
Isabel Kanaan channels Filipina immigration experience to Canada through comedy
Kanaan co-created a groundbreaking series about immigration, Abroad, which is broadcast on Sundays on OMNI TV.
Kanaan co-created a groundbreaking series about immigration, Abroad, which is broadcast on Sundays on OMNI TV.
「妈,我想要吃跟别的孩⼦⼀样的午餐。」 就这么⼀个看似简单的要求,尽管得到了⺟亲的⾸肯,但从银幕上这位⺟亲的表情可以看出她内 ⼼有多难过。我亦随即回想起在⾃⼰八岁的时候,曾经向⺟亲作出同样的要求。我不禁好奇,⺟ 亲她当时是否与获奖家庭剧情片《Riceboy Sleeps》的主⾓So-young⼀样的表情。
「媽,我想要吃跟別的孩⼦⼀樣的午餐。」 就這麼⼀個看似簡單的要求,盡管得到了⺟親的⾸肯,但從銀幕上這位⺟親的表情可以看出她內 ⼼有多難過。我亦隨即回想起在⾃⼰八歲的時候,曾經向⺟親作出同樣的要求。我不禁好奇,⺟ 親她當時是否與獲獎家庭劇情片《Riceboy Sleeps》的主⾓So-young⼀樣的表情。
What seems like a simple request feels devastating as if unfolds on the screen, watching the mother’s face fall even as she agrees.
After working in the non-profit sector assisting refugees, Zahida Rahemtulla is “really cautious” about “model minority” terminology.
Two UBC researchers have documented how Canadians of Asian ancestry are seeking romance through online “Chinatowns”.
Although most research shows immigration has either no impact or a minimal impact on crime, many people seem to believe the connection exists.
An academic says that the illusion of science that surrounds immigration numbers and their emotive force make them powerful political tools.
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Pancouver strives to build a more equal and empathetic society by advancing appreciation of visual and performing arts—and cultural communities—through education. Our goal is to elevate awareness about underrepresented artists and the organizations that support them.
The Society of We Are Canadians Too created Pancouver to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. With this acknowledgement, we thank the Indigenous peoples who still live on and care for this land.