PhoenixSerenity<p>(But there is a major upside. Because <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/diasporas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>diasporas</span></a> live and operate in two worlds and are <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/CulturallyVersed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CulturallyVersed</span></a>, they can provide the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/EssentialKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EssentialKnowledge</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>intelligence</span></a> that can be used to <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ServeAndProtect" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ServeAndProtect</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Canada</span></a> &amp; its interests. <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Diaspora" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Diaspora</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/communities" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>communities</span></a> are the ace in Canada’s card deck. Their <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/WealthOfKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WealthOfKnowledge</span></a> is an <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/underutilized" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>underutilized</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/resource" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>resource</span></a> that Canada can tap into, if only we would listen.)</p><p><a href="https://thehub.ca/2023-03-20/amal-attar-guzman-diaspora-communities-in-canada-are-an-incredible-asset-if-only-we-would-take-them-seriously" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehub.ca/2023-03-20/amal-atta</span><span class="invisible">r-guzman-diaspora-communities-in-canada-are-an-incredible-asset-if-only-we-would-take-them-seriously</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/AsianMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AsianMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ListenToDiasporaVoices" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ListenToDiasporaVoices</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/WeHaveExperience" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WeHaveExperience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/POC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>POC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/BIPOC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BIPOC</span></a></p>