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Identity through differences: mentoring youth
April 27 2015 ArtThe suffering caused by feeling like an outcast drives media artist Sammy Chien. To minimize this feeling for future generations, he keeps his fingers in many collaborative pots. Chien deals with the…
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MOSAIC wins leadership recognition award for the MentorConnect Program
April 27 2015 CommunityDuring the annual Leadership Recognition Awards held on April 9th at the Terminal City Club in Vancouver, the Immigrant Employment Council of British Columbia (IEC-BC) gave the Immigrant Serving …
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What can B.C. learn from the sudden rise of the Alberta NDP?
April 27 2015 ColumnsOn Saturday night, the Calgary Flames eliminated the Vancouver Canucks from the Stanley Cup playoffs. Nobody expected much out of the Canucks this year, but the Flames’ ascendance is even more …
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Financial literacy with a delicious twist
April 27 2015 CommunityPhoto courtesy of Hunger Action
What do smoothies, lasagna and egg muffins have to do with personal finance? Quite a lot, as … -
The Italian community revives its roots
April 27 2015 CommunityMost people in Vancouver have family immigrant stories. That cultural mosaic is a topic that fascinates the researcher Eva Sajoo.
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The buzz about Vancity Buzz
April 27 2015 CommunityVancity Buzz started as an idea conjured up between two friends over video games – it’s now become one of the largest digital publications in western Canada and landed co-founder Manny Bahia on …
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B.C. youth communities helping others near and far
April 27 2015 CommunityLarissa Franco, a one-quarter Portuguese and three-quarters Chinese grade 11 student at Richmond’s R.A. McMath Secondary School, helped create the Steveston Community Interact Club. Founded in the …
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American sign language on stage
April 27 2015 CultureSongs, poems, stories and speeches are created with words, the main ingredient for the Verses Festival in Vancouver this year. The Verses Festival of Words celebrates the power of oral and literary …
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Documenting personal stories of underclass China at DOXA
April 27 2015 CultureThe annual Vancouver Documentary Film Festival, DOXA, has been showcasing and celebrating independent documentary films since 2000 and this year’s event, which will take place at various cinematic …
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Richmond celebrates dance and diversity with its first International Dance Day event
April 27 2015 CultureInternational Dance Day, celebrated every year on April 29, has been going on for over 30 years. This year, the celebration comes to Richmond. Richmond’s first annual International Dance Day event …