By George Abraham in Ottawa, ON In 1972, President Idi Amin expelled residents of Indian descent from Uganda. The move’s impact was felt throughout the…
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Jim Wong-Chu: A Visionary for Asian Canadian Writing
By: Ted Alcuitas in Vancouver Jim Wong-Chu 1949-2017 The ‘paper son’ who became a community leader and literary pioneer “Knowledge does not set you free…
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By Florence Hwang In Mansoor Ladha’s new book, Memoirs of a Muhindi: Fleeing East Africa for the West, he contrasts life in Africa to Canada,…
View More A Memoir from Tanzania to CalgaryGraphic Novel Highlights Sexual Abuse of Immigrant and Refugee Women
by Tazeen Inam in Mississauga A graphic novel that creates awareness about sexual abuse among immigrant and refugee women has upped its print order barely…
View More Graphic Novel Highlights Sexual Abuse of Immigrant and Refugee WomenWhose Voice is it Anyway?
Commentary by Mayank Bhatt in Toronto I published my debut novel, Belief, in Canada last year. It’s the story of an immigrant family’s struggle to integrate into the…
View More Whose Voice is it Anyway?Novel Explores Road to Radicalization
Book Review by Phil Gurski Belief is a novel by Mayank Bhatt, a Mumbai-born resident of Toronto. It tells the story of the son of…
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Imagine the Stories Syrian Refugees will Tell in 25 Years
Book Review by Rosanna Haroutounian in Gatineau The histories of Canadians are plentiful, rich, and complex. We can never know all of them, but even…
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Football Legend’s Story Teaches Timely Lessons
by Rosanna Haroutounian in Quebec City Racial profiling by police is not a new phenomenon. The ability to now document aggression by law enforcement against…
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Sacrifices of ‘Nonnas’ Should Not Be Forgotten
by Rosanna Haroutounian in Quebec City The recent death of Abdirahman Abdi after his violent arrest in Ottawa and the 2015 police shooting of Andrew…
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Story Book Gives Nod to Canada’s Multilingualism
by Elvira Truglia in Montreal The stories in the Best of All Worlds represent seven of the most commonly spoken immigrant languages in Canada’s largest…
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