Censored

Authors

  • Michelle Lam Brandon University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18733/cpi29575

Abstract

The first of two related poems in which an imaginary dialogue takes place between the Speaker and the Researcher. The versions juxtapose what an immigrant says in the interview and what he/she is expected to say, feel and think.  The first poem: “Censored” erases much of the text to present a dominant, status quo perspective. 

Author Biography

Michelle Lam, Brandon University

Michelle Lam is the Director of Brandon University's Center for Aboriginal and Rural Education Studies. She is interested in newcomer integration, critical race theory, rural inclulsivity, and anti-racist education. Michelle was an English as an Additional Language teacher for over ten years and was the Director of Teacher Training and Development for Lucas Detech Institute in Vietnam.

Migrating Colors. An image showing fall colors superimposed over a lake, with a cloudy sky.

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Published

2021-08-17

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2020): Living Stories of Migrancy: Exile, Unconditional Hospitality and Transnational Citizenship

Section

Articles, Illustrations and Verse