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SUMMARY:From Manus to Canada: Jaivet Ealom's Journey to Freedom
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DESCRIPTION:Join author and refugee advocate\, Jaivet Ealom as he recounts
  his experience as a refugee\, the challenges of being a newcomer in Canad
 a\, and how he's created his life here..\nhttps://rwlibrary.libnet.info/ev
 ent/9165560
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Rohingya student Jaivet Ealom&rsquo\;s att
 empt to flee Myanmar and become a refugee in another country turned into a
 n agonizing&nbsp\;tale of survival. Held in immigration detention for four
  years\, on a notorious island prison\, he made a daring escape and finall
 y found sanctuary in Canada &ndash\;&nbsp\;arriving in Toronto in 2017 wit
 h $45 to his name.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Jaivet Ealom&nbsp\;was born in Myanmar a
 nd now lives in Toronto\, where he studied politics and economics at the U
 niversity of Toronto. He is a co-founder of the Rohingya Centre of Canada\
 , and an advocate for the Rohingya community. His memoir&nbsp\;Escape from
  Manus Prison&nbsp\;was published in 2021.<br /><br /></p>\n<p><em>Escape 
 from Manus Prison&nbsp\;</em>was recently nominated for the 2023 Heritage 
 Toronto Award.&nbsp\; <a href="https://www.heritagetoronto.org/what-we-do/
 heritage-toronto-awards/2023-book-award-nominees/" target="_blank" rel="no
 opener">Read more about this award.</a></p>\n<p>Find Jaivet's book in the 
 <a href="https://rwlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S192C4390720." targ
 et="_blank" rel="noopener">library's catalogue.</a></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\
 n<p></p>\nhttps://rwlibrary.libnet.info/event/9165560
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