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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Family’s Courage Shines on in Story of Corner Shop
As a child, it wasn’t unusual for Ann Y.K. Choi to be at work behind the counter of her family’s convenience store in Toronto. She…
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Big-Ticket Budget Items Welcome After Past Inaction
The much-anticipated first federal budget from the new Liberal government was unveiled on March 22. To describe the general reactions, they would be “Wow,” “Oh,”…
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Name Calling in Vancouver
The foreign-ownership and housing affordability debate is currently the most reported and talked about socio-political issue in the City of Vancouver. Truthfully, for those of…
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The Poetry of Generational Difference
Flesh, Tongue, Yaya Yao’s first collection of poetry, brings you to a crossroads where you have a desire for belonging in the place you feel…
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A year after being called “Canada’s most racist city,” Winnipeg is on its way to becoming more inclusive, and immigrants can be part of the…
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Chinese-Canadians Not Swayed by Tory Site
As Canada gears up for the 2015 federal election on October 19, the Conservative Party of Canada has launched a Chinese-language website as a strategic…
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Richmond Residents Divided on Immigration
If Joseph Martinez was given the option, he would “export half of the population of Richmond back to China.” Owner of Little Paws Animal Clinic…
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You’ve probably never realized that Ontario cabinet minister Michael Chan is a highly polarizing figure within the Greater Toronto Area’s (GTA) Chinese communities until the Globe and…
View More Chan and ConfuciusThe Yin and Yang of Ties with China
Amid the growing debate over China’s influence in this country, some 200 delegates attended the inaugural Pacific Finance and Trade Summit in Vancouver on June 16 to…
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