Of Immigrants and Dreams
Kim Okran publishes autobiography. - Photo courtesy of Kim Okran
Vancouver business woman Kim Okran runs 20 …
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April 2 2012 Community Poles etch themselves in history
Kazimierz Brusilo and Richard Podgurski. Photo by Eric Chu
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March 19 2012 Political Conservatives and immigrant voters: an unconventional love story
Signage protesting Minister of Immigration Jason Kenney - photo by Tim Reinert
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March 19 2012 Community Cultural communities continue to grow
A street of Strathcona, one of Vancouver's oldest communities. - Photo by Kate Kovaleva
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March 19 2012 Economy New business network aims to connect South Asian women in Vancouver
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March 9 2012 Political Searching for diversity in the Canadian Forces
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March 9 2012 Political Conservatives and Immigrant Voters: an unconventional love story
Courting the immigrant vote has become a raison-dêtre of the Conservatives. - Photo by Geoffrey Kehrig, Flickr
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March 9 2012 Religion Combating misconceptions about Islam and the hijab through dialogue and discussion
Representing and practising Islam can, sometimes, be difficult for Muslims immigrating to the West and adapting to a completely different culture and lifestyle, such as Muslim women who have chosen …
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March 9 2012 Community Canadian Celtic Connections
Legend has it that when St. Patrick returned to Ireland as a Bishop in 432 AD, he used the shamrock to explain the Trinity of God to the Irish. Little did he know the tiny green leaf would become an …
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February 21 2012 Community Ancient school helps Vancouver retain and celebrate Japanese culture
It doesn’t take long to remember the morning of Dec. 7, 1941. Japanese fighters, bombers and torpedo planes filled the skies as the seemingly impenetrable golden gates of Pearl Harbour collapsed …