Through ‘Operation Parasol,’ an emergency airlift program that relocated over 5,000 Kosovo refugees to Canada, Loshaj and her family joined Canada’s family reunification program. “Arriving in Canada felt like a rebirth for me and my children—a fresh start,” she says. “But even with gratitude, integrating was tough.” She arrived with her husband, two kids, parents, and sister, sponsored by her brother, who’d come as a refugee just six months prior.
Her writing journey began in 2019 with 'The Shoe Project', a program for immigrant women, founded by celebrated Canadian author Catherine Govier. “Sharing my story there felt surreal,” Loshaj says. Her short story, a hit in the program, earned a spot in a Canadian anthology celebrating immigrant women’s voices, enriching the nation’s cultural tapestry. The Shoe Project, with chapters nationwide, uses shoes as a storytelling lens to reveal immigrant women’s journeys. From 300 submissions, Loshaj’s tale was selected for the 10th anniversary event in Toronto, featured among ten stories from ten countries. It also appeared in a documentary by filmmaker Reem Morsi, marking the start of her writing career.