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5X Weekly Roundup: Komagata Maru Memorial gets vandalized, A crash in Surrey claims the lives of 3 junior hockey players, vaccine passports, & more
A quick breakdown of 5 trending stories that you may have missed this week.
August 27, 2021
Community

Pranavi Suthagar, the face behind @not_sari is hoping to teach the next generation about having a career in the arts
She hopes to uplift the next generation of women and non-binary artists.
August 25, 2021
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5 South Asian creatives you need to follow
Here are five trailblazing South Asians on social media. Go show them some love!
August 25, 2021
Community

Karishma Deo talks about her journey as a musician, her viral TikToks, & her “best performance yet”
Catch her at the 5X Blockparty this September!
August 25, 2021
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“Still I Rise:” Farmers’ protest mural by 3 Punjabi women in Calgary hopes to keep the conversation alive

“It’s important for us to make noise for them:”
August 25, 2021
Community

The story of Robin Bawa and the importance of South Asian athletes breaking barriers in sports
The first South Asian player in the NHL.
August 25, 2021
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5X Weekly Roundup: Big changes to OnlyFans, fear & uncertainty looms in Afghanistan, public art commemorating the Farmers’ protests & more
A quick break down of 5 trending stories that you may have missed this week.
August 18, 2021
Conversation

The unfair double standard of “professionalism” for people of colour in the workplace
“Understanding and dealing with the challenges of being a POC in professional spaces”
August 17, 2021
Arts & culture

Emergence: Using film as a medium to support queer South Asians
Sher Vancouver’s film Emergence tells the stories of queer South Asians, heartbreak, & acceptance
August 17, 2021
Community

Surrey’s Baneet Bains: a shining example of why young South Asian women should be encouraged to take up sports
5X Press reached out to Baneet Bains, a young star South Asian athlete with big accomplishments.
August 17, 2021
Arts & culture

Meet Guntaj Deep Singh: The creative mind behind this Punjabi mural in Vancouver’s Punjabi Market
5X Press had the chance to speak with Guntaj, who let us in on his creative process and inspirations
August 17, 2021
Community

Players, meet the coach: The host behind the popular “Coaches Don’t Play” podcast
If you haven’t heard of Coach P, you really don’t know what you’re missing out on.
August 17, 2021

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