About 5X Press

Culture, community and conversation. 5X Press is the essential South Asian youth culture magazine in Canada, covering all things arts & culture, trending topics, news, & so much more. We connect our community to one another, and to the world. 5X Press is written and published in Surrey, BC, by a team of 14 writers. Edited by Interim Editor, Harpo Mander.

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Community

Revisiting the 2019 5X Fest art party

5X Press goes back into the archives to tell you all about our art party.
Conversation

One year after the BLM protests: what we learned

A year after the BLM protests, we look back at what needs to happen and what we've learned.
#5XFLOW

Meet The Founder of Viti Vibes TV, a platform highlighting the accomplishments of local Fijian youth

5X Press speaks to Shannon Permal about her show which focuses on the Fijian youth experience.
Community

The evolution of 5X Festival

5X Press speaks with founder Tarun Nayar on the evolution of from VIBC to 5X Fest.
Arts & culture

UNION: local sci-fi art exhibition is a portal into the year 3000

Artists Kiran Bhumber and Nancy Lee showcase a dystopian year 3000 in their new exhibit.
Community

Surrey-born Jasman Sangha commits to NCAA basketball team in Texas

Sangha tells 5x Press about his journey to the NCAA and how the community helped keep him driven.
Arts & culture

Sidhu Moosewala is rolling out the long-awaited Moosetape

Sidhu Moosewala's has started to release songs from the highly anticipated 32-track Moosetape.
Conversation

India’s previous, decades-old support for Palestinian liberation means little to Hindutva fascists. Here’s why:

Why Hindu nationalists support Israel.
Community

Producer Hark on bagging his first commercial deal with Adidas

5X Press chats with producer Hark about landing a deal with Adidas and what inspires his music.
Community

Online directory connects South Asian diaspora with mental health resources

Raj Kaur created Southasiantherapists.org
Arts & culture

A Little Late with Lilly ends as Singh makes the move to Netflix

Lilly Singh and Kenya Barris, the new dynamic-ish duo.
Arts & culture

Diaspora Creative: a production house that challenges identity

Co-founder of Diaspora Creative speaks with 5X Press about their origins and future storytelling.

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News

Enhance, don't replace: 5 things we learned from building an app for our festival

We had 30k downloads and tons of engagement - but was it worth it?
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2/17/22
Conversation

Introduction: Sh*t you can’t ask your parents

An advice column for the things us brown kids can't talk to our parents about.
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2/14/22
Conversation

South Asian women and the sexuality we’ve been taught to ignore

Exploring sexuality as a South Asian woman is complex and awkward when all we've known is shame.
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2/10/22
Conversation

Why we need trigger warnings on explicit content to avoid putting victims at further harm

Activists are calling for healthier and safer ways to speak about violence against women.
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2/8/22
What's trending

Discourses I hated this week: Jan 30 - Feb 4

Things I hated and loved to hate this week
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2/4/22
Community

Grassroots efforts to help South Asian truckers in B.C. underway

Community advocate seeks tangible change as labour issues lose traction due to white supremacists
Read Article
2/3/22

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