Our Forgotten Cultures

In the 1980s, Sasi finds herself playing the role of involuntary trailblazer, as the first Nepali woman to immigrate to her small community in Eastern Canada.

There is no guidebook on how to navigate life, identity, and motherhood in this strange new place. Nor is she prepared for the triple whammy of racism, sexism, and ageism that confronts her as she seeks to gain a footing in the workplace and society.

Weaving together personal recollections with those of family members, Sasi takes the reader on a journey that is strikingly honest, emotional, and ultimately hopeful.

Bina Sharma is an MBA alumna of the University of New Brunswick, Canada. With a keen interest in research and development, she is a social entrepreneur, author, and a Google scholar. She was born and raised in Kathmandu, Nepal. She left Nepal at the age of 25 and eventually settled in Fredericton, NB, with her husband and children, becoming the first family in the province from Nepal. She is affiliated with the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and the Research Institute.