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Comedian Alia Rasul’s jokes reveal that immigrants are more alike than different

December 4, 2024 admin alia rasul, ARTISTS, canada immigrant experiences, culture, embrace identity, immigrant experiences, immigrant talent, Living, People, philippine comic, philippine immigrants

Credit to Author: Sabrina Almeida| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 01:13:09 +0000

Comedy has helped Alia Ceniza Rasul find her voice and perspective in life. The writer, performer and comedian shares with Canadian Immigrant that seeing life and her Filipino heritage through a comedic lens is both a “unique” and “weird” thing about her. Nevertheless, she believes this offers a more joyful perspective and is grateful for how it turned out for her.

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Publisher Luciana Erregue is dedicated to diverse storytelling

October 1, 2024 admin ARTISTS, diverse literature, esl, hyphenated canadians, immigrant authors, immigrant publishers, Immigrant Stories, immigrant women, People, writing grants, writing workshops

Credit to Author: Baisakhi Roy| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:15:22 +0000

Erregue founded Laberinto Press: to amplify the voices of “hyphenated” Canadians — people with rich, layered identities who are not often represented in mainstream literature.

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Academician Maria João Maciel Jorge urges immigrants to embrace the unexpected

September 25, 2024 admin Academia, ARTISTS, azores immigrants, canadian identity, cultural identity, culture, heritage, hyphenated canadians, immigrant, immigrant women, low paying jobs, newcomers, People, portuguese immigrants, York University

Credit to Author: Lisa Evans| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 15:37:57 +0000

Maria João Maciel Jorge, who now goes by M.J., arrived with an illusion of a dream but no concrete plan. Today, she’s an associate professor of Portuguese and Luso-Brazilian Studies and the associate dean of global and community engagement at York University.

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York University academician Maria João Maciel Jorge urges immigrants to embrace the unexpected

September 23, 2024 admin Academia, ARTISTS, azores immigrants, canadian identity, cultural identity, culture, heritage, hyphenated canadians, immigrant, immigrant women, low paying jobs, newcomers, People, portuguese immigrants, York University

Credit to Author: Lisa Evans| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 15:37:57 +0000

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York University academician M.J urges immigrants to embrace the unexpected

Credit to Author: Lisa Evans| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 15:37:57 +0000

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Eleventh Annual Immigrant Women of Inspiration features passionate filmmakers

April 16, 2024 admin ARTISTS, People

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 01:27:57 +0000

Our 2024 Immigrant Women of Inspiration special shines the spotlight on passionate storytellers – directors behind the camera who share authentic experiences and powerful perspectives through film.

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OCAD University’s President Ana Serrano is shaping the Canadian arts and culture sector

November 30, 2023 admin ana serrano, ARTISTS, Arts and Culture, arts education, canadian education, female artists, Filipina, filipino-canadians, ocad u, ocad university, People

Credit to Author: Lisa Evans| Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 13:21:23 +0000

Filipino-born Ana Serrano is one of Canada’s well-known individuals in the realm of new media and has received numerous awards from digital, media, film and theatre industries across North America.

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Mark Clennon receives critical acclaim for his feature film debut at TIFF

October 18, 2023 admin actor, ARTISTS, immigrant, jamaican canadian, LGBTQ, mark clennon, musician, People, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival

Credit to Author: Vivien Fellegi| Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 16:31:52 +0000

Jamaican-born Canadian musician turned actor Mark Clennon featured as a Rising Star at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

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Author Nancy Lam reconnects with her roots

January 11, 2023 admin ARTISTS, asian-canadian culture, childhood memories, nancy lam, People

Credit to Author: Ramya Ramanathan| Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2023 18:29:57 +0000

Barrister and solicitor Nancy Lam decided to write her first novel, “The Loyal Daughter”, when she lost her mother. The story follows a young woman in a village in China making her way to the crowded streets of Hong Kong, who manages to immigrate to Northern Ontario, and eventually makes Toronto home.

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Award-winning property stylist and interior decorator Red Barrinuevo is living his dream

November 23, 2022 admin ARTISTS, filipino-canadians, People, red barrinuevo

Credit to Author: Lisa Evans| Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:14:22 +0000

Red Barrinuevo came to Canada in search of freedom. Today, Barrinuevo is a proud gay man and one of Toronto’s most sought-after interior designers and home stagers. But what might sound like a glamorous career started from very humble beginnings.

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