The first wave of New Year in Hanoi
The first of January marks the start of a new year, but for many people it is also a prompt for celebration. For Vietnamese people, New Year’s Eve is a rather new concept from the 2000s decade. …
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January 20 2020 Columns Legal industry needs to understand truth of Canada’s indigenous history if we truly want to move forward
Senator Murray Sinclair. | Photo by Archkris, Wikimedia Commons
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January 20 2020 Columns Chinese New Year sticky cake
Photo by Ben Kiely
This is a fun way to celebrate the new year and share with the neighbours! I like to use a square cake … -
January 6 2020 Columns All the colours of Vancouver
I have known many geographic latitudes and multicultural societies, starting with my island of origin. I come from a land of mixed races and cultures, Reunion Island. For me, diversity is natural. I …
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January 6 2020 Columns Planting the seed about the importance of soil health
What’s the big deal about soil? It’s all over the place. And, anyway, it only affects farmers, right?
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December 9 2019 Columns Where I come from
I think that for travelers, whether over the short or long term, the search for meaning and identity follows them everywhere. Having arrived in Vancouver on October 22nd 2019, I would never have …
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November 18 2019 Columns Multicultural belonging in two acts
Act One
I remember a smooth landing, except for three hours of wait time afterwards to go through customs at YVR. My flight arrived in the afternoon, but it felt like evening in the waiting room. The… -
November 4 2019 Columns The twelve-year itch
I’m not sure why, but I always imagined I would write a column to celebrate my first seven years of “marriage” with Vancouver. I would have called it “The Seven-Year Itch,” an homage to …
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November 4 2019 Columns The Magic of New York
A mural in New York. | Photo courtesy of Kristy Dockstader
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October 21 2019 Columns Beyond boundaries
Where are you from?” A familiar question. One I’ve heard ever since I moved to Canada at age 16. I remember how my classmate’s face wrinkled in confusion when he heard the answer. “But …