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This story is shared anonymously, at the author’s choice. They arrived in Canada alone, a separated youth with nobody waiting at the airport.
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There were firsts along the way: an NBA game, a camping trip, a diploma. Firsts that most newcomers never have to think about — and that, for them, meant everything.
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