From Mexico to Canada: Road for better life?
In 2002 my wife and I came to Canada. My dream was to become an university professor. I spent eight years at UBC and got both my Ph.D. and my MA. After graduation, from 2010 to 2102, I was fortuned to work as a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary. Unfortunately, they did not renew my contract. Since July of 2012, I have been unemployed for three years. Like me, there are many UBC graduates, struggling to find jobs, and working in jobs just to pass by and pay their bills.

Story submitted by
Miguel Angel Aviles-Galan
Vancouver, Canada
Graduated 2010, Ph.D. History
Faculty of Arts
Graduated 2004, MA Hispanic Studies
Faculty of Arts