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Montreal's Chinese and Indigenous community members mark a decolonized Lunar New Year
Members from Montreal's Chinese and Indigenous communities came together as part of the Lunar New Year festivities. For the event's organizer, it was a step toward decolonizing Chinatown.
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In Milton Park, winter storytelling event builds understanding between neighbours
A community event in Montreal's Milton Park neighbourhood was organized to bridge gaps between different populations in the area, including homeless people, families and nearby businesses.
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Carrying Our Cultures
Building a home away from home for South Asian Montrealers
Beyond food and chai, Maison Chasha also holds cultural events and activities, from open mic nights to jam sessions for artists in the community.
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May Chiu carries her culture by calling out oppression
The longtime activist explains why Chinatown is essential to the collective identities of Asian Montrealers.
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Carrying Our Cultures
This advocate fights for the working class of Chinatown
When you come to Chinatown, you dont feel like an outsider. You feel like youre part of a community, says May Chiu, activist and advocate for her Montreal neighbourhood.
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Carrying Our Cultures
For nurse Mary Grace Ocampo, community comes first in everything she does
Mary Grace Ocampo is the president of the Filipino Nurses' Association of Quebec, a nurse at the Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital and a mother of three.But wearing so many hats doesn't stop Ocampo from working hard to help someone in need.
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Carrying Our Cultures
Maryam Nadimi tends her 'secret garden' through the Iranian art form of tazhib
Maryam Nadimi is a Montreal-based artist and biologist. She grew up in Iran and moved to Montreal for her PhD in genetics at the Universit de Montral. She now holds workshops where she teaches tazhib, a traditional form of Islamic Iranian art.
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Carrying Our Cultures
This Asian Heritage Month, we're asking how you carry your culture
Asian Canadians in Montreal share how carrying their culture impacts their lives every day.
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