As the federal election date nears, NCM looks into the role played by ethnic media in encouraging voting and informing ballot choices.
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Reviving Interest in Bengali Culture among Younger Generation
Bengali intellectuals in Canada call for more efforts to keep the Bengali youth interested in their native language and literary heritage.
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‘Your Accent Is Interesting’: Talking about Microaggressions Faced by Newcomers
Microaggressions happen to newcomers and immigrants daily, even during small talk. Being asked about one’s accent is one of them, writes Kaziwa Salih.
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When to Call 911: New Halton Service Helps Newcomers Navigate Crisis Situations
Local Journalism Initiative reporter Amrita Roy Chowdhury Majumdar explores a new approach in Halton to helping new Canadians overcome misconceptions about emergency services.
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My Name Was on a Hit List of Turkish Dissidents in Exile
Journalists and artists of Turkish origin living in exile, including New Canadian Media’s Arzu Yildiz, are being targeted after a hit list was circulated on social media.
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Kurdish Canadian Artists React to the Criminalization of Art in Turkey
Two Kurdish Canadian artists, writer Ava Homa and musician Kazım Boran, share their thoughts on the persecution of Kurds as two fellow artists in Turkey await trial for singing in their mother tongue.
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Syrian Elections: Farce or Another Rebranding Attempt?
NCM reporter Hakam Kherallah is in Turkey, home to the world’s largest Syrian refugee community, to examine the attitudes of the diaspora to the Syrian presidential elections.
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Turkish Mafia Boss Exposing ‘Deep State Secrets’
The Turkish diaspora in Canada is gripped by the revelations of an exiled mafia boss, who claims to be exposing crimes of high-ranking officials. His YouTube videos have attracted millions of views, but the political fallout is yet to be seen.
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‘I Don’t Write From the Margins’: Author Souvankham Thammavongsa
Souvankham Thammavongsa, author of the Giller Prize–winning short story collection “How to Pronounce Knife,” creates immigrant characters who defy expectations. “They don’t want to learn to speak English and fit in,” she tells NCM’s Baisakhi Roy.
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Agencies Ask Newcomers to Settle for Less
Many immigrants who come to Canada in the skilled workers class, find it difficult to get employment that matches their education and skill level. Seeking help from Canadian settlement agencies, many find that the agencies instead encourage them to settle for jobs they are overqualified for because of a lack of ‘Canadian experience.’
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