South Asian

• Hamilton researchers join study of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness on South Asian community

  Immune response to vaccines and hesitancy around immunization will be targets in the Canadian study.

  Health

  Jun 3
• Vancouver remembers Komagata Maru on 107th anniversary of ship denied entry

  The Komagata Maru steamship arrived in Vancouver on May 23, 1914 with hundreds of British subjects from India aboard who were sent back due to their ethnicity or religion.

  Canada

  May 23
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• ‘I’m so proud’: Asian Canadians reflect on family, community for Asian Heritage Month

  From tackling their career goals to inspiring artistic projects, Asian Canadians have continued to look to their own families, culture and community as sources of inspiration.

  Lifestyle

  May 19
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• Charan Gill, human rights pioneer and B.C. South Asian community leader, dies at 84

  A post on Gill's Facebook page said he passed away peacefully at Langley Memorial Hospital with his family by his side after a long battle with cancer.

  Canada

  Feb 2
• CAMH to develop therapy geared towards South Asians

  Canada's largest mental health hospital is developing a specialized form of psychotherapy catered toward Canadians of South Asian origin to help members of that community overcome stigma around mental illness and seek treatment.

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2019
• New Alberta clinic is tailored to South Asian people addicted to opioids

  An Edmonton psychiatrist feels certain factors put the South Asian community at greater risk for opioid addiction. He's opened a new culturally sensitive clinic.

  Health

  Jul 8, 2019
• Farah Nasser: My first experience with racism

  Global News anchor Farah Nasser speaks candidly about how she was confronted with racism at a young age as part of the #FirstTimeIwasCalled series.

  Blogs

  Mar 29, 2018
• B.C. police chief pens letter to parents of suspected gang members

  Police in Abbotsford are taking a dramatic measure to help address the community's deadly Townline Hill gang conflict.

  Dec 13, 2016
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• Rash of fentanyl-related deaths in Edmonton’s South Asian community prompts education seminar

  Community members say there have been more than 10 deaths within the city’s South Asian community from fentanyl and fentanyl overdoses within the last few months.

  Crime

  Dec 11, 2016
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• When it comes to Surrey gang life, family looms large

  Part two of our focus on kids, guns and gangs in Metro Vancouver focuses on an uncomfortable reality for the South Asian community.

  Crime

  Jul 15, 2016