Tag: Toronto Life

  • I grew up in ​subsidized housing​ with my mom, ​and spent weekends with my wealthy grandparents at their Bridle Path mansion. If I wanted to be loved, I’d have to learn to live two lives

  • POWER: Post-racial Canada still a dream The Chronicle Herald Halifax, Nova Scotia 2013-03-17 Megan Power And we’re reluctant to face it, says Hill Calling Canada a multicultural paradise is simply delusional, says author Lawrence Hill.   He made his comments prior to a public reading in Halifax last week, in which he was candid and…

  • Canada Is Still Racist: And No Think Piece Can Change That Vice Canada: The Definitive Guide to Enlightening Information 2013-03-05 Anupa Mistry When I was younger and more naïve and shielded by my parents, Canadian multiculturalism felt real and true. I grew up in Brampton, Ont., a restlessly expanding suburb of Toronto that teems with…

  • A new mixed-raced generation is transforming the city: Will Toronto be the world’s first post-racial metropolis? Toronto Life 2013-02-12 Nicholas Hune-Brown, Author Kourosh Keshiri, Photography Interviews by Jasmine Budak I used to be the only biracial kid in the room. Now, my exponentially expanding cohort promises a future where everyone is mixed. Last fall, I…