This past fall, I was put in touch with the New York Times newspaper who was interested in meeting recently arrived Syrian refugees, particularly to understand the children’s experience in Canada. Over the course of a number of visits, the NYT produced a series of in-depth pieces featuring Syrian refugee children attending Samuel Hearne Middle School in my ward.

Tamil is one of the longest surviving classical languages in the world with a rich literature, history and identity going back over 2000 years.