WORLD POETRY CAFE
El Mundo de la Poesia, June 9, 2016
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THECOMMENTARY.CA
On The Line: Eleanor Guerrrero-Campbell (audio interview), June 21, 2016
Joseph Planta:: On the Line, in Vancouver, at TheCommentary.ca.
The book is called Stumbling Through Paradise: A Feast of Mercy for Manuel del Mundo. It’s the first novel from the writer, activist, and former urban planner Eleanor Guerrero-Campbell, who joins me now. In the book, set in Canada, the del Mundo family emigrates from the Philippines to find a better life. Their arrival from Canada is far from idyllic. They seek paradise but find challenges along the way. What this book does is shed some light onto the travails that immigrants face, the burden on parents and the children, and the loneliness and isolation that often comes with trying to make a go of life in a new place...
For the full audio interview, click here.
The book is called Stumbling Through Paradise: A Feast of Mercy for Manuel del Mundo. It’s the first novel from the writer, activist, and former urban planner Eleanor Guerrero-Campbell, who joins me now. In the book, set in Canada, the del Mundo family emigrates from the Philippines to find a better life. Their arrival from Canada is far from idyllic. They seek paradise but find challenges along the way. What this book does is shed some light onto the travails that immigrants face, the burden on parents and the children, and the loneliness and isolation that often comes with trying to make a go of life in a new place...
For the full audio interview, click here.
NEW CANADIAN MEDIA
"Story of Filipino Family Hits Home for Immigrants", June 8, 2016
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A new novel reflects on the experiences of Filipino Canadians through the story of one family, and aims to inspire newcomers to achieve their dreams.
Eleanor Guerrero-Campbell’s novel, Stumbling Through Paradise: A Feast of Mercy for Manuel del Mundo, is a work of fiction inspired by the author's experiences working with immigrants. “Home – one's identity – is not geographic-based, it's not culture-based, it's not age-based. It's who you love and who loves you and who you care about and who cares about you,” says Guerrero-Campbell, who co-founded the non-profit organization Multicultural Helping House Society to assist newcomers with settlement, education, housing and employment in Vancouver, British Columbia. For the full story, click here. |
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SCHEMA MAGAZINE
"Stumbling Through Paradise Book Launch: An Afternoon with Eleanor Guerrero Campbell", June 7, 2016
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On May 21st, Vancouver’s Creekside Community Recreation Centre was packed with photographers, journalists, and Eleanor Guerrero-Campbell’s family and friends. They were there to celebrate the launch of her book, Stumbling Through Paradise: A Feast of Mercy for Manuel del Mundo. The event began with a note of appreciation to everyone who made Campbell’s book become possible. Radio and TV host Irene Querubin then interviewed the author, after which theatre members performed dramatic readings from the book. Finally there was a lively Q&A forum with the author, which gave everyone a chance to present their questions...
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PHILIPPINE CANADIAN NEWS.COM
"Book on immigrant struggles launches May 21", June 7, 2016
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CANADIAN FILIPINO NET
"Eleanor Guerrero-Campbell explores Canadian Filipino immigration experience in groundbreaking novel", May 22, 2016
A landmark work of fiction about one of Canada’s biggest immigrant communities is off the press. Stumbling Through Paradise: A Feast of Mercy for Manuel del Mundo is the debut novel of Eleanor Guerrero-Campbell, a former urban planner who has worked with skilled newcomers in the country...
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Rice Paper Magazine Podcast
Interview with Karla Comanda, May 21, 2016
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ROUNDHOUSE RADIO 98.3, VANCOUVER
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Eleanor Guerrero-Campbell (left)' radio host Minelle Mahtani (centre); Lara Honrado (right).
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PILIPINO EXPRESS
"Stumbling Through Paradise: Eleanor Guerrero-Campbell’s book about the Filipino Canadian immigrant experience", May 16, 2016
Eleanor Guerrero-Campbell’s book, Stumbling Through Paradise, is an intergenerational novel about the Filipino Canadian experience. It is a story about an immigrant’s determination and hope.
“I hope that anyone reading this book might step into the shoes of a newcomer – an immigrant, a refugee – and empathize with their struggles, feel compassion for them, and care about them, rather than discriminating against them or resenting them. I hope reading the book will help them understand Filipinos better, too.” Vancouver-based author Guerrero-Campbell conveyed to Pilipino Express via phone interview.
The novel, Stumbling Through Paradise: A Feast of Mercy for Manuel del Mundo, follows the immigrant journey of the Del Mundos (a fictional Filipino family), as they try to build a new life in Canada...
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“I hope that anyone reading this book might step into the shoes of a newcomer – an immigrant, a refugee – and empathize with their struggles, feel compassion for them, and care about them, rather than discriminating against them or resenting them. I hope reading the book will help them understand Filipinos better, too.” Vancouver-based author Guerrero-Campbell conveyed to Pilipino Express via phone interview.
The novel, Stumbling Through Paradise: A Feast of Mercy for Manuel del Mundo, follows the immigrant journey of the Del Mundos (a fictional Filipino family), as they try to build a new life in Canada...
For the full story, click here.
THE PHILIPPINE STAR
LIVING IN CANADA: "1st novel focussed on Filipinoimmigrants in Canada", May 15, 2016
Filipino-Canadian Eleanor Guerrero Campbell, a well-respected community leader and former urban planner has written a novel “Stumbling Through Paradise –A Feast of Mercy for Manuel del Mundo.”
The book aims to make people care about what newcomers struggle through. It also circles to how in time, they survive and thrive. The book about the Filipino immigrant experience of the fictional Filipino del Mundo family in Canada in the 80s to the present will be launched this coming May 21 at the Creekside Coummunity Centre, Olympic Village in Vancouver.
When Guerrero-Campbell worked with skilled new immigrants as founding executive director of an immigrant serving organization...
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The book aims to make people care about what newcomers struggle through. It also circles to how in time, they survive and thrive. The book about the Filipino immigrant experience of the fictional Filipino del Mundo family in Canada in the 80s to the present will be launched this coming May 21 at the Creekside Coummunity Centre, Olympic Village in Vancouver.
When Guerrero-Campbell worked with skilled new immigrants as founding executive director of an immigrant serving organization...
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THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT
"Set for launch, Eleanor Guerrero-Campbell's debut novel tackles immigration", May 13, 2016
On May 21, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., the Creekside Community Recreation Centre in Olympic Village will host the book launch of Stumbling Through Paradise: A Feast of Mercy for Manuel del Mundo by Eleanor Guerrero-Campbell. An involving take on the settling-immigrant narrative, the novel follows the fictional Filipino family the del Mundos as they journey to Canada.
Guerrero-Campbell worked with newcomers as a founding director of the immigrant-services organization Multicultural Helping House Society, and personally observed the employment issues surrounding immigration. She met many highly educated individuals from the Philippines, India, and China who were shocked by the loss of status, income, confidence, and respect, and all despairing about the difficulty of finding jobs in their field—especially after being formally admitted into Canada because of that education. She also saw the other side, the worries of regulatory bodies and employers involved in hiring newly immigrated individuals.
The novel’s narrative is interwoven with problems, issues, and solutions surrounding chronic underemployment through three generations of del Mundos. Set in Metro Vancouver from the '80s to the present, the story is rife with racial tensions....
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Guerrero-Campbell worked with newcomers as a founding director of the immigrant-services organization Multicultural Helping House Society, and personally observed the employment issues surrounding immigration. She met many highly educated individuals from the Philippines, India, and China who were shocked by the loss of status, income, confidence, and respect, and all despairing about the difficulty of finding jobs in their field—especially after being formally admitted into Canada because of that education. She also saw the other side, the worries of regulatory bodies and employers involved in hiring newly immigrated individuals.
The novel’s narrative is interwoven with problems, issues, and solutions surrounding chronic underemployment through three generations of del Mundos. Set in Metro Vancouver from the '80s to the present, the story is rife with racial tensions....
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WORLD POETRY
"World Poetry Celebrates Eleanor Guerrero Campbell from Canada!", May 1, 2016
You’ve heard it all before: immigrant engineers end up driving taxis, teachers cleaning floors, doctors working as clerks, that you hardly care anymore. But if you knew exactly how it feels to be that engineer – your wife also unable to practice her profession, your children being bullied in school and unhappy at home, a decline in your income and status, loss of confidence and moral authority over your family – perhaps then you might begin to care.
That’s what Eleanor Guerrero Campbell’s debut novel Stumbling Through Paradise: A Feast of Mercy for Manuel del Mundo aims to do: make people care about what newcomers struggle through. It also circles to how, in time, they survive and thrive...
For the full story, click here.
That’s what Eleanor Guerrero Campbell’s debut novel Stumbling Through Paradise: A Feast of Mercy for Manuel del Mundo aims to do: make people care about what newcomers struggle through. It also circles to how, in time, they survive and thrive...
For the full story, click here.
PHILIPPINE CANADIAN NEWS.COM
"Author Eleanor Guerrero-Campbell discusses ‘Stumbling Through Paradise’", March 10, 2016
Philippine Canadian News.com: What inspired you to proceed with the book, given that you were privy to many of their stories in your work with institutions catering to their needs.
Eleanor Guerrero-Campbell: The underemployment of skilled immigrants is now a widely known fact in Canada. Many initiatives from government, the non profit sector, some regulatory bodies, and even employers have tried to improve the situation through mentoring programs and such. Yet, skilled immigrants continue to be underemployed. There are just too many of them. Not enough employers are hiring them. There are not enough programs due to limited resources...
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Eleanor Guerrero-Campbell: The underemployment of skilled immigrants is now a widely known fact in Canada. Many initiatives from government, the non profit sector, some regulatory bodies, and even employers have tried to improve the situation through mentoring programs and such. Yet, skilled immigrants continue to be underemployed. There are just too many of them. Not enough employers are hiring them. There are not enough programs due to limited resources...
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PHILIPPINE CANADIAN INQUIRER
"Filipino-Canadian In Focus: Eleanor Campbell", Nov. 6, 2013
Promising author; definitely one to watch out for. Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal and the Mayor’s Medal. High-powered corporate city planner turned community development consultant.
The road has had many turns, forks, and bends for Filipino-Canadian Eleanor “Beng” Campbell. One thing, however, is certain: Each fork in the road has led this dynamic, passionate, and compassionate woman to higher ground...
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The road has had many turns, forks, and bends for Filipino-Canadian Eleanor “Beng” Campbell. One thing, however, is certain: Each fork in the road has led this dynamic, passionate, and compassionate woman to higher ground...
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CANADIAN IMMIGRANT
"Girl Power", March 2008
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