Thousands of people walked out of Vancouver's Rogers Arena feeling inspired Thursday night after listening to a talk from former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama. She walked on stage to thunderous applause in an event titled, Becoming: An Intimate Conversation with Michelle Obama, part of a promotional tour for her biography released in 2018 called Becoming. Nesreen Nassleh, an immigrant mother who moved to Vancouver from Syria, used to watch Obama's speeches and admire her for lifting up other women. She's opening Michelle Obama's event in Vancouver on March 21. Vancouver is one of four Canadian stops on the 2019 leg of the tour to promoted Obama's memoir, including Edmonton, Toronto and Montreal.

Source: CBC News March 22, 2019 13:07 UTC