Press & Accolades
Kampala to Canada shares the Untold Stories of Ugandan Asian Canadians and explores immigrant experiences through art. Now available on Amazon.
World Economic Form – 800 chapters over 150 countries
Shaw Multicultural Community and Events, Kampala to Canada – Full Interview with Taslim Samji, Dec 12th, 2023
Burnaby Now, Julie MacLellan, Stories of immigration exhibit, September 27th, 2017
North Shore News, by Erin McPhee, Kaleidoscope Fest to Transform Shipyard, August 29th, 2016
CBC Radio, On the Coast, Interview with Gloria Macarenko, January 16th, 2016
CBC News, Ismaili Muslim women’s art exhibit celebrates diversity, January 17th, 2016
The Vancouver Sun, by Kevin Griffin, A modern-day Guernica… Cover Story, November 25th, 2015
BC Omni Television, 2012 interview with Shusmah Dutt, Women in Focus
LIST OF ACCOLADES:
- Women of the Decade in Arts & Leadership; Women Economic Forum; India; 2017
- Recipient of a Gold Medal for her short film, Conversations With Self; 2023. The film will be presented at the 2025 International Global Encounters Festival.
- Recipient of Shakti Award for Artistic Achievement; 2016
- Official Nominatee for the YWCA Women of Distinction Award for Arts, Culture, Design; 2016
- Opus Award of Merit, Surrey Arts Council; 2015
- Honourary Mention, Surrey Arts Council; 2018