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Story of Filipino Family Hits Home for Immigrants

Melissa Shaw June 8, 2016 No Comments Author book British Columbia Canada 150 Filipino immigrants Newcomers Philippines racism Vancouver

A new novel reflects on the experiences of Filipino Canadians through the story of one family, and aims to inspire newcomers to achieve their dreams.…

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New Book Reveals More Modern, Global Shia Islam

Melissa Shaw April 1, 2016 No Comments authors books Canada 150 Iran Middle East Muslim North Africa religion Saudi Arabia Shia Simon Fraser University South Asia Sunni

The latest instalment of the Institute of Ismaili Studies’ Muslim Heritage Series aims to provide a deeper understanding of Shia Islam, the Muslim religion’s second-largest…

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Arts & Culture

Event Series Focuses on Building Inclusive Cities

Melissa Shaw January 28, 2016 No Comments British Columbia Culture immigrants Inclusive inclusiveness racism refugees Richmond Settlers Syrian refugees xenophobia

Richmond community members came together last week to discuss breaking down the barriers of racism as part of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation’s (CRRF) three-year…

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Vancouver Italian Cultural Centre Engages Next Gen

Melissa Shaw December 11, 2015 No Comments British Columbia CULTURAL First Generation immigrants Italian ItalianCanadian Italy renewal revitalize Second Generation Vancouver

As the number of first generation Italian immigrants in Vancouver decreases, the city’s Italian Cultural Centre – Il Centro – is planning for a future…

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More than 20% of Canadians are racialized, more than 20% are immigrants, yet @StatCan_eng is not collecting information on either in it's crowd sourced data or detailed data at its #COVID19 hub. In the US race is a key variable. Need Canadian data on this.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-outcry-over-racial-data-grows-as-coronavirus-kills-black-americans-at/

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How are Canadians coping with #COVID19? See the first results of our web panel survey that ran from March 29 to April 3: http://ow.ly/f6aF50z8Hb9

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Holidays can be difficult if you are far from home, especially if you are an international student in Canada. Read our blog https://buff.ly/2UPMIZo for updated resources and information for international students amidst COVID-19. #peercafes

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