My Chosen Words: Memories of a Professional Immigrant Woman

By Ferial Imam Haque

My Chosen Words is the author's honest confession of how she persisted to rise above poverty, hunger, and isolation as a professional immigrant woman. Even in the darkest days of her life, she could see the sun rise. Her conviction and her devotion to research enabled her to contribute to the scientific world. This powerful, emotional, and astonishing story will touch the hearts of women, immigrants, and young women pursuing higher studies and research in science. Ferial's personal narrative depicts how she overcame adversity to emerge from a dead end and find creative ways to develop her identity as a Canadian and secure a place in the global society. She tumbled over many hurdles in her twenties, juggling her role as a wife, mother, and graduate student in the early sixties in Canada.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1532067151
• ISBN13: 9781532067150
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"