The Sri Lankan civil war holds many a lesson for the island-nation’s diaspora community in Canada and the world in general, according to Erik Solheim, former…
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Book Captures Tamil Diaspora’s Pain, Pride, Politics
May 2009, the civil war in Sri Lanka was grinding its way to an excruciating end. Government forces were in a decisive push against the…
View More Book Captures Tamil Diaspora’s Pain, Pride, PoliticsWhen the Tamil Boat People Came Ashore
“No one puts their children in a boat unless the water is safer than the land,” goes a verse penned by Somali poet Warsan Shire.…
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Lone Tamil MP Seeks Re-entry into “White Man’s Club”
“Did I tell you the time I was called ‘a little girl’?” asks MP Rathika Sitsabaiesan incredulously. Sitting in her election campaign headquarters in Scarborough’s…
View More Lone Tamil MP Seeks Re-entry into “White Man’s Club”Sri Lanka’s Newfound Cautious Optimism
When Sri Lanka celebrated its 67th Independence Day on February 4, it did so filled with hope that it can finally realize its true social,…
View More Sri Lanka’s Newfound Cautious OptimismCricket in Canada: Over 200 Years Old
Cricket is often viewed as an exotic or foreign sport in Canada, but the truth of the matter is that the game has been played…
View More Cricket in Canada: Over 200 Years OldWhen Millennials Take Philanthropy “Glocal”
It is increasingly clear that millennials, those born since 1980, are fast re-defining the philanthropy landscape. And when it comes to diaspora millennials, this means…
View More When Millennials Take Philanthropy “Glocal”Tamils emerge from the shadows
If an immigrant community’s coming-of-age needs to be gauged in Canada, the way it is courted by politicians is a good indicator. Leaders of all…
View More Tamils emerge from the shadowsTamils emerge from the shadows
If an immigrant community’s coming-of-age needs to be gauged in Canada, the way it is courted by politicians is a good indicator. Leaders of all…
View More Tamils emerge from the shadowsCanadian Tamils protest Colombo summit
As the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting got underway on Friday in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo, the largest Tamil diaspora population in the…
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