Personal Narrative: An Interview With An Immigrant

Living in the Canadian society is not the same for everyone. A large amount of it consists of immigrants, which leads us into a multicultural society. How does this affect the people who are born and raised in a different culture? I interviewed my good friend of mine, Djibraan Deelahoo, to see his point of views concerning this situation. Like many other immigrants, he was born outside of Canada. His parents raised him the same way they were raised by their parents. The interview lasted roughly 20 minutes, but the most important part of it was to see the common points between his life and the notions of anthropology we have been taught in class. To being with, Djibraan gave me a quick resume of this life so far. I was astonished by the amount of this that could be connected with the professor’s teachings. To begin with, he explained to me that his parents brought him to Canada at two years old. Since there was a big cultural change for them, they rented a house closer to other people who came from his country of Mauritius. They felt that since they were living among their own people, it made them feel like home, made them feel accepted. In class we have learned about …show more content…
He explained to me that it gave him a sense of belonging while he was attending family meetings and cultural events. This can directly be connected to a term the professor had talked about in one of her lectures: Language makes us a part of a culture. It gives us a sense of belonging. Furthermore, now that he learned how to speak the Canadian languages such as French and English, he feels that he finally fits right into both culture, Mauritian and Canadian. In lectures, we compared language to the bees dancing, because it is used as a social convention, which is exactly what the non-existent language barrier helps Djibraan achieve when he is speaking to someone from his culture or his