Karla Poewe has thought a lot about culture and national identity. She came to Canada as a refugee in the aftermath of World War II and is now retired from a long career in anthropology.
As Canadians prepare to celebrate Canada Day, the 82-year-old Calgary resident reflects on all she has valued about Canadian culture and how it has changed in the past 70 years.
“Canadians of that time knew exactly who they were,” Poewe told The Epoch Times, reflecting on her early years in Canada in the 1950s.
She was 13 when she started school in Toronto shortly after arriving in Canada. “I was in some ways a little free girl, having been sort of on the streets,” she said….