The experiences of these pioneering players were universal for any racialized player in the league at the time
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Having Lived as Vietnamese Refugees, Pair Steps up as Private Sponsors for Syrians
After six years, with the help of relatives and friends, she and two siblings blended into the darkness and crossed the city’s fortified border
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Musings on India’s Independence: Loss, Sacrifice and Changing Values
I have vivid memories of India’s first birthday — the 15th of August, 1947
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Gandhi’s Strategies Still Inspiring, say Human Rights Veterans
Mahatma Gandhi’s non-violent strategies won India independence from Britain and set India on a firm foundation of democracy. His actions still inspire champions of justice…
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In 1904, there were only 40 immigrants from India living in Canada, mostly from the Punjab. Largely based in Vancouver and surrounding areas, these pioneers…
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Embracing Gratitude over Guilt
Trunk Tales: Leaving home … finding home is an exhibit that recently opened in Toronto. Through a variety of heirlooms — trunks, clothes, photos and letters—stories…
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Canadian Sports History Not Naïve of Exclusion
Sports has the ability to unite Canada, show the recently released findings of an Association for Canadian Studies survey. “A majority of Canadians agree that sports break…
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Acadians Contribute to Multicultural Fabric of Canada
Although a mass expulsion in 1755 resulted in their dispersal, the Acadians of present day New Brunswick and Nova Scotia remained undaunted and, upon their…
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Second World War Featured Prominently at Toronto Japanese Film Festival
From a machine gun wielding high school girl-yakuza boss to time travelling samurai; from sexual awakening in the final devastating days of WWII Tokyo to…
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Courting Americans – a Hundred Years Ago
This past February, an enterprising and cheeky Cape Breton radio disk jockey set up a website entitled “Cape Breton If Donald Trump Wins.” By this…
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