immigration
Opinions in Dialogue: The intricacies of immigration
June 29, 2023Content warning: mentions of death and child neglect. Editor’s note: The authors in this piece both use a pseudonym to protect the privacy of their families. Immigrants and refugees are often thought of as being happy and thankful for the opportunity to move to another country for a better life. Less spoken about, however, are the times people are forced to migrate due conditions in their homelands, and are often forbidden from grieving their past lives without judgement. Vanessa: My parents moved to Canada largely due to the unfolding economic crisis in Venezuela during the late ‘80s and ‘90s. They…
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Humble Beginnings
June 19, 2023Documenting recipes is important because it allows future generations, such as you and I, to learn a bit about those who came before us. As a Chinese Canadian, I sometimes find that I have no real connection to the place…
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Immigrants don’t need to “assimilate”
May 31, 2023Content warning: mentions of colonialism As far back as I can remember, I pushed down my Spanish. Whenever my mom picked me up from school in first grade and spoke Spanish, I quickly looked around to make sure no one…
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What does it mean to be an immigrant on stolen lands?
July 1, 2022Content warning: war, genocide, colonialism, anti-Indigeneity, racism It’s uncomfortable but necessary to think about what it means to be a racialized immigrant settler on stolen lands. For many of us, life is better than in the countries we came from.…
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When homesickness feels a lot like grief
June 6, 2022I learned what it meant to be homesick when I was nine. My family and I packed up everything we owned, said heavy goodbyes to family and friends, and boarded a plane from Manila. Our destination was Vancouver where we…
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Canada announces new eligibility requirements for permanent residency
May 13, 2021Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced on April 14, 2021 that temporary workers in health care and essential services and international graduates may be eligible to apply for permanent residency. From May 6 to November 5, 2021, applicants can…
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New Vancouver museum to highlight Chinese-Canadian history in BC
August 3, 2020The provincial government has announced $10 million of funding to be put toward the development of a new museum dedicated to documenting the history of the Chinese-Canadian Community in BC. The museum will include multiple physical locations across the province,…
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World News Beats
November 13, 2018President Trump expresses desire to end birthright citizenship In an interview with reporter Jonathan Swan, President Donald Trump has said that he will sign an executive order that would terminate birthright citizenship. The 14th amendment of the USA grants…
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True to his name, Karemaker weaves empathy throughout Feast of Fields
July 15, 2018At the most basic level, Feast of Fields is graphic novelist Sean Karemaker’s love letter to the protagonist’s mother, Hanne. After a bad day at school, timid and lonely Sean finds comfort in listening to his mother’s childhood memories, taking…
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