Monique Polak’s new recipe book features 19 recipes from Quebec’s first-generation immigrants and First Nations communities as a way to bridge various cultures and histories together through food.
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Immigrant Parents Struggle with Cultural Clashes
As newcomers navigate a new country and culture, their parenting style also takes on new challenges. NCM reporter Joy Osiagwu speaks to one family and community leaders on finding the balance between old and new traditions.
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By Your Side: Finding Voice in Music as an International Student
International students have faced a well of challenges in light of the pandemic. Read how one international student has taken her time at home to use music as a channel for hope.
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Immigrant Toastmasters Breaking Barriers with Zoom
Toastmasters, a speaking club designed to improve the communication and leadership skills of its members, has helped many immigrants in the GTA gain confidence in speaking English.
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Surveys Capture Lifestyles of Asians in Canada
Series of surveys focused on capturing the consumer habits and mindsets of various ethnic groups living in Canada
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Parents Use New Family Time to Help Kids Rediscover their Roots
Several parents are putting social isolation to good use, taking time to teach their children about their immigrant heritage. This story traces their lineage and finds out why it matters to these families and the country.
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The Immigrant’s Dilemma in Arts: an Interview with Richard Young
Young is currently realizing his passion, working as a writer and an actor. His latest film, Maternal, is about a girl, born in Canada with a Caribbean mother, who’s waiting for an acceptance letter from her dream arts program
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Lack of Mainstream Diversity was Never an Excuse
In partnership with Apathy is Boring, New Canadian Media will be posting first-person accounts from the 150 Years Young Project, a campaign that highlights the positive impact youth are making throughout their communities. “It all comes back…
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A new Concordia University study has found that making friends in Canada and being positive about the “new country” can go a long way in helping new immigrants integrate into communities. “[The study] shows that…
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Journalism: What is Lost in Translation
Lucile Davier, currently a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Ottawa, has spent many years looking at journalism that relies on translating from a foreign language. In a sense, her work examines the implications of…
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