{"product_id":"song-diary-archana-amaragandhi-9798879949339","title":"Song Diary: An Indian Immigrant's Crumbled Canadian Dreams","description":"\u003cb\u003eI\u003c\/b\u003emmigrant life is not always as it may seem. Uprooting life from one country and re-building in another is no easy feat. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExpectations from home are different from the realities of the new life. Immigrants are criticized constantly for losing their \"culture\". Attempts to acclimatize to a new land are frowned upon as a lack of loyalty. Their new home is suspicious and challenges them to prove their worthiness and earn their welcome. Attempts to retain roots are judged as a lack of adaptability. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe struggles are made worse when the new reality transforms the hopes and dreams of aspiring immigrants into depression and nightmares. Juggling to strike a balance, many immigrants end up losing their sense of self. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArchana Amaragandhi immigrated from India to Canada in January 2016 as an international student to pursue her MBA education and is now a Canadian citizen. She shares the turbulence and tribulations of her eight-year journey in her \u003ci\u003eSong Diary\u003c\/i\u003e. Sparing a few moments of oasis, her path was mostly dry and rugged in a country that has one of the most beautiful natural landscapes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSongs often strike a chord in the heart and evoke sentiments that plain prose can evade. The author's deeply emotional moments found expressions through rhyming words that she had strung together into resonating melancholy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy dreams stretched from East to West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI flew with passion and hope.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUps and downs, trials or tests, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI was willing and ready to cope.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat did I know, oh, what did I know?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOf impossibly inclined slopes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHousing, affordability, or Canadian experience\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll issues were out of scope.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFollowing the yonder stars, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLevied a heavy tax to pay.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShining and alluring from afar, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey burned me with betray.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCall it warning, call it whining, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCall it what you may.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI have poured them down in print and ink, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor eternity to stay.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Archana Amaragandhi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798879949339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.20d","brand":"Archana Amaragandhi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852223688959,"sku":"9798879949339","price":7.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/song-diary-archana-amaragandhi-9798879949339","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}