How to survive a disaster in Punjabi and other languages
All people are vulnerable to natural disasters but for culturally diverse communities, language barriers and unfamiliarity with emergency procedures pose additional challenges.
All people are vulnerable to natural disasters but for culturally diverse communities, language barriers and unfamiliarity with emergency procedures pose additional challenges.
Telling stories that matter to Chinese viewers, whether they have lived in Canada for years or have recently become a citizen, is what motivates two local Asian television stations.
In the summer of 1968, 20 people from the Armenian community gathered together to attend a young woman’s wedding.
On March 20 at 9:57 a.m., thousands of people in Metro Vancouver will celebrate a new year. The Persian New Year, or Nowruz, which literally means “new day,” begins exactly when the season changes from winter to spring on the vernal equinox. Traditional Nowruz activities include spring cleaning, or Khouneh Tekouni, performed before Nowruz in preparation for…
The Francophone community in British Columbia and Vancouver has a long and diverse history that is constantly changing.
Families emigrating from different parts of the world to Canada have many hardships to face, from adapting to a new culture and lifestyle to finding a job to support themselves and their families. Poverty affects many different cultural communities, leaving thousands of children across B.C. hungry and ill-fed. Community organizations like food banks can help…
Many Canadians may prefer to live common-law, but falling in love internationally will test the longevity of a relationship.
Florence Asuncion, 49, has been a nanny in Vancouver for three years.
Vancouver’s many cultural centres offer a place for different communities to gather and celebrate their own traditions, but also a venue to share those traditions with others.
When misfortune strikes, we respond in a variety of ways.
Surrey is actively investing in its artistic community as its population grows, aiming to become something more than a Vancouver suburb.
Remembrance Day is devoted to honouring men and women who served and often perished in armed conflicts.
While young trick-or-treaters go door to door for candy, Wiccans in Vancouver will be communing with the spirit world.