James Min emigrated to Canada from South Korea 13 years ago. Like many Korean immigrants, he found it hard to find employment when he arrived. He spent three years working menial jobs before finally opening his own business. Now, Min is the owner of the Robson Relax Centre, a massage studio located in the food [...]
Korean immigrants in Vancouver have been hit harder by the economic downturn because there is a higher unemployment rate and the value of the Korean won is decreasing relative to the Canadian dollar. They represent a fast growing segment of the population. The Korean population in the Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) jumped by 69% [...]
My father always had a very clear idea of what he wanted for me. He never gave up the idea that I was going to return to Taiwan for work after getting as much Canadian education as possible. In my father’s prediction, I would learn English, go to a prestigious university, be the first woman [...]
movie winter's bone online That’s how much money the Government of Canada spent in 2007-2008 paying off interest charges on the federal debt. Thanks to lower interest rates and the budget surpluses of the past decade, that number is considerably reduced from the high of over $49 billion in 1995-96. But it’s still nearly $1000 [...]
I was very pleased about the outcome of the last federal election. The Conservatives increased their seat count and it appeared as though none of the opposition parties would have any incentive to force another election anytime soon. “But didn’t you want a Conservative majority?” I was asked the next day, after expressing my approval [...]
The Hong Kong government’s latest move to avoid the issue of democracy is a disappointment to the population. In an attempt to minimize the impact of avoiding talks on universal suffrage, the government tried to gift-wrap its decision with something that’s on everyone’s mind: the failing economy. Moving quickly to counter the economic problems that [...]
Campaigning for the environment just got a lot harder for federal candidates in BC’s greenest riding of Vancouver Centre. The Dow Jones plunged more than 360 points on October 6, reinforcing fears that the U.S. credit crisis could damage the Canadian economy. Before the latest falls, the environment had already slipped to a distant third [...]
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