{"id":39154,"date":"2021-05-26T20:13:24","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T20:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/?p=39154"},"modified":"2021-05-31T14:25:40","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T14:25:40","slug":"waves-of-change-episode-5-invisible-hoops-2010-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/en\/waves-of-change-episode-5-invisible-hoops-2010-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Waves of Change: Episode 5 &#8211; Invisible Hoops (2010-2020)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-a7ombua-1f33ca7941e364136548a8ca450caae9\">\n.flex_column.av-a7ombua-1f33ca7941e364136548a8ca450caae9{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-a7ombua-1f33ca7941e364136548a8ca450caae9 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kp5vcm9s-1ce7d06882eb77c6d4a6de074606995c\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kp5vcm9s-1ce7d06882eb77c6d4a6de074606995c img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kp5vcm9s-1ce7d06882eb77c6d4a6de074606995c .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kp5vcm9s-1ce7d06882eb77c6d4a6de074606995c av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-39157 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-39157 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/waves5-1.png\" alt='' title='waves5 (1)'  height=\"310\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/waves5-1.png 800w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/waves5-1-600x233.png 600w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/waves5-1-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/waves5-1-768x298.png 768w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/waves5-1-705x273.png 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kp5xgp0f-96037561734f800777bda8199c28784e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div  class='hr av-2cqs32q-d287e7730043a43e7b74454bb0c80ef9 hr-default  avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>The fifth wave of immigration features recent arrivals to Quebec. Still discovering the unwritten rules and trying to figure out where they belong, this high-spirited group looks to the future with optimism tinged with questions about what they must do to truly \u2018belong.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div  class='hr av-1zs2dyq-d64a9fc7994f37f4f7c72b15cd5c906e hr-default  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><strong>The Fifth Wave: Invisible Hoops (2010-2020)<br \/>\nPhoto stills and video by Youssef Shoufan <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='hr av-1gonawi-2cbe329100fa9de4192dab3161b51d09 hr-default  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_fifth '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-9vwnjyq-b705e65873b616dbeac4e53c5881a2ab\">\n.flex_column.av-9vwnjyq-b705e65873b616dbeac4e53c5881a2ab{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-9vwnjyq-b705e65873b616dbeac4e53c5881a2ab av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_three_fifth  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-9lnp8du-38c545fab4205ffd8855a82e194b4c17\">\n.flex_column.av-9lnp8du-38c545fab4205ffd8855a82e194b4c17{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-9lnp8du-38c545fab4205ffd8855a82e194b4c17 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p><div  class='avia-video av-kp5upo2u-ff7a80904e6f8699159c49c697288dfc avia-video-16-9 av-no-preview-image avia-video-load-always av-lazyload-immediate av-lazyload-video-embed'  itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"  data-original_url='https:\/\/youtu.be\/bBUIaBwaTIw'><script type='text\/html' class='av-video-tmpl'><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe title=\"Waves of Change: Episode 5 - Invisible Hoops (2010-2020)\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bBUIaBwaTIw?feature=oembed&autoplay=0&loop=0&controls=1&mute=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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You speak to other immigrants and you hear about things like the 1995 referendum. I was unaware about any of the background which led to it. I got curious about &#8216;Je me souviens&#8217; on every single car plate. What does this mean?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/>\n<\/em><strong>&#8211; Afreina Noor<\/strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-7svdr76-2d12c47440f47ce37c088ac789d11a32\">\n.flex_column.av-7svdr76-2d12c47440f47ce37c088ac789d11a32{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-7svdr76-2d12c47440f47ce37c088ac789d11a32 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kp5vtv0w-f1cbceb0bfabdc5fab754c3e97edb9cf\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kp5vtv0w-f1cbceb0bfabdc5fab754c3e97edb9cf img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kp5vtv0w-f1cbceb0bfabdc5fab754c3e97edb9cf .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kp5vtv0w-f1cbceb0bfabdc5fab754c3e97edb9cf av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-16  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-39165 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-39165 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jamil-images-with-names-2-1030x1030.png\" alt='' title='Jamil'  height=\"1030\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jamil-images-with-names-2-1030x1030.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jamil-images-with-names-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jamil-images-with-names-2-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jamil-images-with-names-2-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jamil-images-with-names-2-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jamil-images-with-names-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jamil-images-with-names-2-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jamil-images-with-names-2-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jamil-images-with-names-2-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jamil-images-with-names-2-1500x1500.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jamil-images-with-names-2-705x705.png 705w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jamil-images-with-names-2.png 1450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-753cpma-c9cd813b7427212dcb68bfd3d96c3b9c\">\n.flex_column.av-753cpma-c9cd813b7427212dcb68bfd3d96c3b9c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-753cpma-c9cd813b7427212dcb68bfd3d96c3b9c av_one_half  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kp5vupwq-6df916930a09bfc6afb27f9c5a65834b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>&#8220;I am from the Middle East, the mother of all problems politically. I completely understand the feeling of being surrounded, or being a minority in North America. So I understand the urge to protect the language and protect the culture.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Jamil A.E. 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I met people in Toronto who said, &#8216;We have friends who&#8217;ve been in Montreal 30 years. They&#8217;ve never learned French and they&#8217;re doing okay&#8217; Yes, that is actually possible, but they&#8217;re also Canadian. It&#8217;s quite different if you&#8217;re trying to immigrate.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Seeley Quest<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4rstvgy-875817f42aff5bc3d7633b393d481d49\">\n.flex_column.av-4rstvgy-875817f42aff5bc3d7633b393d481d49{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-4rstvgy-875817f42aff5bc3d7633b393d481d49 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kp5wel9b-a17d22388a5c67c6a68d9a4f32b3ddcf\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kp5wel9b-a17d22388a5c67c6a68d9a4f32b3ddcf img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kp5wel9b-a17d22388a5c67c6a68d9a4f32b3ddcf .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kp5wel9b-a17d22388a5c67c6a68d9a4f32b3ddcf av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-28  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-39169 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-39169 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Quinten-images-with-names-5-1030x1030.png\" alt='' title='Quinten'  height=\"1030\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Quinten-images-with-names-5-1030x1030.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Quinten-images-with-names-5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Quinten-images-with-names-5-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Quinten-images-with-names-5-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Quinten-images-with-names-5-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Quinten-images-with-names-5-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Quinten-images-with-names-5-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Quinten-images-with-names-5-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Quinten-images-with-names-5-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Quinten-images-with-names-5-1500x1500.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Quinten-images-with-names-5-705x705.png 705w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Quinten-images-with-names-5.png 1450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4fjno7m-83c3cce339afe44a94ff96ef7cc5f9c9\">\n.flex_column.av-4fjno7m-83c3cce339afe44a94ff96ef7cc5f9c9{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-4fjno7m-83c3cce339afe44a94ff96ef7cc5f9c9 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kp5wfiwg-e396ef3986c75f46df555de11e8acf51 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>&#8220;When I first arrived in Canada, I landed in Toronto and spent a few weeks there. 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