Photo courtesy of Vancouver Island University
Priscilla Shumba had an unfulfilled dream when she left her home in Zimbabwe …

2017, Canada’s 150th birthday, also marked the …

The Long Journey, acrylic on canvas, 2015 | Photo courtesy of Jose Urbay
Deep inside Jose Urbay’s heart, there’s a land …

When Andy Yan was born in Vancouver, his parents made the decision to teach him Cantonese, their heritage language, as well as English. Bilingualism, which wasn’t common at the time, turned out …

With the removal of the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts approaching, Hogan’s Alley Trust, a community-led nonprofit, along with the Western Front, an artist-run centre, is hosting conversations (Oct.…

Avexnim Cojti wants to raise awareness about Maya, a long-practiced spirituality before the Spanish colonizers came to Guatemala.
In Guatemala, a territory that had once nurtured Maya for thousands …

Chief Robert Joseph, member of the Gwawaenuk First Nation and co-founder of Reconciliation Canada.| Photo courtesy of Chief Robert …

Photo courtesy of Trish Mandewo
Trish Mandewo oozes sheer bliss when she recalls a conversation on her Facebook Messenger. …

I cringe at eye contact, or rather, I feel deeply embarrassed when people stare at my partner and I walking side by side, hand in hand. In those eyes, confusion, unfriendliness or even aversion is …

In what is being called a first to Danny Ramadan, the queer former Syrian refugee is breaking the ice by inviting Tayybeh: A Celebration of Syrian Cuisine, a group of Syrian refugee women who host …