Commemorating Mississauga’s Cultural Heritage: THEIRstories with Gaya Nagendra, Part One

This week Heritage Bytes will be bringing a little culture to Mississauga with our Commemorating Mississauga’s Cultural Heritage program. 

 

This program was made possible with funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation and provides opportunities for the cultural communities of Mississauga to preserve and celebrate their heritage contributions to the city and to develop ideas for ways to animate these important community milestones, and share them with the broader community. 

 

Heritage Mississauga Outreach Coordinator, Meghan Mackintosh interviewed many individuals from the diverse communities across Mississauga to capture THEIRstories. 

 

In recognition of Tamil Heritage Month, we are pleased to introduce our first episodes with a three-part series featuring Gaya Nagendra who shares her inspiring story of resilience and perseverance in escaping the riots in Sri Lanka in 1983 and her journey immigrating to Canada.  

 

Tune in each Monday at 4:00 p.m. throughout January to hear the lived-experiences of Gaya and her family.  

 

Don’t forget to like, review, and follow our podcast to stay up to date on all of the incredible programs we have lined up. 

 

We would like to thank Gaya for her willingness to share her personal stories with Heritage Mississauga. If you would like to share your stories, please contact Meghan at outreach@heritagemississauga.org