In an event organized by the Asian Canadian and Asian Migration studies Dialogues at UBC, one speaker’s words resonated with me ...
Editorial The year that was (and never again!) January 2021 - The year 2020 has been called many (bad) names: dumpster fire, exhausting, year of infamy, a fresh new hell at every turn. Don’t let COVID-19 be the Grinch who stole Christmas December 2020 - In a recent media briefing, British Columbia’s top doctor talked about what is on the mind of a lot of people: Christmas.
My parents were born in the Philippines and immigrated to Canada in the 1970s. My sisters and I were born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and were raised in Vancouver, BC. We were lucky enough to ...
Like many other skilled immigrants, he did survival jobs like dishwashing and warehouse work. He moved on to house renovation estimating and sales, and later, estimator in a structural steel ...
Location: Vancouver, B.C.When I was six years old, I experienced what it felt to be left out and excluded. That experience has fueled me to ensure everyone I meet feels seen, heard and ...
A little-known fact is that Hollywood actor Matt Damon underwent three months of extensive training in Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) for role as amnesiac spy “Bourne Identity” movies. His new skill ...
"Retirement to me is the reward for working all those years...Traveling, volunteering, and just smelling the roses and enjoying life are the things I'm doing now and loving it," he ...