBC Traffic Reporter) |
English, French | CBC Traffic Reporter | |
EntrepreneurAbout to begin her PhD in Europe, Jane He travelled to Canada to visit her sister on a one-month tourist visa.Read more (Entrepreneur) |
English, Mandarin, Shanghainese | Entrepreneur | |
FarmerOriginally from Telangana, India, Sudhir Kodati comes from an agricultural background.Read more (Farmer) |
English, Telugu | Farmer | |
Former Drug UserGrowing up with an absent father, Jordon MacLean never felt like he fit in.Read more (Former Drug User) |
English | Former Drug User | http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/human-library-jordan-maclean-helping-reduce... |
ImamSikander Hashmi grew up in Montreal but spent much of his adolescence studying at the Al-Rashid Islamic Institute, a Muslim seminary in Cornwall.Read more (Imam) |
English, French, Urdu | Imam | |
RCMP OfficerIn 1987, Ajit Tiwana became the RCMP's first South Asian female recruit.Read more (RCMP Officer) |
English, Punjabi, Hindi, Gujarat, Urdu | RCMP Officer |
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Anishinaabe RootsKris Meawasige has become the solution to the problem he faced as a child.Read more (Anishinaabe Roots) |
English | Anishinaabe Roots | |
Caribbean Domestic PioneerGrowing up in Jamaica, with an abusive father, meant Melissa often took care of her younger siblings.Read more (Caribbean Domestic Pioneer) |
English | Caribbean Domestic Pioneer | |
CBC Television Control Room DirectorGerry Buffett has worked in Canadian television for 30 years.Read more (CBC Television Control Room Director) |
English | CBC Television Control Room Director | |
Comic CreatorJay Odjick is a writer and artist from the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg Algonquin Nation in Quebec.Read more (Comic Creator) |
English | Comic Creator | http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/jay-odjick-kagagi-algonquin-culture-1.34504... |
Daughter of a DeporteeChelby Daigle was raised by her single mom and grew up in a white family, but the colour of Chelby's skin was a daily reminder of her black father,Read more (Daughter of a Deportee) |
English, French | Daughter of a Deportee | |
Domestic Violence SurvivorFor more than ten years, Heather Imming was emotionally and physically abused by her husband.Read more (Domestic Violence Survivor) |
English | Domestic Violence Survivor | |
Former InmateLee Chapelle was 16 when a judge first sentenced him to jail.Read more (Former Inmate) |
English | Former Inmate | |
Formerly HomelessThree years ago, while grieving the death of his father back home in Malaysia, Chi Way Lee fell into a deep depression.Read more (Formerly Homeless) |
English | Formerly Homeless | |
Human Trafficking SurvivorWhen she was 21 years old, Simone Bell became a target for sexual exploitation and was trafficked between Ottawa, Toronto, Niagara Falls and Montreal over a period of four years.Read more (Human Trafficking Survivor) |
English | Human Trafficking Survivor | |
Living with Asperger SyndromeWhen Jordan Edwards studied at Carleton University, he did well academically, but struggled to meet friends.Read more (Living with Asperger Syndrome) |
English | Living with Asperger Syndrome | http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/human-library-jordan-edwards-asperger-syndr... |
Living with Schizophrenia & DepressionDuring her first year of university, Ayan Yusuf began feeling paranoid and experiencing delusions.Read more (Living with Schizophrenia & Depression) |
English, Somali | Living with Schizophrenia & Depression | |
Muslim WomanIn 2001, Mahwash Fatima immigrated to Canada from Pakistan.Read more (Muslim Woman) |
English, Urdu | Muslim Woman | |
NaturistTed Thompson is a retired aviation engineer.Read more (Naturist) |
English | Naturist | http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2684278821 |
Organ Transplant RecipientWhile Hiba Yusuf was studying cellular molecular biology at university, a doctor diagnosed her with chronic kidney disease. Her youngest brother voRead more (Organ Transplant Recipient) |
English, Arabic | Organ Transplant Recipient | |
Police OfficerIsobel Granger was the first black officer to join the white ranks of the segregated British South Africa Police in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe).Read more (Police Officer) |
English | Police Officer | http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/isobel-granger-ottawa-police-perspectives-1... |
RabbiIn 1989, Elizabeth Bolton left her life as a classical singer in Canada to study for the rabbinate in the United States.Read more (Rabbi) |
English, French, some Hebrew and Yiddish | Rabbi | http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/human-library-elizabeth-bolton-rabbi-follow... |
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CBC Host and Video-JournalistOmar Dabaghi-Pacheco was a competitive bicycle courier and world traveller before deciding on journalism school.Read more (CBC Host and Video-Journalist) |
English, French, Spanish | CBC Host and Video-Journalist | |
ComedianWhen she was a child, Kalyani Pandya's family immigrated to Winnipeg from Uganda after the Idi Amin regime expelled South Asians from the country.Read more (Comedian) |
English, Gujarati | Comedian | |
Correctional OfficerIn 1997, Denis Collin began his career as a Correctional Officer.Read more (Correctional Officer) |
English, French | Correctional Officer | |
Foster ParentWhile in her twenties, Cassandra Auguste worked at a group home for teenagers.Read more (Foster Parent) |
English, French | Foster Parent | |
Living with PTSDWhile serving with the Canadian Airborne Regiment in Somalia, Major Réjean Richard was first on the scene after two young boys playing with a live grenade were severely injured.Read more (Living with PTSD) |
English, French | Living with PTSD | http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/rejean-richard-canadian-forces-ptsd-1.34516... |
Métis WomanBrenda Macdougall is descended from the original fur trading families of amiskwaciwaskahikan or Beaver Hills House where the original Fort Edmonton was located.Read more (Métis Woman) |
English | Métis Woman | |
Refugee SponsorTwenty-six years ago, Aurelia Achor arrived in Canada as a refugee from South Sudan.Read more (Refugee Sponsor) |
English | Refugee Sponsor |