This week on Migration Patterns, I speak with Israel Alvarez, a chef who grew up in Mexico City and now lives in Edmonton. In this episode, he shares some of his experiences working in Enrique Olvera's restaurant Pujol, what happened when he was kidnapped in Mexico City, and his current pop-up project COMAL Taco Therapy.
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Chef Israel Alvarez on Mexico, Tacos, and Being Kidnapped

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Titilope Sonuga is a multi-hyphenate artist (poet, writer, actress) originally from Nigeria who now calls Edmonton home. She moved to Edmonton with her family at age 14. Later, she became an engineer but once she started working she decided to shift her focus to poetry. She moved to Lagos, Nigeria to pursue her art and […]
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Poet Titilope on balancing motherhood and creating art

Ilvy Goosens is a Belgian international PhD student at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia. She and I go way back. We met when I lived in Belgium in 2012 and we became fast friends. I still remember our conversation, over coffees in our favourite cafe in Leuven, about her exploring potential opportunities in […]
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Ilvy Goossens on belonging, becoming, and growth

Piyush Patel is a radio personality in Edmonton, Alberta. He moved to Canada from Mumbai, India when he was 15. Since then, Piyush has been navigating having two cultural identities, one as Indian and the other as Canadian. He has interesting insights into living life on a cultural spectrum and how art has helped him discover his identity.
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Piyush Patel on Immigrating as a Teenager and Navigating Dual Cultural Identities

Erika is a prolific creator. She is involved in 8! different podcasts ranging in topics from the television show Dr. Who, science-fiction and fantasy, and hockey.  Erika says that women have always been a part of the fandom community and her podcasts are a great showcase of smart and savvy perspectives in topics that have traditionally been seen as male-dominated.
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Podcaster Erica Ensign on Women in Fandom and Creating Inclusivity

Cindy Kieu is a lawyer in Edmonton. She is originally from Vietnam and her family moved to Toronto, Canada when she was 10.
Cindy has studied, lived, and worked in various places around the world. Until recently, she lived in Nunavut where she was practicing law, notably during the establishment of Canada's newest territory. In her travels, she has learned the importance of cultural intelligence and how it being curious can connect people.
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Chef Israel Alvarez on Mexico, Tacos, and Being Kidnapped

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