Archive for the Family Category
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Olivia Chow says goodbye to Jack Layton
All Canadians watched Olivia Chow's grief as she shared a moment in front of her husband's Jack Layton's casket on Parliament Hill. The two have been together for 25 years, married for 23 years since 1988 working hand in hand, dedicated to the w
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Men’s brains versus Women’s brains
This is a funny video clip, but it is also so very true. North Americans, Canadians and Americans can appreciate this joke. But I don't know if this is true with third world countries where women are still oppressed. I definitely noticed the
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Voicemail messages for grandparents
Here is a free voicemail recordable message for grandparents. "Good morning. . . . Sorry we cannot come to the phone right now, please leave your name, number and time of call at the sound of the beep beep.... If you are one of our child
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Chinese Tiger Mothers not a good Canadian role model
Book review articles about Amy Chua's new book called "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" have started appearing in Canadian newspapers and magazines. The book is a memoir of Ms. Amy Chua, a Yale law professor's parenting techniques that produced
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Asian Inspired - Red Wedding Dresses
Red is traditionally the color of happiness in many Asian culture. Since wedding signifies happiness, many Asian bridal wedding attires are in red. Wedding dresses in China, India (wedding sari) and Vietnam (in the traditional form of the Ao da
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Canadian immigrant trapped between two cultures
Mina and her husband are a ordinary Canadian immigrant family with a male dominated structure. Husband is the provider, and works to support the family. Mina stayed home to look after the two children. Mina gets a good allowance to buy groc
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Canadian Immigrant’s Halloween Surprise
(contributed by a reader named Ginger) This is a brief story about my first Halloween experience as a new Canadian immigrant. I lived in Canada for a few years before I fully appreciate how significant Halloween is to Canadian children. By Canad
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Canadian Thanksgiving 2009
Every year Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October. (Note that this is different from the Americans who celebrate their Thanksgiving on the last Thursday of November.) It is a statutory holiday here so banks and governmen
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Long Lost Son Returns to China
Who am I? Where did I come from? Why do I look different from my parents? Why did they give me away? This is the story of Christian Norris, a Chinese boy adopted at the age of 7, his adopted mother Julia Norris, and his meeting with his birth
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Chinese-Canadian Modern Wedding Tea Ceremony
The Chinese has a long history with many traditions dating back to ancient times. One of the strongest tradition is the Chinese wedding ritual of tea ceremony, where the bride and groom offers tea to the parents of both families and in return th
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Have you been Imputed?
This is the story of Adam and Eve. And Angelina. Adam was married to Eve for 10 years, until one day, while playing frisbee happily with his son in the front yard, a courier arrived delivering a letter stating that his wife (Eve) cannot live wit
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High profile Canadian interracial marriage
The most high profile Canadian interracial marriage is that of NDP leader Jack Layton and MLA Olivia Chow who married on July 9, 1988. It was not difficult to see that the two who work alongside each other, are truly in love. Theirs was an equa
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