If life began in a primordial ocean with organisms evolving from elemental atoms which, instructed by a self-creating universe of natural laws, suddenly flashed into living tissues, why would human life be sacred at all?…
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Although the Canadian government officially apologised for the Chinese Head Tax, we’ve not yet connected all the dots
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A piece of Canadian history brought two award-winning writers together at the Author’s Book Fair during Asian Heritage Month. In 1885, Federal Parliament passed the Chinese Immigration Act, requiring almost all Chinese entering Canada to pay…
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While the material is complex, and the intricacies appear almost infinite, the authors have made every attempt to write in as accessible language as possible
View More Immigration Law Handbook Presents Worthy Tool, but at Times Misses Mark
The fourth annual Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD) came to a close yesterday. Every year during the first week of May, authors congregate in Brampton to talk about themselves, their books, their readers, other authors,…
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I have respect and admiration for Jagmeet Singh, the leader of the New Democratic Party. I appreciate that he presented the story of his life, just as many celebrities, common folk and politicians have done…
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Language barriers, migration trauma, cultural discrepancies and family responsibilities; women authors of diaspora are defying the odds, breaking through different obstacles to have their voices heard.
View More Diversifying Canada’s LiteratureLast week, 17-years after Jassi was found dead with her throat slit in a ditch outside the industrial metropolis of Ludhiana in Punjab, the Canadian chapter of this tragedy came to a close
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To [my] fellow immigrants. My message is don’t be disappointed by failures or hurdles that you encounter during your time of settlement. Keep on trying and you’ll finally succeed.
View More Memoirs of a Muhindi: Fleeing East Africa for the WestJim Wong-Chu 1949-2017 The ‘paper son’ who became a community leader and literary pioneer “Knowledge does not set you free – it enslaves you.” Strong words from a strong man. Jim’s insatiable appetite for history…
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