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  • Grandparents at Home: A Blessing

    By: Asfia Yassir in Toronto, ON Grandparents can be gems to have as part of any family unit. Regardless of their day-to-day contributions, their mere presence can have a positive effect…

  • Let’s Temper the Gaga over Black Panther

    Commentary by: Mohamed Hammoud in London, ON A little bit of racism is okay seems to be the message coming out of the runaway success that is Black Panther. Let's all admit…

  • Celebrating Diversity Through Living Books

    By: Sam Minassie in Toronto The Institute of Canadian Archives is gearing up for its feature event of the year, which will showcase a number of speakers who will host open…

  • Canada’s (M)other Tongues

    By: Caora Mckenna in Halifax If you’ve ever travelled or worked abroad, speaking and listening in a language that isn’t your own, you know the feeling of lying down at night…

  • The Loneliness of Being an Immigrant

    By: Lu Xu in Halifax  “I don’t have anything else to do,” says Keith Bi. He is cleaning pig intestines—a tedious job. In the sink of his café in downtown Halifax…

  • Ethnic Media in Nova Scotia: A Niche Need Waiting to be Filled

    By: Caora Mckenna in Halifax Inside the Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market on Halifax’s waterfront you’ll find a stack of the Dakai Times newspapers. Printed in Chinese and English, the quarterly newspaper…

  • Black Prince Rescues Duleep Singh, but Does Not Set Him Free

    By: Jagdeesh Mann in Vancouver To be the “last king” of anything means you left this world either a legend or a tragic figure. Maharajah Duleep Singh, the final monarch of…

  • Carnaval Del Sol Vancouver 2017

    By: Sam Minassie As an integral part of Latin American Week, Carnaval Del Sol has returned for another year with an even larger assortment of activities, vendors and events. Initially established…

  • Polish Sunday - Annual Pilgrimage

    By: Fred Mercnik in Niagara-on-the-Lake In 1918, 26 Polish soldiers were buried in the Polish Military Cemetery behind St.Vincent de Paul Church.The small plot of graves is immediately distinguishable from the…

  • Bridging the Gap for Newcomers starts with Perception

    In partnership with Apathy is Boring, New Canadian Media will be posting first-person accounts from the 150 Years Young Project, a campaign that highlights the positive impact youth are making throughout their…

  • When Bigger is Better

    by Tazeen Inam For 21-year-old Mahnoor Baig, who grew up in Mississauga, the guest list for her wedding came as a shock. It included many people she had never met before…

  • A Tradition of Thrift

    by Lucy Slavianska Victoria Bechkalo, a social worker from Ukraine, and Aleksandr Aksenov, a bank analyst from Russia, had only five guests at their Toronto wedding — the groom’s brother, his…

  • Beyond White Dresses and Tiered Cakes

    by Renée Sylvestre-Williams When Toronto-based lawyer Anjli Patel and her husband, Parambir Keila, were planning their Sikh wedding ceremony, they wanted to keep it simple and have it downtown. But they…

  • Asian Cinema Week: Chop-Socky of Fun

    By R. Paul Dhillon in Surrey Last week turned out to be an unplanned Asian cinema watching binge, watching four Asian films – three Chinese and one Korean. I love Asian films as…

  • Depicting the First 150 Days in Canada

    by Tanya Mok in Toronto OVER 300 movie-goers attended the recent world premiere of ‘My First 150 Days in Canada’, a documentary that strikes to the core of the Canadian immigrant…

  • Privileging Diversity in Canadian Newsrooms

    Commentary by George Abraham in Ottawa IN the summer of 2015, a roomful of Ottawa folks got together at the National Arts Centre, eager to gain insights into the question, “What Stories…

  • Journalism: What is Lost in Translation

    by Our National Correspondent in Ottawa Lucile Davier, currently a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Ottawa, has spent many years looking at journalism that relies on translating from a foreign…

  • Caught Between Two Competing Images of Womanhood

    by Dr. Gina Valle in Toronto Children of immigrants learn to live in two worlds. As a first-generation Canadian, I learned to maintain and modify my Italian culture in order to…

  • A Less-than-Diverse Media Workforce

    by Amanda Ghazale Aziz in Toronto When Carleton University asked reporter Judy Trinh to give a talk on diversity in the journalism industry to students in the journalism and communications program, she…

  • Chunni Project Connects Women Across the Globe

    Growing up in Canada, Harman Kaur experienced first-hand the hidden angst that torments many young women in transplanted South Asian families. “I've tried my best to keep my culture alive but…

  • Estonian Short Film Competition in Toronto

    Oct 5, 2016 (Toronto, Canada) Have you ever dreamt of speed dating with Estonians? Now’s your chance. Well, sort of. Toronto’s annual Estonian Documentary Film Festival (EstDocs) kicks off with…

  • War Over “Authentic” Vietnamese Cuisine

    by Andrew Lam in San Francisco People take pride in the food they eat, and ethnic communities especially form and retain their identities around their traditional cuisines. What’s Italian without pasta?…

  • Canadian Human Rights Museum Gives A Fitting Tribute To The Komagata Maru Incident

     By Atamjit Singh It was a memorable visit to Winnipeg last month. I was amazed to see the magnificent building and the information provided inside the Canadian Human Rights Museum that…

  • B.C. To Recognize South Asian Canadian Heritage Through Places Of Historic Significance

    SURREY – British Columbians are invited to nominate places of historic significance to South Asian Canadians for recognition. Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services Amrik Virk made the announcement Friday…

  • Trudeau Visits Ottawa's Oldest Mosque for Eid al Adha

    by Chelby Daigle On September 12th, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the Ottawa Muslim Association (OMA) for Eid al Adha prayers. This isn't the first time Ottawa's main mosque has hosted a…

  • Cross-Cultural Language Learning

     Most language learners today are no strangers to phrasebooks, immersion programs, or Rosetta Stone, but how about using First Nations language learning apps, or watching ultrasound imagery to speak Cantonese…

  • ‘Ethnoburbs’: The New Face of Immigrant Cities

    by Christopher Cheung in Vancouver Queenie Lai’s parents often call her a “white girl,” because she likes eating western food. But in fact, though born in Canada, 23-year-old Lai is more in tune with…

  • Sikh Press Association to Hold Free Media Workshop in Ontario

    A UK-based Sikh organization is coming to Canada to hold a free media workshop in Mississauga on August 17 at Dixie Gurdwara. The Sikh Press Association – a facilitator between the…

  • The Patriotic Vanguard is 11 Years Old

    PV Staff. Today, Saturday, July 30, 2016, marks the 11th anniversary of this newspaper, the Patriotic Vanguard. Founded eleven years ago in Vancouver, Canada, by Gibril Gbanabome Koroma, a Sierra…

  • Surrey Fusion Festival

     OVER 100,000 festivalgoers joined in BC’s largest multicultural celebration, Surrey Fusion Festival, this past weekend. The event featured live entertainment on five stages, 40 cultural pavilions, an indigenous village and a…

  • ATN Acquires Exclusive Canadian Broadcast Rights for Cricket

     TORONTO: Asian Television Network International Limited (ATN), Canada’s largest South Asian broadcaster, announced on Monday that it has acquired exclusive cricket rights for Cricket Australia, England Cricket Board, Cricket Ireland…

  • “Little India Big Business” on Indian Weddings in Vancouver

     A new documentary with a spotlight on the booming Indian wedding business will air July 23 on CBC. “Little India Big Business” takes a critical look at the Metro Vancouver…

  • Play Soccer While Fundraising for Syrian Refugees

      Written by Muslim Link Muslim Link interviewed Rayanne Bendaoud about how her encounter with a Syrian refugee in Ottawa inspired her to organize the United for Syria Soccer Tournament…

  • Yoga before Take Off from Vancouver International Airport

       THIS summer, Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and YYoga are launching a pilot program to test a yoga space for travellers. The program, YYoga@YVR, will offer departing passengers a designated…

  • Ottawa Seeks Advice to Assess State of Canada’s Struggling News Media

      OTTAWA—The federal Liberal government has enlisted the independent Public Policy Forum to assess the state of Canada’s struggling news industry as it looks into potential policy options. Epoch Times Read Full Article

  • Obstacles and Barriers Still Hinder Inclusion

    In a society that values extroverts and ambitious go-getters, it is difficult for more reserved immigrants to succeed. In addition to being an immigrant, also being marginalized by being disabled…

  • DiversityFest Wins the Hearts of Torontonians

     TORONTO: DiversityFest 2016 enthralled the Greater Toronto Area with an array of outstanding multicultural performances on June 5 at Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto. This free public event featured the finest multicultural performing…

  • Kabaddi in Brampton Schools

     BRAMPTON: With the growing popularity of kabaddi throughout India, it is now being played in Brampton’s schools and enjoyed by students. Peel District School Board Trustee Harkirat Singh and Brampton City Councillor…

  • What Does It Mean To Be Canadian?

    What does it mean to be Canadian – well Canadian Club invited a select group of Canadians that included LINK editor R. Paul Dhillon, Paediatrician Dr. Pargat Singh Bhurji, businessman…

  • Pinoys Launch First Miss Gay Montreal

    by Krystle Alarcon in Montreal  Joseph Dadua couldn’t muster up the courage to try on a bikini at a women’s lingerie store in Montreal.  It took two of his fellow gay friends…

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