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Diversifying Canada’s Literature

Tazeen Inam March 27, 2018 No Comments AuthorEthnic Women as Active ParticipantsIsraellanguageliteratureOntariopublishSomaliaToronto

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.

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Japanese Writers Fill a Void in Canadian History

Lucy Oneka July 21, 2016 No Comments AuthorbooksCanada 150historyJapanJapaneseJapanese Canadianliteraryliterature

Writers of Japanese descent say their work is helping to fill gaps in Canada’s literary landscape.  “When I was at university, the only way I…

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Study of Racism Should Look Within Brown Community

George Abraham July 13, 2016 No Comments AfricaAuthorbooksBrownBrowniesCanada 150ImmigrationraceracismRyerson University

I must confess that I came to Brown: What Being Brown in the World Today Means (To Everyone) and Kamal Al-Solaylee’s thesis as a skeptic.…

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Poet’s Raw, Direct Verses Confront Ideas of Race

Florence Hwang July 6, 2016 No Comments AuthorbooksCanada 150identityLGBTQPan American GamesPoetryQueerraceracismtransgender

Vivek Shraya does not mince words. In even this page is white, her language is visceral, and even the form of her poetry helps to…

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Diaspora Dialogues Gives Emerging Writers a Voice

Shan Qiao July 5, 2016 No Comments AfricaAsiaAuthorbooksCanada 150ChineseCanadiansdiasporasdiversityEuropehistoryJamaicanliteraturePhillippinesracismracistTorontowriters

New writers are using mentorship opportunities to create and share more diverse and inclusive stories about Toronto’s history and culture.  “What we want to do…

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Fiction Connects Faith to Contemporary World

Tazeen Inam June 21, 2016 No Comments AuthorbooksCanada 150genderHinduismIslamJewishliterarymenMuslimQueerRoman Catholicwomen

Canadian authors of faith-based fiction say seeking answers in religion to the injustices of their pasts enhances their creativity and inspires their literary work. A…

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Story of Filipino Family Hits Home for Immigrants

Melissa Shaw June 8, 2016 No Comments AuthorbookBritish ColumbiaCanada 150FilipinoimmigrantsNewcomersPhilippinesracismVancouver

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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Kids’ Lit Needs More Immigrant and Refugee Stories

Shan Qiao May 26, 2016 No Comments AuthorbooksBramptonChildrendiasporasdiversityimmigrantliteratureOntariorefugeewriters

Canadian writers and educators are expressing a need for more children’s books about refugee and diaspora stories that reflect Canada’s diversity.  “It was very difficult…

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Healthy Eating Not Just for White, Wealthy: Author

Rosanna Haroutounian May 7, 2016 No Comments AgricultureAuthorbooksCanada 150farmingfoodGlobalizationhealthIndustrializationNewcomersPakistanQuebec CityUnited Arab Emiratesvegetarian

A trip to an organic dairy farm in Ontario was enough to inspire a former Wall Street banker to launch a global search for better…

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Arab World Needs a Cultural Revolution: Author

Susan Korah April 18, 2016 No Comments Arab worldAuthorBaghdadbooksCanada 150Charter of Rights and FreedomsCultureDamascusjournalistLebaneseCanadianOttawareligion

It was a book launch and discussion that should have taken place in Damascus, Baghdad, Cairo, Tripoli or any other capital of the Arab world.…

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