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Toronto summer camp theatre explores the journey of young migrants<\/strong><\/h1>\n
The struggles and hopes of being a young immigrant unfold at Toronto Children’s Peace Theatre<\/strong>.<\/address>\n<\/div>\n
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Sirak Tesfu, 19, from Eritrea, and Rosa Solorzano, 18, from El Salvador, both participate in the Children’s Peace Theatre’s gala production, Passage: A Moving Experience. Article accessed from here<\/a><\/p>\n

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By:<\/strong> Nicholas Keung<\/a> Immigration reporter, Published on Tue Jul 23 2013.<\/div>\n
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A teenage boy from Eritrea recalls the awkwardness of reuniting with his father, whom he had not seen for 13 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A young woman from Antigua remembers the cold reception she got when she returned to Canada, the birthplace she was scooped away from as a toddler.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A refugee girl from El Salvador is afraid of bonding with others because of the experience of losing friends when she moves again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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All three are members of the Toronto Children\u2019s Peace Theatre summer camp<\/a> this year, and their stories, along with others, will be part of the group\u2019s performance, Passage: A Moving Experience<\/i>, which debuts Thursday at the Dawes Rd. theatre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Through art installations, such as a bed-spring sculpture about \u201chome,\u201d to song compositions with lyrics about migration and storytelling, the youth and their professional artist mentors will explore the young migrants\u2019 journeys, struggles, challenges, hopes and dreams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIt feels good to get these stories out there so people know what we have gone through to be here,\u201d said Sirak Tesfu, 19, who, along with his mother and little sister, was separated from his father, a refugee, as a kid before joining him here two years ago. They came from Eritrea via Sudan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI only knew my father by phone. It was strange to see him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Now in its 13th year, the theatre\u2019s summer camp chose to produce a show about youth migrants after one of its artists had his refugee claim rejected and was deported to Mexico last fall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cBorn in Canada, I grew up at a time when we were making strides in humanitarian causes, but our immigration and refugee system has drastically changed in recent years. Canadians can\u2019t be proud of what\u2019s happening,\u201d said the theatre\u2019s artistic director, Karen Emerson.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThese stories need to be told. These voices need to be heard.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In the past, the theatre and its campers have tackled various social justice themes, with shows about food security (\u201cEat It Up\u201d) and child soldier\/labour (\u201cUp In Arms\u201d).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Unlike Tesfu, who spoke Tigrinya and must learn English from scratch, Amber Williams-King faces no language barrier. Born in Toronto, she was taken to Antigua at age 2 but returned alone four years ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI was a citizen, but people saw me as a foreigner. English is my first language, but I had to change my accent so people could understand me,\u201d said the 23-year-old.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe need to create a sense of understanding of the different people who make up Canada, accepting and appreciating the differences. Canadians have the responsibility to live up to its name as a multicultural mosaic.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Rosa Solorzano and her family fled El Salvador for the U.S. before arriving in Toronto two years ago. She said she always isolated herself from others because she hated the experience of leaving her friends behind. But the summer camp has brought out her inner self.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIt sucks when you can\u2019t bond with people. You just don\u2019t know when you have to move again,\u201d said Solorzano, 18, who graduated from high school but cannot go on to higher education because her family is still waiting for a refugee hearing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cI\u2019m surprised how much I\u2019m enjoying this. I am learning something new and the kids just have so much energy and so many great ideas.<\/p>\n

What are your thoughts on this article? Feel free to share them below!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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