Tagged “Refugees and Exile”
Browse Tagged “Refugees and Exile” from the Canadian Macedonian Heritage Society archive, library and community collections.
The Refugees
Bombs were falling on the village, The bell was tolling, Machine guns were mowing everything down, And a mother was crying. “Pouvólo, pouvólo,” A little child was shouting — But his mother understood He meant machine gun . The night was heavy; In the dark basements, Barefoot and hungry, All the little ones were hiding. On a black night like this, The partisans came into the yard, Searching to ...
Where Have You Been So Long
Where are you going, my sorrowed one, through these narrow alleyways? Why are you a stranger, my exiled one, with tears upon your face? Where have you been so long, that you had forgotten us— to see the green mountain again, to drink water from the spring? To take a walk through the village, to see your kin once more— where have you been so long? What was it that kept you away before? As he ...
MACEDONIAN IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES – Two Authors, Three Novels
The Canadian Macedonian Historical Society hosted a talk titled “Macedonian Immigrants and Refugees – Two Authors, Three Novels,” featuring a discussion with authors Sylvia Karakaltsas and Tom Petsinis about their works A Perfect Stone, Fitzroy Raw, and Fog. The presentation explored the rare presence of Macedonian protagonists in English-language fiction and examined why the authors chose to focus on Macedonian history and identity. Through their novels, they depict the experiences of young Macedonian refugees and immigrants—highlighting themes of displacement, adaptation, and resilience. The discussion also անդրlined the role of research and personal narratives in shaping their stories, connecting these fictional accounts to the real-life experiences of many Macedonian families in the diaspora.
