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Challah bread pudding with apples and honey
February 22 2016 Recipe by Selma Van HalderA bread pudding sweet enough to lift the soul.Here is a recipe that combines several Jewish favourites into one beautiful …
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East and West: Juggling cultures and family ties
February 8 2016 Cover StoryPhoto by Phalinn OoiFor some, strong family ties help navigate multi-ethnic cultural identities through thick and thin.
As…
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From Montréal to Vancouver: A quest for identity
February 8 2016 ColumnsIn February 2015, at the age of 55, I moved to Vancouver. Yes, I was fleeing winter but I also had a desire to better understand my own country. I had always wondered why Canada did not feel united …
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Race Literacies: Giving the spotlight to Canadian black scholars
February 8 2016 CommunityPainting by Zeal HarrisAlthough Canada has a multicultural policy, not all perspectives are represented equally in …
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Making sense of migration’s forces
February 8 2016 ImmigrationThe mass migration of Syrians fleeing their war-torn country has forced the international community to act urgently in response to the crisis. A panel of five Vancouver scholars and writers will …
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Time for ‘The Forces of Yes’ to awaken in B.C.
February 8 2016 ColumnsThe BC Liberals suffered a blow in by-elections last week, losing a riding they had previously held in Coquitlam Burke Mountain.
The NDP’s Jodie Wickens picked up that seat in the Legislature, …
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The Taj Mahal – Stepping into pure wonder
February 8 2016 PostcardLike a number of awe-inspiring experiences, coming face-to-face with the Taj Mahal is finally reaching the front of the winding line from which you couldn’t glimpse the attraction. Unlike others, …
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Merging political philosophy and film
February 8 2016 CultureWhen filmmaker Charles Mudede read Russian novels, one key question stuck with him – the question of morality, a predominant theme in this type of literature he studied. Today, he is merging …
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Stories told through a multitude of mediums
February 8 2016 ArtSchool children at the Vancouver Japanese Language School at work on their Things (November, 2015). | Photo by Sara Sampson…
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A piece of China in Vancouver
February 8 2016 ArtMarketplace | Photos courtesy of Andrea JinAs part of Chinese New Year celebrations, the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese …