Other than a generally immigrant-friendly outlook, a review of ethnic media Oct. 27 – Nov. 1 shows that these outlets foresee a relatively stable government — “stable as a mountain” in the description of one Chinese outlet
View More Ethnic Media Coverage Portrays Minority Liberals as Friendly to Immigrants
Remarks by the Election Commissioner, Yves Coté, on the potential for foreign meddling, also received coverage in Chinese
View More ‘Foreign Meddling’ in Election? No Big Deal for Ethnic MediaBy: Lu Xu in Halifax “I don’t have anything else to do,” says Keith Bi. He is cleaning pig intestines—a tedious job. In the sink…
View More The Loneliness of Being an ImmigrantCommentary by: William Gee Wong in Oakland, CA My father came to America from China in 1912, the 30th year of the Chinese Exclusion Act,…
View More Trump’s Immigration Plan Would Have Kept Out My Fatherby Shan Qiao in Toronto Hiring multi-language speaking staff, creating real-time interpretation apps, even launching an ethnic bank to serve primarily immigrants, Canadian banking business…
View More Banking: Fierce Competition for Immigrant Clientele
Commentary by Justin Kong in Toronto On June 22, members of the Chinese-Canadian community and allies gathered at Toronto City Hall to commemorate the 10th anniversary…
View More Legacy of Chinese Exclusion Lives on in Today’s Migrant Workers
by Dustin Godfrey in Vancouver A new exhibit at a Vancouver museum is exploring the experiences of a lesser-known group of combatants in the Second…
View More “Rumble in the Jungle” Remembers Chinese-Canadian Militants
by Beatrice Paez in Toronto July 1, 2016 marks 93 years since the Chinese Immigration Act came into force, which marked the culmination of a…
View More Reshaping Populations: Reflecting on the Chinese Immigration Act
by Florence Hwang in Regina Attendees from across North America gathered to discuss ways to revitalize Canada’s Chinatowns at the Edmonton Chinese Chinatown Conference, held…
View More Conference Discusses the Future of Canada’s Chinatowns
by Beatrice Paez in Toronto Tucked behind Toronto City Hall’s curved towers, on Elizabeth Street, is a modest patch of greenery outfitted with bright red…
View More Rediscovering Toronto’s Lost Chinatown