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Record number of Chinese Canadians on election ballot

May 1, 2013 – 9:20 am | 3,664 views

A record number of Chinese Canadian candidates are vying for a seat in a Richmond riding that boasts the largest ethnic Chinese population in B.C.
Richmond Centre has never been won by a candidate of Chinese …

Innovate America Celebrate the Impact of Companies Created by Immigrants

April 30, 2013 – 9:10 am | 2,022 views

America is a country of immigrants. America let them innovate, and in return they innovated for America. Innovate America is celebrating their impact by measuring the jobs they created right here in America.
42% of Fortune …

CBC Ad Went Wrong: Any race except Caucasian

April 30, 2013 – 6:47 am | 2,992 views

The ad calls for audition submissions for a male host between 23-35 years of age and not white for the “Kids’ CBC” programming block. Yahoo’s Matthew Coutts tweeted that the new host is to appear …

Community of Practice Event – April 30, 2013 – Vancouver, BC by the Canadian Institute of Diversity and Inclusion

April 24, 2013 – 5:58 am | 1,965 views

Part of the CIDI mandate is to bring together Diversity and Inclusion practitioners, and other interested stakeholders to share, networking and learn. These events are held quarterly in 5 major cities across Canada.
Schedule: Tuesday April …

Google supports journalists in the Arab world with training on how to use the internet to tell better informed stories

April 23, 2013 – 6:35 pm | 1,745 views

Google, the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations and the World Bank Institute jointly organized a unique digital journalism training for Arab journalists
The training involved 24 young passionate journalists who are committed to help reinvent the …