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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People tell their stories on social media, because they know someone will listen

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The Surrey School District speaks out against anti-Black racism. What’s next?

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Anti-Blackness in the South Asian community

It’s long overdue for us to recognize how we have been complicit in anti-Black racism
Arts & culture

Skinny Local’s “Radio Bombay” Is an out of this World Sonic Journey

The dystopian album features diverse genres including hip-hop, metal and psytrance
News

The Loss of Two Bollywood Legends

In 48 hours the world has lost Bollywood legends, Rishi Kapoor and Irrfan Khan
Arts & culture

New Release: Villa – Sippin

Villa collaborates with creative director and actor KayRay to bring his new single ‘Sippin’ to life
What's trending

Quarantine Cooking with Tan France

Tan is creating amazing recipe videos for delicious desi food
What's trending

From Michelin restaurants to your kitchen

Chefs Ranveer Brar and Vineet Bhatia are filling up your quarantine appetite with new dishes
News

Get Creative These 30 Days of Ramadan

30daysoframadan is a platform for creatives to share their experiences this month
Arts & culture

A new addition to the Vancouver Fringe Festival

Rohit Chokhani—Vancouver Fringe Festival’s newest executive director
News

South Asian Arts Resiliency Fund

Assisting US-based South Asian arts workers in the performing arts, film, visual arts etc.
Community

The Blume sisters help source 10,000 N95 Masks

The Ghatrora sisters are committed to providing healthcare resources to their community

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What's trending

Our top obsessions of 2020

After the year of the lockdown, here are some of the top obsessions we’ve picked up while being home
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12/30/20
What's trending

2020 Wrapped: A year in review

Yep, this actually happened. Taking a look at the wild year we had.
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12/30/20
Community

Community organization launches mutual aid fund for BIPOC youth amid pandemic

The Winter Support Fund is a mutual aid system Leading in Colour has set up.
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12/23/20
News

Fiji’s latest cyclone: A wakeup call for leaders in the climate crisis

Just last week, Cyclone Yasa was the second largest storm to hit the Southeast Pacific this year.
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12/23/20
Arts & culture

Sufi Soul to Hometown Phenomenon : Asad Khan Named Cultural Ambassador for City Of Surrey

Khan speaks to 5X Press about his career and what the award means to him.
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12/23/20
News

Community demands answers after incident of police violence against Black student at SFU

A Black alumnus from SFU was violently attacked and arrested by an RCMP officer on December 11.
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12/23/20
Community

Mani Jassal on her new loungewear collection Chez Moi

South Asian evening wear designer Mani Jassal speaks to 5X Press about her latest collection
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12/15/20
Arts & culture

Bollywood’s “Teri Bhabhi” ignites conversation around the ‘Bro-Code’ and Women’s Agency

A song from the movie ‘Coolie No.1’s’ is the latest Bollywood song raising red flags.
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12/15/20
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12/15/20

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