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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Arts & culture

Turn Up with Our Top 10 Playlist for 2019

Turn up to our top 10 playlist created by members of the 5X Fam.
Conversation

No One Wants to Be India’s Daughter, But Is It Safe to Be Anyone’s Daughter?

Community

How Sandy Gill’s new collaboration with Reitman’s pays homage to her South Asian heritage.

Sandy Gill embraces her Punjabi heritage as one of the new diversity ambassadors for Reitmans.
Conversation

What my dream job as a puppy cuddler taught me about my mental health

Pet therapy is the mood booster we all need this winter.
What's trending

5 Trends dominating your FYP on TikTok this week

Using my guilty pleasure for good and diving into my favourite trending TikTok sounds.
Community

How CEO Anjali Sud reinvented Vimeo and took the company public

Meet Anjali Sud, the Indian-American CEO of Vimeo who took the video-streaming platform public.

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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.
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8/17/21
Conversation

Navigating independence as a daughter in a South Asian household

Independence is an integral part of life, but as South Asian daughters we are not taught that.
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8/10/21
Community

Surrey's Raman Bains talks about navigating the music industry and his new single “Heer Ranjha”

Local singer and composer Raman Bains sat down with 5X Press to tell us about his new single.
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8/10/21
News

Reflecting on the overdose crisis in the South Asian community

Upkar Singh Tatlay says data and community engagement have been key for reducing stigma.
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8/10/21
News

A “Little Help Box” is located in Newton to provide free supports to vulnerable communities

A conversation with Allysha Ram of Engaged Communities Canada Society about community care.
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8/3/21
News

Why Fiji’s Tokyo Olympics Rugby win is about more than just gold medals

FIji wins their second back to back medal at the Olympics.
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8/3/21
Arts & culture

These Punjabi board books help preserve the Punjabi language

Harmeet Mann’s children board book sets are a way to connect with the Punjabi culture and language.
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8/3/21

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