immigration

Community 2013

Filipino Nannies: The Cost of Caring

Story Janis Letchumanan

Photos James McCron

Like many foreign nannies, Marilou Tuzon looks after other families in order to take care of her own.

Community 2012

The Minefield and the Monk

Story Christine Tseng

Photos Justine Leung

A war story remembered.

Community 2011

Joey de Vivre

Photos Marie Skerl

A Filipina music superstar’s story of survival and reinvention.

Community 2010

Voyage of Hope

Story Raymond Wong

A harrowing escape from Vietnam ends in love.

Community 2009

Immigrant Strong

Story Bryan Arseneau

Photos Emily Pledge

Transitioning to a whole new way of life.

Community • Features 2008

Landing a Job in the Land of Opportunity

Story Chris Vandergaag

Photos Kaela Smith

Highly qualified immigrants run into the “Canadian experience required” barrier.

Community 2005

Sacrifices and Rewards

Story Meilynn Datayan

Photos Sarah Lomax

Does Canada’s Live-In Caregiver program deliver on its promises?

Community 2005

Redressing the Past of the Lo Wah Kui

Story Warren A. Mailey

Photos Courtesy of Vancouver Public Library, Special Collections, VPL 1773, Head Tax Document Courtesy of Linda Jang

Chinese-Canadians demand compensation for past injustices.

Community 2003

The Fate of the Immigrant Ships

Story Fiona de Monyé

Building a reef and a community.

Community • Features 2002

Made in Canada

Story Julia Mcknight

Photos Jocelyn Wilson

Not just a dilemma for developing nations, sweatshops are a local issue.

Community • Features 2001

Mail-Order Brides

Story Sean Parlan

Lifting the veil on the issues of Filipino mail-order brides.

Art 2000

Palette

Story Lisa Thé, Lynda Yepez, Tess deHoog

Photos Shane Annandale (Falun Gong), Kio (Emerging Immersion), Ashley Spires (Quest for Sustainable Development)

Vivid spots of newsy ink from around the Rim: Falun Gon exercises, Immersion students, and the Malaysian Multimedia Super Corridor.

Community 1998

A Door Opens

Story Alex Hamilton

Photos Jocelyn Wilson

A new consulate, the Royal Thai Consulate in Vancouver, opens.

Art • Features 1997

Art on the Rim

Story Janet Duckworth

Photos Courtesy of Priscilla Yeung

Pieces together the cultural puzzle.