Thanks again to Chioma for talking to me today. And as this is our last episode, let me just take a moment to thank ALL of our hosts this year, Jared, Jayden, Rebecca, Maliya, Matteo, Maribelle, and Elyze. And also a big thank you to all of the students who sumbitted interviews this year. The podcast wouldn’t exist without these great stories! We are all done for this year, but we will be back in 2023 with Season 5 of the SJT Immigration Podcast. Look for it starting sometime in Spring of 2023. I’m Mr. Luukkonen—thank you so much for listening. The SJT Immigration Project is a production of th ..read more

S4 E5 of the Immigration Project is here!  Today's host was Elyze, and the Interviewer was Aleena. Sorry to Kirsten for the audio that got messed up--we weren't able to use his interview. :(  SJT Immigration Project is a production of the Sir John Thompson Enhanced Academic Program and Social Department. Find us online at http://anchor.fm/sjt or on Twitter @SJTPodcastECSD.  ..read more

Season 4 Episode 4 of the SJT Immigration Project!  Interviews by Zach and Matteo. Hosts were Jared and Jayden.  Thanks for CTV news for checking us out! And thanks to CBC for interviewing US! It's strange to be on the other side of all of this. Find the media stories at: https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2460140 https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-52/clip/15917839 Music by: Evie, Byron, Tucker, Everett. Production by Mr Luukkonen. SJT Immigration Project is a production of the SJT Enhanced Academic Program and the Social Department.  Find us online at: Http://anchor.f ..read more

Today's episode is about immigration from Vietnam and Lebanon. Thanks so much for your support of the show! Make sure to rate and review us in Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.  Hosts: Maliya and Rebecca Interviews: Thomas and Kayan Music: Evie, Byron, Everett, Tucker Production: Mr Luukkonen The SJT Immigration Project is a production of the Enhanced Academic Program and the Social Department at Sir John Thompson Junior High in Edmonton, Alberta.  Find us at: http://anchor.fm/sjt ..read more

Today's episode has an interview with an immigrant from Croatia who came to Canada in part to escape Communism. Also, we have a student interviewing another student about his immigration from the Philippines.  NOTE: I, Mr. Luukkonen, made a mistake in the copy for the hosts and incorrectly wrote Yugoslavia instead of Croatia. My apologies to Maja's family for this! By the time it was noticed, it was too late to re-record the hosts audio, so I inserted a small bit at the beginning of the episode about this error. My sincere apologies.  Please share this with a friend, or someone you k ..read more

We're so excited to share our new season with you! We are back and ready to share some wonderful stories about immigration with you this year. Season 4 is set to be the best one yet!  Today we heard two stories: one from the Philippines and one from Nigeria. Hosts: Jared and Jayden. Interviews from Chioma and Jasmine. Music from Tucker, Everett, Evie, and Byron. Production by Mr. Luukkonen.  SJT Immigration Project is a production of Sir John Thompson Junior High's EAP Program and the Social Department.  Find us on Twitter @SJTPodcastECSD and online at anchor.fm/sjt More episode ..read more

Welcome to a new season of the SJT Immigration Project! The episodes will be arriving within a few weeks, so make sure you've got your notifications on. We're so happy to bring you our Fourth Season of the show!  New music, new hosts, new interviews, and this year a Land Acknowledgement at the start of every episode to help remind us that the story of immigration to Canada is also about sharing the lands that we have come to--lands that are the traditional homes of Inuit, Metis, and First Nations. We are blessed to be able to come here and call this land home.  We look forward to sha ..read more

This is it! The final episode of the season. We hear Sara interview her grandfather from Italy about his immigration experience. Sara and the podcast was recently featured on CBC Radio's Edmonton AM show with Mark Connoly. Here the segment here: Edmonton AM Thank you for all your support throughout this season. Don't forget to hit the "Subscribe" button so you can be sure to hear us for Season 4 next spring! Have a great year, and enjoy this episode! Please rate us and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. The SJT Immigration Project is a production of the Sir John Thompson Junior Hig ..read more

Today we get a special interview with a grandmother AND grandfather together. Tristan speaks with his grandparents about their immigration from Scotland. They both have a lot of good advice and good sayings to learn from.  Enjoy the episode! Please rate us and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. The SJT Immigration Project is a production of the Sir John Thompson Junior High Enhanced Academic Program and the Social Department. Find us online at: http://anchor.fm/sjt or on Twitter @SJTPodcastECSD ..read more

New art this week! Thank you to Julius for updating the cover art for the show. The new logo looks awesome!  This week we hear from an immigrant from the Philippines. He reminds us of the difficulty of starting life over again at an age like 35--it's tough to be in a new land and then figure out how to get a driver's license, a new job, a place to live, etc.  Enjoy! Please rate us and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. The SJT Immigration Project is a production of the Sir John Thompson Junior High Enhanced Academic Program and the Social Department. Find us online at:&nb ..read more