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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11/10/22
Arts & culture

Falling in love behind the screens with Kiran and Ankush from Popshift’s ‘Desi Me Dating’

An exclusive update from the sweethearts from this season of Popshift's online dating show
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11/9/22
Community

'Maluka': The novel unpacking histories of early 20th century Indian labour migrants in B.C.

Reading these stories tells those who continue to migrate for a better life, that we are not alone
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11/9/22
Conversation

First comes love, then comes marriage, and then there’s the part no one talks about

How our community leaves South Asian women with more questions than answers after getting married
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11/8/22
Arts & culture

Was AP Dhillon's Vancouver show really 'Out of This World'?

Fans of AP Dhillon paid big to see him live but many left feeling unsure if it was worth it
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11/3/22
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11/3/22
Community

Local celebration of South Asian women hopes to demonstrate that there’s more than one seat at the table

“Be The Light” Diwali celebration brings together South Asian women from various walks of life
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11/3/22
What's trending

The good, the bad, and the ugly of Indian TikTok mukbangs

TikTok has been turning cultural foods into a trend and it's not always fun to watch
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10/26/22

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