Nadia Bhuiyan
Dreamer/Teacher
Photographed in her home in Ville-Marie, December 2009
- Born: Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Homes: Montreal – Bangladesh
- Appreciates: Family and food
- Regrets: Not learning to read and write in Bengali
May Chui
Single Mom/Wannabe
Photographed in her home in Outremont, January 2010
- Born: Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China
- Homes: Park Avenue, Montreal
- Appreciates: Extended family values
- Regrets: Dysfunctional family/feudalism
Dave Madokoro
Carpenter/Nomad
Photographed at work in the Plateau, December 2009
- Born: Sherbrooke, Quebec
- Homes: Quebec – Peru
- Appreciates: Food and festivals
Carolyn Fe
Artist/Business Person
Photographed in her home in Rosemont, January 2010
- Born: Quezon City, Philippines
- Homes: At home with Hubby, in the studio and on stage
- Appreciates: Food, music, art, theatre
- Regrets: Being judged by the cover and not the content
Dipti Gupta
Colorful/Contemplative – Teacher/Artist
Photographed at her home in Little Burgundy, January 2010
- Born: Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Homes: Montreal – New Delhi – Baroda
- Appreciates: Good architecture – (old 18-19C buildings; tombs, old forts), people from diverse cultures, chance encounters
- Regrets: Not playing an instrument well or even being able to sing
Alan Wong
PhD Candidate/Activist
Photographed in his home in Villeray, November 2009
- Born: Deep River, Ontario
- Homes: Deep River – Mississauga – Fredericton – Montreal
- Appreciates: Whatever I encounter in my life
- Regrets: Being too old to discover that I really wanted to be a figure skater
Amena Ahmad
Student/Gatherer
Photographed in her home in Downtown Montreal, January 2010
- Born: Lahore, Pakistan
- Homes: Anywhere my family is!
- Appreciates: Importance of family
- Regrets: Treatment of women, general close-mindedness
Janet Lumb
A Laughing Smile/One who Sees & Gets the Best in People
Photographed in her home in the Plateau, December 2009
- Born: Toronto, Ontario
- Homes: Toronto – Vancouver – Montreal – Where the heart is
- Appreciates: Family, arts, ancestors, future
- Regrets: That I needed 30 years to rebel, grow up and realize how much I LOVE my mother
Heidi Mehta
Activist/Community Worker
Photographed in her home in the Mile End, December 2009
- Born: Toronto, Ontario
- Homes: Toronto – Montreal
