A new documentary, “Emergence,” came together as one South Asian youth struggled with homelessness after being disowned by his South Asian family for being gay. The film tells the stories of three such individuals, including the producer.
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The Muslim Canadian community continues to mourn the loss of four members of a Muslim family killed in Sunday’s Islamophobic attack. Reyhana Patel is calling on Canadians to stand up for and befriend their Muslim neighbours and work colleagues in a sign of solidarity.
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New statistics show that the highest rate of COVID-19 is happening in the Greater Toronto area, putting multi-generational homes under the microscope as potential sources for outbreaks.
View More Why Overcrowded Housing Has to be Fixed to Prevent Future Pandemics
As COVID-19 infection rates rise among South Asians, the community fights the virus of misinformation.
View More Red Zone: When Misinformation Goes Viral
Series of surveys focused on capturing the consumer habits and mindsets of various ethnic groups living in Canada
View More Surveys Capture Lifestyles of Asians in Canada
South Asian COVID Task Force aims to put a spotlight on the specific needs of new Canadian communities and the structural barriers that are continuing to drive the pandemic.
View More South Asian Doctors Ramp Up Cultural Messaging to Combat COVID-19
The Brampton-based mental health organization SOCH focuses on addressing the stigma that South Asian men in Ontario face when dealing with mental health.
View More Men’s Forum Addresses Mental Health in South Asian Community
Toronto neighbourhood labelled as a haven for Bangladeshi-Canadian money launderers as South Asian nation pushes again for the extradition of an alleged assassin.
View More Bangladesh Targets Fugitives and Money Launderers in Canada
In Brampton, and more generally in Peel region, Canadians need to curb their desire to gather. Unless we take public health guidelines more seriously, the worst of COVID-19 may yet lie ahead, writes Surjit Flora.
View More “Our Touchy-Feely Instincts are Doing Us In”
Concerns about COVID-19 continued to dominate coverage in ethnic media publications during a recent five week period.
View More Analysis: Fears of COVID-19’s ‘Second Wave’ Spotlighted in Ethnic Media