{"id":9062,"date":"2018-04-24T18:30:22","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T22:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.ryerson.ca\/asianheritage\/?page_id=9062"},"modified":"2024-10-01T18:00:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T22:00:55","slug":"priya-ramsingh","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/authors\/priya-ramsingh\/","title":{"rendered":"Priya Ramsingh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Priya Ramsingh was born in Trinidad and moved to Canada with her family when she was a young child. Ramsingh studied English at Carleton University in Ottawa. She worked as a freelance journalist for close to a decade then in January 2007 opened her own communications consulting business. Her stunning wildlife photographs can be viewed on her Instagram account.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Brown Girl in the Room<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Toronto: Tightrope Books, 2017.
PS8635 A469 B76 2017<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sara Ramnarine is just starting out her career in Toronto, a city that is touted as one of the most cosmopolitan in the world with its motto, \u201cDiversity is our Strength.\u201d As a smart, driven, educated, contemporary woman, Sara assumes her rise up the corporate ladder will be seamless. But she soon discovers that the workplace is full of pitfalls and obstructions, including discrimination and racism. Eventually, Sara is forced to make a critical decision that affects her career and state of mind, risking her reputation for years to come.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Elevator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Windsor, ON: Palimpsest Press, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aria Ramdeen is learning to love herself \u2014 and her favourite foods \u2014 again. No guilt, no toxic boyfriend. Full of newfound confidence, she subscribes to LoveinTO, a Toronto-based dating website, where she\u2019s matched with a crush she\u2019s had for years: the attractive light-haired man who lives in her building. Aria messages him on the app, but there\u2019s no response, leaving her quite embarrassed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rob Anderson, who\u2019s recently divorced, secretly admires Aria. He just lacks the confidence to approach her. And since he\u2019s let his LoveinTO sub\u00adscription lapse, he doesn\u2019t see Aria\u2019s message. Suddenly, Aria seems guard\u00aded when they run into one another, and the pair endure months of long, awkward silences together in the elevator. Until one day, Rob decides to give the app another chance and subscribes again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A fresh and entertaining modern story of two people from different back\u00adgrounds who find each other despite the pitfalls of dating technology, opin\u00adions from friends and family, and their own personal trauma. The Elevator <\/em>will leave readers feeling hopeful about love, food and life in a big city.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Priya Ramsingh personal website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher Palimpsest Press<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher Tightrope Books<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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