By Marcus Medford in Toronto, ON Many children-of-immigrants are told that the only acceptable careers are lawyer, doctor, engineer and accountant. Anything outside of the…
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Tag: Culture
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…
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by A Special Correspondent in Montreal A new Concordia University study has found that making friends in Canada and being positive about the “new country”…
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Journalism: What is Lost in Translation
By Our National Correspondent in Ottawa, ON Lucile Davier, currently a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Ottawa, has spent many years looking at journalism…
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War Over “Authentic” Vietnamese Cuisine
by Andrew Lam in San Francisco People take pride in the food they eat, and ethnic communities especially form and retain their identities around their…
View More War Over “Authentic” Vietnamese CuisineConflating Cultural Values with Secular Ideals
Commentary by Jagdeesh Mann in Vancouver Though I have family’s roots in B.C. going back a century, I stumble when cataloging the “unique” values underlying Canadian culture.…
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by 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…
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Pundits Weigh in on Islamic Identity in Canada
by Alireza Ahmadian in Vancouver, British Columbia Identity determines how we value ourselves and how others perceive us. Its significance has increased with globalization, migration…
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Comedy Reveals Challenges of Canadian Democracy
by Danica Samuel in Toronto “Just because you’ve fallen off ship doesn’t mean you’re drowning.” In the film My Internship in Canada, the person struggling…
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Immigrant Youth Struggle with Parental Expectations
by Florence Hwang in Regina Cultural differences between young new Canadians and their parents can compound the struggles youth normally experience within their families during childhood…
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