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Young Canadians Aren't Just Watching The Indian Farmers' Protest. We're Living It.

Many diasporic Punjabis like me are only one generation removed from the same agrarian life the farmers are fighting to save.
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Autism Is Taboo In Our Culture. Our Daughter’s Diagnosis Made Us Face It.

Too many immigrant South Asian parents are programmed to reject disabilities — our family wanted to change that.
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‘Work Culture’ Is Code For White And Western. So Where Do People Like Me Fit?

Racialized job applicants often contend with hiring practices designed to exclude them.
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Shame Stopped Me From Learning Hindi. Love And Loss Changed That.

I was Indian to some, “whitewashed” to others, and all of it left me tongue-tied.
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‘Bend It Like Beckham’ Meant Everything To South Asian Canadians

A teen comedy about the Indian immigrant experience? MOOD!
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It's Time South Asians Confront Our Entitlement To Black Culture

We have long taken a hall pass for critical examination of anti-Blackness within our communities.
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This Diwali, I'm Bringing A New Tradition To The Table

It's not my late mum's recipe — and maybe that's what makes it so special.
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A Manipulative Fiancé Stole My Self-Worth. Cooking Helped Me Reclaim It

Ironically, the culinary lessons I took to be a model wife were my path to recovery.
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Lilly Singh Is Brown, Bi And Proud. Why Owning That Matters

Truly a Superwoman.
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Explaining Islamic Hygiene Can Be An Awkward Test Of True Friendship

If you visit Muslim homes in Canada you will notice a small watering can next to the toilet. Do not be alarmed. That's just the lota.
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