…and that’s the way it SHOULD BE. Karon Liu’s article in the Toronto Star about how he (and not just professional chefs) cooks more fusion-y, acknowledging both his ancestral culture (Chinese/Hong Kong) and the country where he was raised (Canada)… Continue Reading
Apologies (again) for the delay. Crazy things get in the way, don’t they? Don’t worry, nothing bad happened. We’re all healthy and Jr. Mintz is really enjoying preschool! Anyway, here’s the season 1 finale (but it isn’t the last episode… Continue Reading
Not every child of immigrants knows how to cook “traditionally!” It’s something that has bothered me for years – being expected to “know.” When your parents don’t cook and your grandparents’ cook was not so great, then you make do… Continue Reading
Let’s put it this way, the way diversity and inclusion is stressed these days is, well, quite frankly, stressful. The constant discussion in media is probably one of the reasons why so many of us are seeing therapists – especially… Continue Reading
Is Toronto’s mainstream media (such as 680News, the Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, etc…) are too 416 (Toronto proper) focused. And this is especially the case during the pandemic. Vaccination rates, especially among some ethno-cultural groups, focus only on… Continue Reading
I know I should be grateful. I have a comfortable home, a loving family and always food on the table. But things really aren’t that great. I haven’t been too happy. And I’m sure many people can relate. It’s a… Continue Reading
Anti-Black racism is real and East Asians and other ethnic groups are NOT innocent. This is something we often fail to discuss. And this should end NOW. How do you feel? What do you think we should do as a society? Continue Reading
I’m first generation CBC – not the network, but Canadian born Chinese. The US elections and their focus on immigration has had me thinking, and to be honest, I really don’t know WHAT to think. My views on this topic… Continue Reading
In New York, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s victory in the Democratic primaries has made her a star. Not only is she very young – 28, making her a millennial – she is a child of immigrants who came from a less-than-privileged background… Continue Reading
When my husband and I were looking into adoption, my dad asked me whether we would be telling our child. I rolled my eyes and told him that of course we would be doing so! The adoption class we took… Continue Reading