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Vancouver is the most ‘Asian’ city outside Asia. What are the ramifications?
What is the significance of Metro Vancouver becoming the most “Asian” city outside Asia? Forty-three per cent of Metro Vancouver residents have an Asian heritage, which is a much higher proportion than...
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Live-in Caregiver Program faces nine questions
Angelica Maico arrived from the Philippines in the summer of 2012. She works as a live-in caregiver for the two young children of her sister and her husband. Living with her extended family in east...
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Metro Vancouver by ethnicity: Interactive map
How ethnic groups shape Metro Vancouver neighbourhoods. These invaluable interactive graphic maps are based on 2011 census data. This tremendous resource was created by Sun colleague and data expert...
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Richmond 1: Epicentre of an unrivaled demographic explosion
I wanted to do this series because it would be hard to find anywhere in the world that has undergone such rapid transformation in such a short time as a result of global migration shifts. I wanted to...
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Has B.C. become a province of two solitudes? (Interactive graphic)
Has B.C. become a province of two solitudes? That is the implication of research showing Metro Vancouver has become one of the most ethnically diverse cities on the planet, while the rest of B.C....
View ArticlePM Justin Trudeau to greet local Sikh, Filipino communities Friday in Surrey,...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to make his way across Metro Vancouver Friday, with stops in Surrey and Abbotsford to greet the local Sikh and Filipino communities. Just a day earlier, Trudeau...
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Douglas Todd: Values of some immigrants contrast sharply with 'Canadian' values
Our discussion of “Canadian values” couldn’t be more hobbled. When Conservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch recommended screening immigrants for “Canadian values,” politicians and pundits mocked...
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