Isabel Kanaan channels Filipina immigration experience to Canada through comedy
Staff
July 12, 2023
Kanaan co-created a groundbreaking series about immigration, Abroad, which is broadcast on Sundays on OMNI TV.
Tag: Immigration
妈，我想要吃跟别的孩⼦⼀样的午餐 — 《Riceboy Sleeps》观后感
Translation Desk
March 17, 2023
「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 — 《Riceboy Sleeps》觀後感
Translation Desk
March 17, 2023
「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。
Mom, I want what the other kids eat for lunch – a review of Riceboy Sleeps
becky tu
March 17, 2023
What seems like a simple request feels devastating as if unfolds on the screen, watching the mother’s face fall even as she agrees.
The Wrong Bashir playwright worries about impact of referring to her Ismaili community as “model minority”
Charlie Smith
March 3, 2023
After working in the non-profit sector assisting refugees, Zahida Rahemtulla is “really cautious” about “model minority” terminology.
Chinese immigrants look to digital Chinatowns to find love online
Staff
February 12, 2023
Two UBC researchers have documented how Canadians of Asian ancestry are seeking romance through online “Chinatowns”.
Migrants don’t cause crime rates to increase—but false perceptions endure anyway
Staff
February 4, 2023
Although most research shows immigration has either no impact or a minimal impact on crime, many people seem to believe the connection exists.
The problem with immigration targets: they’re “guesstimates” easily misunderstood by the public
Staff
January 14, 2023
An academic says that the illusion of science that surrounds immigration numbers and their emotive force make them powerful political tools.
Isabel Kanaan channels Filipina immigration experience to Canada through comedy
Staff
July 12, 2023
妈，我想要吃跟别的孩⼦⼀样的午餐 — 《Riceboy Sleeps》观后感
Translation Desk
March 17, 2023
媽，我想要吃跟別的孩⼦⼀樣的午餐 — 《Riceboy Sleeps》觀後感
Translation Desk
March 17, 2023
Mom, I want what the other kids eat for lunch – a review of Riceboy Sleeps
becky tu
March 17, 2023
The Wrong Bashir playwright worries about impact of referring to her Ismaili community as “model minority”
Charlie Smith
March 3, 2023
Chinese immigrants look to digital Chinatowns to find love online
Staff
February 12, 2023
Migrants don’t cause crime rates to increase—but false perceptions endure anyway
Staff
February 4, 2023
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