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The stigma of being a working mom in the South Asian community
You don't stop being a person when you become a mom
May 4, 2022
What's trending

Kim Kardashian’s Marilyn Monroe moment is about more than just the dress
It’s time we stop glamorizing disordered eating and fad diets
May 4, 2022
Conversation

Interracial Dating as an Indo-Canadian man
Family dynamics, family functions, and unlearning ingrained biases.
May 4, 2022
Conversation

How I've come to deal with my relationship to toxic productivity
A series of musings on our societal culture of toxic productivity.
May 4, 2022
What's trending

Discourses I hated: When the obsession with celebrity and fixation with true crime intersect

Johnny Depp, Megan Fox, Selling Sunset & more.
April 29, 2022
Community

How this local yoga therapist is “Reclaiming Joy” and creating safe spaces for women of colour

A conversation with yoga therapist Harmeet Kaur, discussing joy and creating safe spaces for BIPOC.
April 26, 2022
Conversation

Sh*t you can't ask your parents: My friend's boyfriend sucks
"She thinks she won’t find anyone else if they break up."
April 25, 2022

Meet You at the Light: a beautiful depiction of love, responsibility and patience
A sit down with the music video's director Alexander Farah after the video's win at SXSW.
April 20, 2022

Financial Literacy: The language I was never taught to speak in my South Asian home
Financial literacy was not in my lexicon growing up.
April 20, 2022
Community

Sikh Heritage BC celebrates Sikh Heritage Month by welcoming us home
An immersive installation entitled “True Home,” kicked off Sikh Heritage BC’s events this month
April 13, 2022
What's trending

OOTD’s in Punjabi & more: Here are 5 trends dominating your FYP on TikTok
TikTok is a guilty pleasure for many—but we’ll indulge and talk about some of the current trends.
April 13, 2022
Conversation

The gross misinterpretation of "decolonizing" by Diaspora influencers
Seerat Saini’s profile has people thinking if influencers play any role in decolonization.
April 13, 2022

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Everything wrong with the diaspora’s fight for “representation”
It's time to stop celebrating crumbs of representation and go a step further. It's exhausting.
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1/26/22
Community

Community Feature: The story of family-run Hairtell Salon in Surrey
Up and coming hairstylist Raj Mand and her Hairtell family sit down with 5XPress.
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1/26/22
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You can’t be depressed, you’re brown: The stigma of mental health in South Asian families
Depression in the South Asian community is a taboo topic often shrouded in secrecy and shame.
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1/25/22
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Discourses I hated this week: January 17-21
The things I hated and loved to hate this week.
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1/21/22
Community

A new children’s book on mental health dives into how kids can take care of their mind and body
Surrey model and mental health advocate Reshmi Chandra talks about her children's book.
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1/19/22
Conversation

An anti-happiness, happiness list

A curated list of happiness items beyond the culture of toxic positivity
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1/18/22
What's trending

Discourses I hated this week: January 10 - 14
Things I hated and loved to hate this week.
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1/14/22
Community

The exploitation of international students is an open secret. It’s time to stop looking away.
"This is the norm, [and] this is a problem. People are taking advantage of international students"
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1/13/22
Conversation

Confessions of a brown girl: tattoos, piercings, and bodily autonomy edition
A brown girl's take on getting a tattoo in an effort to achieve bodily autonomy
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1/12/22

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