Kovinthan, taught by excellent teachers in the Canadian school system after arriving here as a young child, decided she too would become an educator. She eventually got a job as a teacher with the Toronto District School Board. Although she left her native country [Sri Lanka] at a very young age, the issues surrounding areas of conflict nonetheless resonated with Kovinthan, mainly because she worked in schools with large refugee populations.
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