imprinted on my mind. I was faced with a dilemma – with the realization that I was somehow different. Yet I couldn't understand why. Other than being different, what made me so different? I was human just like everybody else.
             This dilemma faced by many South Asians is compounded by inaccurate labels used to identify who we are. 'Paki' just doesn't seem to cut it. Not only is it inaccurate, it's often used in a negative and derogatory way. And more often than not stems from ignorance.
             If you've ever been called 'paki' then the possibility is quite high that your parents faced the same kind of discrimination and racism, if not worse. As second generation, we're a hybrid cross between both South Asian culture and 'Canadian' culture. Our parents, being immigrants, lacked the same social references we were introduced to during our schooling. Their introduction to life here was a crash course.
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