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of having my own computer 24 hours a day.” After graduation, career opportunities eventually brought him to Edmonton with his wife, Hornela, and Malia, their young daughter. But the rest of his family still lives in DRC, so ties are strong. Mr. Kiasisua continued his connection to Eglise
Like most DRC young people, his prior experience using a computer stemmed from a few trips to an Internet cafe. He had no other access, even at school. “I didn’t get any lessons. I just started using it and learned on the go,” he says. “Because of this, I became a self-taught programmer — I wanted to make the most
opportunities in Canada and its reputation for multiculturalism. Leaving his family behind, he arrived on the East Coast in 2002 to study electrical engineering at the University of Moncton in New Brunswick. He received his first personal laptop on his first day in Canada — and had to figure out how to use it.
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