By Reia Li The mural depicts a dragon with lime green and rose pink scales. Smiling, the dragon offers a glowing yin yang to the viewer. In the background, yucca and saguaro line hills in various shades of pink. Shela Yu, 36, who also goes by Shellshaker, is a visual and musical artist. Around a […]
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By Kim Eun-jin Recently, with Intel appointing Lip-Bu Tan (Chinese name Chen Liwu, 65), former CEO of Cadence, as its new leader, Chinese media have focused on the fact that leaders of all four major U.S. semiconductor companies are now of Chinese descent. As the U.S. and China engage in fierce hegemony battles in advanced
Chinese-American CEOs Achieve a ‘Grand Slam’ in the U.S. Top 4 Semiconductor Firms. Read More »
by ZOE VOSS LEE Asian Americans are the fastest-growing ethnic group in the United States. As a community, we come from countless countries, have a diversity of immigration stories, some recent and some dating back hundreds of years, and now have many different versions of an American life. So where does one begin in telling the
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by Kim Lai My two earlier articles were primarily focused on Burnaby’s reconciliation with the Chinese Canadian community. In this article, I would like to broaden our perspective to include reconciliation efforts made by other cities, provinces, and national levels, collaborations with other minority groups and the fostering of future generations of Chinese Canadians. But
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In China, you risk being seen as unpatriotic if you haven’t seen the animated sequel that’s on track to gross more than $2 billion in a single market. BY DAVID OPIE Joy has turned to sadness for Disney and Pixar now that Frozen 2, The Lion King, and Inside Out 2 have each been surpassed at
By Wawa Li & William Ging Wee Dere The final report of the Public Inquiry on Foreign Interference (PIFI), released by Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue on January 26, has become the subject of intense public scrutiny, especially in the Chinese Canadian community. Coincidentally, it came out days after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Canada with economic
Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference Marginalizes the Chinese Canadian Community Read More »
By Julia Marnin Stanley Zhong was only 13 years old when he heard from a Google recruiter. The recruiter reached out in 2019, writing in an email that Google “would love” to discuss software engineering career opportunities with Zhong, according to a 291-page lawsuit he recently filed in Sacramento federal court. Zhong was already a
Rejected by 16 colleges, 18-year-old got job at Google. Now he sues for discrimination Read More »
She was the first descendant of a Chinese immigrant to win elective office in New York State and the state’s first female jurist of Asian heritage. By Sam Roberts Dorothy Chin Brandt, a lawyer who in 1987 became the first female Asian American judge in New York State — and, as such, one of the first
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By Jimmy Yan British Columbia is now home to nearly 600,000 Chinese Canadians including PRs, accounting for about 11% of the province’s total population. Given such a substantial size, it is essential to update our knowledge of this diverse community and support Chinese Canadians to better integrate into our Canadian society. Promoting bilingual (English and
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By Dr. Ally Wang As the federal election approaches, discussions within the community regarding foreign interference (FI) and Bill C-70 have once again gained momentum. The Imperfections of C-70 Let’s start with Bill C-70. This legislation was almost unanimously passed in both the House of Commons and the Senate in June 2024. This means that
Canada’s Federal Election is Approaching: How Should We View “Foreign Interference”? Read More »