Archive for June, 2010
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Afghan-Canadian immigrant is Oprah of Afghanistan
Vancouver-raised Mozhdah Jamalzadah immigrated to Canada at the young age of five with her parents and two younger brothers from war-torn Kabul, Afghanistan. Eventually, they settled in Vancouver, BC, where Mozhdah Jamalzadah attended high schoo
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Latincouver brings salsa and music to Vancouver
According to Statistics Canada 2006, Latin Americans constitute one of the top 10 visible minority groups in Vancouver, numbering approximately 30,000 in total with latinos from different countries bound by one common language and the love for salsa
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Famous Canadian-Iranian Immigrant Nazanin Afshin-Jam
A "difficult-to-pronounce" or an "foreign-sounding name" did not stop Nazanin Afshin-Jam becoming famous in her adopted country of Canada. Canadian-Iranian Immigrant Nazanin Afshin-Jam immigrated to Canada with her family at a young age of 2. Ble
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Fusion Latina - Canada’s First and Only Latin Choir
The Latin countries are best known for their rhythms, music and dances. It is no wonder that music is the medium for social networking for a group of Venezuelans. For many years, a group of Venezuelan friends would get together every Christmas
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