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A collage of two certificates and an old family photo. Top row: Two certificates belonging to Ging Wei Wong's father from his early days of living in Canada. Bottom: A photo of Carol Wong's family from 1965.

Memoir

Community Storytelling Project: Three Stories from Chinese Canadians

June 28, 2023July 1, 2023 - by Various Contributors

Personal histories that touch down in rural Alberta, Jamaica, Hong Kong, and Toronto

An illustration of a Chinese-Canadian family: A mother, a father, and two kids stand around their seated grandparents. A Chinese-style building partition is in the foreground with symbols of Chinese-Canadian history on it, including an old family portrait and an immigration certificate. In the back is a window facing the Vancouver skyline.

Memoir

100 Years after the Exclusion Act, Chinese Canadians like Me Still Question Their Belonging

June 28, 2023August 31, 2023 - by Adrian Ma

Searching for the sense of identity I had lost during the pandemic, I needed my family to see where our Canadian story began

A photo of Parliament Hill through a gate.

Politics

How to Prevent Foreign Interference in Elections

May 11, 2023May 15, 2023 - by Stephen Maher

Five foolproof ways the federal government can prevent other countries from meddling with Canadian democracy

A photo of a Chinese flag illuminated by sunshine between Canadian flags in the Hall of Honour on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

Politics

China’s Election Meddling: Canadians Deserve a Serious Response

March 2, 2023March 2, 2023 - by Ira Wells

The last thing the country needs is a half-hearted approach to protecting our democracy

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Fiction / September/October 2022

The Gate of Heavenly Peace

July 22, 2022July 22, 2022 - by Yan Xi Li

I hoped my aunt had found peace, even if the revolution hadn’t

A photo of Annie Hylton inside a circle with blue and purple around it, and in the upper left corner it reads "The Deep Dive" in white, and the lower right corner are The Walrus tusks in white.

Podcasts

The Tangled Politics Keeping a Uyghur Man in Limbo: Episode 8 of The Deep Dive

March 10, 2022May 10, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

This week Annie Hylton speaks about her longform feature for the March/April issue of The Walrus. She takes a look at the long, and complex case of Ayoob Mohammed

A man leaves a fortified prison for darkness and emptiness, a chain still encircling his ankle

Current Affairs / March/April 2022

Endless Exile: The Tangled Politics Keeping a Uyghur Man in Limbo

February 28, 2022March 10, 2022 - by Annie Hylton

Exonerated after four years in Guantánamo Bay, Ayoob Mohammed is still unable to join his family in Canada

A photograph of Meng Wanzou, wearing a dark dress and heels, being led past a crowd of people photographing her.

Current Affairs

Why Canada Should Finally Free Meng Wanzhou

January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 - by Chris Scott

The Huawei CFO’s detention has always been political. With Trump out, Trudeau shouldn’t wait to release Meng

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January/February 2021 / Politics

China Wants to Invest in the Arctic. Why Doesn’t Canada?

January 4, 2021October 13, 2023 - by Gloria Dickie

While Canada ignores the North’s economic potential, China is poised to make inroads

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September/October 2020

My Other Mother

August 20, 2020August 26, 2020 - by William Pang

My nanny helped raise me. Now it’s time for me to get to know her children

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Community Storytelling Project: Three Stories from Chinese Canadians

100 Years after the Exclusion Act, Chinese Canadians like Me Still Question Their Belonging

How to Prevent Foreign Interference in Elections

China’s Election Meddling: Canadians Deserve a Serious Response

The Tangled Politics Keeping a Uyghur Man in Limbo: Episode 8 of The Deep Dive

Endless Exile: The Tangled Politics Keeping a Uyghur Man in Limbo

Why Canada Should Finally Free Meng Wanzhou

China Wants to Invest in the Arctic. Why Doesn’t Canada?

My Other Mother

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