Moving to Canada meant new holidays — and finding my own place within them

Moving to Canada meant new holidays — and finding my own place within them

This First Person column is by Ban Zhang, who lives in Vancouver. For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ.Every family holds onto special dates. My family of three landed in Vancouver in November 2000. Our son

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