Latinos continue to struggle in Canada
More than 1.2 million refugees traded their home countries for Canada in the past five years. Kendi Martinez, who left the Mexican city of Reynosa in 2007, is one of them. The violence that scares …
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April 30 2012 Community Vancouver's Fijian community: distinct and thriving
When people leave their homeland, it is often done with a heavy heart. While the decision is not easy, those who make it often hope that doing so will improve their circumstances, or at least enable …
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April 16 2012 Immigration 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
Attracted by the offer of free lands during the colonial …
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March 9 2012 Political Searching for diversity in the Canadian Forces
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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 …