May 25, 2023 Immigration Former Vietnamese refugee has this advice for new Canadians: Embrace the culture, enjoy the freedoms Le Farris' harrowing journey from Saigon to Canada is a testament to the bravery of her parents and the resilience of refugees.
November 4, 2019 Commentary/History Having Lived as Vietnamese Refugees, Pair Steps up as Private Sponsors for Syrians After six years, with the help of relatives and friends, she and two siblings blended into the darkness and crossed the city’s
July 23, 2019 Immigration/Youth From Vietnam’s Cornfields to Canada The thought of travelling to a wealthy country with fancy cities was exciting. But we had no idea what the reality of
April 14, 2017 Commentary UA3411: On Being a Randomly Picked Asian In America, when a source of authority says it randomly singles you out, you should always be wary. On Monday, video surfaced
October 15, 2016 Books Imagine the Stories Syrian Refugees will Tell in 25 Years The histories of Canadians are plentiful, rich, and complex. We can never know all of them, but even sharing just a few
August 9, 2016 Commentary We Owe Allegiance to One Flag, One Anthem Come August 14 and 15, some in the Pakistani and Indian-origin Canadian communities will fly flags and sing national anthems to celebrate
May 25, 2015 History Land of Hope and Freedom: Vietnamese Canadians Remember Arrival After 40 Years Haquyen Nguyen remembers that fateful moment 40 years ago as if it happened yesterday. As a teenager in South Vietnam, she sat
May 7, 2015 History A Journey to Self-Liberation: from Vietnam to North America My mother is 82 and suffering from dementia, but the moment she heard that I was going to give a speech to
May 7, 2015 Commentary Backward Bill Passed, but Vietnamese-Canadians Move Forward How would Canadians feel if July 1 was called Black July Day? What would happen if fictitious governments that no longer exist–such
April 7, 2015 Politics Is the Divisive Bill on Vietnamese Refugees All About the Election? Most North Americans, at least of a certain age, identify the fall of Saigon in April, 1975, with the news footage of