Tag Archives: Canada

What Canadians can Teach American Conservatives about Getting Asian Votes

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Jeff

To reinforce ties with Asian Canadians, Canada’s conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper recently sent out Lunar New Year Greetings and celebrated the New Year with Chinese Canadians in Vancouver.  Some Canadians suggest that American conservatives look at Harper as an … Continue reading →

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8Asians Chats With…The Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Xxxtine

The Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival celebrates its Sweet 16th birthday Nov 6-11 in Toronto and Nov 16-17 in Richmond Hill. I sat with Aram Siu-Wai Collier, the Director of Programming for this year’s festival to go over some of … Continue reading →

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Reel Asian Highlight: Pearls of the Far East Review

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Xxxtine

Making its World Premiere at the Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival (starting tomorrow, Tuesday, November 8th-19th) is PEARLS OF THE FAR EAST (Canada/Vietnam), a collection of seven short stories inspired by true events spanning several generations. The film captures some … Continue reading →

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An Update on Filipina Nannies in Canada

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Jeff

On our post discussing the documentary “The Nanny Business” about the plight of Filipina Nannies in Canada, we got the following comment: We have been trying for months now to find a Nanny in Canada, with no luck. So we … Continue reading →

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The Nanny Business: A Documentary on the Plight of Filipina Nannies in Canada

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Jeff

On our family vacation in Vancouver Canada, the Wife and the Brother-In-Law were buying atis and lanzones in Granville Island‘s public market, so I minded the kids.  While I was watching them, I noticed some Filipinas who were also taking … Continue reading →

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12th Annual Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival – Reviews in 88 words or less, Part 1

Posted on November 9, 2008 by Xxxtine

The 12th Annual Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival kicks off this coming Wednesday, November 12th at the Bloor Cinema in Toronto’s Annex Village and runs till Sunday, November 16th. Billed as one of the best little film festival the city … Continue reading →

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