Social forces and historical trends shape our world and ourselves despite where we live or come from. The various cultures that we bring with ourselves shape our experiences. Immigrants not only bring themselves for a better life, but they bring their experiences and culture to contribute to Canada's multicultural society. However, the counter narrative implies that our dominant culture is forced upon immigrants to assimilate to.

My mother was an immigrant to Canada, she faced numerous struggles due to her journey from Pakistan to Canada. By migrating here, she though that her struggles would have diminished however that did not happen so easily. Immigrants start at the bottom of the financial ladder when they move here. Due to their status, any and all opportunities they were to have back home were not available to pursue here. To be satisfied and proud of what you have earned and become, …show more content…
My mother married a family friends son back in Pakistan. She had to sponsor my father, which took about a year after their marriage. When my father immigrated here he had to live with my mother's eldest sister because they could not afford to get a separate place. As an immigrant, he ended up with low paying jobs and worsened health despite being highly educated. My father had thought that with his chemical engineering degree from Pakistan he would easily get a job here but that was not the case. He had struggled with multiple such as a florist, cashier and mailman. In the end, all that education back home did not help because he had to start from the bottom again. On the other hand, my mother was a part time student at Humber College as well as a part time worker at a technology firm. A year later, they finally had enough money to get a small apartment for rent. My parents would take the bus to work, but in the long run, they realized they were investing too much money and time in bussing, so they decided to move