Here! Magazine Winter 2014

Winter 2014

Victoria B.C.

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In helping create Victoria's Loy Kratong Festival, I know I did my job as a mother to share my cultural experience.

And I will keep giving as much as I can.

Wherever you are originally from‚ you too can give [a cultural] gift to your children.

—Kedsanee Broome

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Letter from the editor My grandmother’s creamy rice pudding with its milk skin stretched taut and brown across the surface of the pot; moist almond tarts with the perfect burst of jam‚ the light pastry crumbling in my hands and falling to the floor like confetti—these are childhood treats I can still taste but have never been able to reproduce.

This linking of our memories with the flavours and aromas of the kitchens of our childhoods is only equaled by the soundtrack of our memories‚ melodies and words that can wrench us back in seconds to a certain place in time—all the sights‚ sounds‚ and smells of that moment firmly intact. Lyrical ear worms are so influential that we learn language and mathematics from them.

Have another peek at our cover (original art by April Caverhill); we challenge you to not start singing a certain song!

Music is even being used as a tool in the fight against Ebola. West African musicians sing on their local airwaves about the myths and truths of Ebola‚ acknowledging its danger but emphasizing best health practices and reassuring frightened families—sometimes challenging cultural norms (watch and listen to “Africa Stop Ebola” by scanning the QR code).

Thai dancers perform Hang Kruang at Loy Kratong Festival at the Parkside Hotel and Spa.

Alden Habacon, Diversity and Inclusion Strategist, with newcomer Marli Sanchez and Here! Magazine Editor Fiona Bramble at the Diversity Summit, hosted by the Community Partnership Network.

New Citizen roundtable at the Community Citizenship Ceremony at the Royal B.C. Museum, hosted by the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (Victoria Chapter).

This winter issue explores how culture frames the senses and celebrates the power of movement, music and creation—be it a spicy dish or a 3D-printed Yoda. Each story underlines the importance of passing down customs and experience. Such active and hands-on sharing of knowledge is the heartbeat of our community.

Everything shining off these pages is the result of a willingness to share: the photographers featured in Celebrating Food Around the World bring us a visual feast of colour and movement alongside stories of how food connects us all‚ regardless of our origins or geography; Annie Wu explores this in her poignant telling of newcomers’ joyful re-connecting with the flavours of their home countries in From Grandma's Hands: Passing Down the Flavours of Home. In Erin Renwick’s Heartstrings‚ three Victorians take a bittersweet walk down the musical memory lane that winds through the faraway countries of their childhoods. Invoking this same faraway and a darker history close to home‚ Phinder Dulai’s powerful poem-in-motion, ten anonymous journeys, summons us to a better future.

Reading the profiles of newcomer Victor Golubkov and his vibrant dance company‚ Jenny Ambrose’s Makehouse and the collaborative hub Makerspace, and Meaghan Smith’s introduction to sewing will dare you to move and create. Watch out for flying lanterns and make sure you watch and listen along by scanning our interactive QR audio and video codes. May this festive season be a feast for your senses. We hope this issue becomes one of your favourite things. ♫

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Features In the cultural dance of life, some of us are more dirty dancing than formal ballroom.

Here’s what Edward T. Hall’s classic Theory of Proxemics suggests about our different culture-based ideas of personal space.

What is Proxemics?

The study of the cultural, behavioral, and sociological aspects of spatial distances between individuals.

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Interesting Fact People unconsciously apply the socio-cultural rules of personal space to their cyber selves! After using a computer program to monitor the behaviour of over 1,600 avatars in one-on-one interactions, researchers at Stanford conclude that male

Slow Dancin’: A Visual Exploration of Personal Space and Culture Ever wonder why some of us like to keep it close and others prefer

avatars (whether created by a man or a woman) stood further apart than female avatars, for instance, and were more likely to avert their gaze.

Proxemics plays out the same way with our avatars as it does in real life. Isn’t that cool?!

Hall’s Key Zones as They Apply to American Patterns Intimate Distance

Personal Distance

Social Distance

Public Distance

Hall’s Proxemics Theory Measures Physical distance

Touch Me Baby

Stuck in the Middle

Don’t Stand So Close

Countries where personal space bubbles are generally intimate.

Countries where personal space bubbles are not intimate but not arm’s length either.

Countries where personal space bubbles are generally at arm’s length.

Saudi Arabia Turkey Venezuela Angola Senegal France Nigeria Spain Mexico Bolivia

South Africa Canada Denmark Ireland Australia Poland Pakistan Israel Belgium India

Netherlands Austria Switzerland China Germany Japan Sweden U.S. Estonia U.K.

Bolivia: Bolivians tend to stand close to one another while talking. It can be considered rude to back away from someone while they are speaking.

South Africa: People will often hold hands (including men with men) and will touch you on your arms or chest. Family members often communicate with the same personal space as with strangers.

Germany: Unless having an intimate conversation, any closer than an arm’s distance apart in usually considered an infringement on personal space.

Body angle

Vocal volume Eye contact

Posture Touch

Saudi Arabia’s social zone = the U.S. personal zone. Netherlands personal

Body heat

zone = the U.S. social zone

Smell

The Gender Gap Even if the people of a culture tend to be close talkers in general, there can be greater personal space and limited or no touching between men and women, particularly in public. This is typical in many countries, including Venezuela, Afghanistan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Chad, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Egypt.

Moreover, William Ickinger’s findings in his Yale dissertation revealed that female pairs stand closer to one another than female/male pairs who, in turn, stand closer to one another than male/male pairs.

Female pairs stand closer

Female/male pairs stand further away than female pairs

Male pairs stand slightly further away than female/male pairs

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a little distance? Josephine Aucoin brings us a new visualization of Edward T. Hall’s classic Theory of Proxemics.

Heartstrings: Musical Memories and Sounds of the Past

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What melodies can transport you to your past? Erin Renwick sits down with a few Victorians-about-town to ask about the music of their childhoods in lands faraway.

From Grandma’s Hands: Passing Down the Flavours of Home Familiar food has a grip on our hearts as well as our senses. Annie

Wu tells the stories of three immigrants who rediscovered the joy—and the cultural significance—of a family recipe.

Community Circle 10 newhere

Newcomer, entrepreneur, and founder of VGDance, Victor Golubkov from Moscow, Russia shares how immigrating to Canada challenged and grew his skills as a teacher—and student—of dance.

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Kedsanee Broome discovers the challenges—and the joys—of being the first to launch a Thai cultural festival in Victoria.

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Alex Creighton of Devon Properties walks us through moving into your new home and the key elements of a move-in inspection.

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Word mentor and designer entrepreneur Meaghan Smith, a.k.a.

Trapper Jane, introduces us to the basics of sewing and patterns.

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Special Photo Feature

Celebrating Food Around the World with S oma Chak rab or t y D ebnath, Ebrahim A lsinan, M ichael M o en, and K iki L hamu

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The Makehouse and Victoria Makerspace show us the magic and possibility of makerspaces.

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Phinder Dulai gives us ten anonymous journeys from his new book of poetry, dreams / arteries.

23 hereinCanada

Test your knowledge with new questions from Historica Canada and read #Canada tweets from the exciting fall of 2014.

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any of us came from somewhere else. Some of us arrived 100 years ago; some of us 100 days ago. Now we are here—working‚ living‚ and learning together. We may have arrived in different ways and may have come for different reasons; we may be going down different paths, but one thing is the same: here is home.

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In the cultural dance of life, some of us are more dirty dancing than formal ballroom.

Here’s what Edward T. Hall’s classic Theory of Proxemics suggests about our different culture-based ideas of personal space.

What is Proxemics?

The study of the cultural, behavioral, and sociological aspects of spatial distances between individuals.

Touch Me Baby

Stuck in the Middle

Don’t Stand So Close

Countries where personal space bubbles are generally intimate.

Countries where personal space bubbles are not intimate but not arm’s length either.

Countries where personal space bubbles are generally at arm’s length.

Saudi Arabia Venezuela Senegal Nigeria Mexico

South Africa Denmark Australia Pakistan Belgium

Netherlands Switzerland Germany Sweden Estonia

Turkey Angola France Spain Bolivia

Bolivia: Bolivians tend to stand close to one another while talking. It can be considered rude to back away from someone while they are speaking.

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Canada Ireland Poland Israel India

South Africa: People will often hold hands (including men with men) and will touch you on your arms or chest. Family members often communicate with the same personal space as with strangers.

Austria China Japan U.S. U.K.

Germany: Unless having an intimate conversation, any closer than an arm’s distance apart is usually considered an infringement of personal space.

Interesting Fact People unconsciously apply the socio-cultural rules of personal space to their cyber selves! After using a computer program to monitor the behaviour of over 1,600 avatars in one-on-one interactions, researchers at Stanford conclude that male

avatars (whether created by a man or a woman) stood further apart than female avatars, for instance, and were more likely to avert their gaze.

Proxemics plays out the same way with our avatars as it does in real life. Isn’t that cool?!

Hall’s Key Zones as They Apply to American Patterns Intimate Distance

Personal Distance

Social Distance

Public Distance

Hall’s Proxemics Theory Measures Physical distance Body angle

Vocal volume Eye contact

Posture Touch

Body heat Smell

Saudi Arabia’s social zone = the U.S. personal zone. Netherlands personal zone = the U.S. social zone

The Gender Gap Even if the people of a culture tend to be close talkers in general, there can be greater personal space and limited or no touching between men and women, particularly in public. This is typical in many countries, including Venezuela, Afghanistan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Chad, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Egypt.

Moreover, William Ickinger’s findings in his Yale dissertation revealed that female pairs stand closer to one another than female/male pairs who, in turn, stand closer to one another than male/male pairs.

Female pairs stand closer

Female/male pairs stand further away than female pairs

Male pairs stand slightly further away than female/male pairs

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reason for coming here: for a new challenge; for the beauty of Victoria; to be in an Englishspeaking country getting here: via the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) and Labour Market Opinion (LMO) programs first emotions upon arriving: excited and determined! favorite thing to do here: walking and biking most helpful person here: my co-worker‚ Mark Gordon languages spoken at home: Russian

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My ad v ice to s omeone a bout to immig rate to Canada would be this: be tolerant, and lear n E ngli sh!

photo credit: VGdance

Victor Golubkov

owner and teacher at VGDance School

Talk ing w ith V ic tor What is your b ac kground? I h ave a d e gr e e in p e d a go gic s an d b allro om an d L a t in d an cin g.

What do you miss most f rom home? I mis s my f amily‚ t h e l an gu a g e‚ an d t h e music.

H ow do you st a y conne c t e d to your own cult ure?

I s t ay conn e c te d wit h my f amily an d f r ie n ds t hrough S k y p e an d I r e a d Rus sian b o ok s an d follow t h e Rus si an n ew s onlin e.

What is some thing you find st range or dif f e re nt ab out Canadian cult ure? T h e var iet y of cult ur e s an d n a t ions h e r e is ve r y dif fe r e nt f rom Rus sia.

What is the hardest t hing for you here? I fe e l t h e r e is a dis t r us t of Rus sians.

You t e a ch many t y p es of danc e — including b allro om‚ salsa‚ and t ango — to children and adult s at all levels.

H ow is le arning to danc e like se t t ling into a new cult ure?

S c a n the QR co de to he a r V ic tor' s a n s we r — in R u s s ia n! T he E ngli s h t ra n s lat ion fol lo ws .

hometown Moscow‚ Russia

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BA SED AT THE BE AUTIFUL WHITE E AGLE POLISH HALL IN JA MES BAY‚ VIC TORIA B.C.‚ VIC TOR TE ACHES — A MONG OTHER DANCE ST YLES — BALLROOM DANCE‚ TANGO‚ JIVE‚ FOX TROT‚ AND SA MBA TO ADULTS AND CHILDREN. SOME OF VIC TOR ’S COMPETITIVE DANCERS RECENTLY COMPETED IN THE “ SNOWBALL CL A SSIC ” AT THE HYAT T REGENCY IN VANCOU VER. MORE INFOR M ATION ABOUT THE CL A SSES AT VGDANCE C AN BE FOUND AT VGDANCE.COM AND VGDANCE.ORG

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H ave you eve r you b e e n in a shop or an of f ice s omew h e r e an d you h e ar a pie ce of music t h a t t r ansp or t s you w h olly to an ot h e r t ime or p l ace?

For mos t of us ‚ t h e ans we r to t h a t qu e s t ion is ye s. But why is that?

Pet r J an a t a is a p rofe s s or an d b r ain r e s e arch e r a t t h e U nive r sit y of C alifor nia‚ D avis. H e e x p l ains t h a t “ w h a t s e e ms to h ap p e n is t h a t a pie ce of familiar music s e r ve s as a s oun d t r ack for a me ntal movie t h a t s t ar t s p l ayin g in our h e a d. I t c alls b ack me mor ie s of a p ar t icul ar p e r s on or p l a ce‚ an d you might all of a sud d e n s e e t h a t p e r s on’s f ace in your min d ’s eye.” W it h t his in min d‚ an d cur ious as we ar e‚ we as ke d t hr e e C an a dians w h o we r e b or n els ew h e r e to te ll us ab ou t t h eir ow n musical m e mor ie s.

M e r c e d e s B á t i z- B e n é t photo credit: Itai Erdal

A f r ican h e r ita g e‚ t h e r e was als o a Europ e an communit y an d a l ar g e S ou t h A si an communit y. T h e music t h a t r e min ds N a z of Ke nya an d his b oy h o o d‚ h oweve r‚ is n eit h e r I n dian n or A f r ican n or Europ e an‚ bu t r a t h e r We s te r n in or igin. A s a M us lim‚ N a z an d his f amily ros e e ar ly e ach d ay for mor nin g p r aye r s an d m e dita t ion‚ an d we nt a g ain to t h e mos que in t h e eve nin g b efor e b e d‚ bu t t his didn’ t ke e p him f rom s tayin g up night s lis te nin g to A m e r ican s on gs on his radio. One of his favourites was “Lipstick on My Collar” by Connie Francis.

M ercedes B átizB enét came to Vic tor ia from M exico in 1997 and is now the ar tis tic direc tor at PU ENTE Theatre.

For M ercedes‚ the A i I to‚ a musici an music that br ings an d ps ych nur s e w ho her r ight b ack to h as live d in C an a d a her childhood is on an d of f for t we nt y M ar iachi. She says ye ar s ‚ s ay s t h a t N a z R a y a n i ‚ b a c k r o w‚ s e c o n d f r o m t h e r i g h t . K e n y a ‚ 196 3 that she “ac tually w hil e growin g up in can’ t hear these Kyoto‚ J ap an‚ h e r p ar e nt s lis te n e d to songs without cr ying. I am deeply “mos t ly ol die s or count r y music ‚” s o moved by them and my hear t fills with w h e n s h e h e ar s t h a t k in d of music ‚ joy when I hear them. ‘ Cucur r ucucu an d in p ar t icul ar “ L ollip op” by t h e Paloma’ reminds me that nothing in Ch or d et te s ‚ sh e is r e min d e d of home‚ this wor ld is more impor tant than love an d e sp e cially of “ b ein g in our f amily and loving deeply‚ and ‘ M éxico Lindo car‚ t r yin g to p r ac t ice t h e ‘p op’ s oun d y Quer ido’ reminds me that I come in t h e s on g.” from somewhere incredibly beautiful and that even though I ’m far away from N a z Rayani move d to C an a d a f rom my native land‚ it will always be with his n a t ive Ke nya as a p h ar m acis t me. I take great comfor t in in 1974‚ w h e n h e was 31 ye ar s ol d. knowing and feeling that.”

H is b oy h o o d was sp e nt in t h e cit y of K isunu‚ w h e r e his p ar e nt s h a d move d f rom I n dia to op e n a bic ycle shop.

Contributing Writer W hil e mos t K isunu cit ize ns we r e of Erin Renwick

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From Grandma’s Hands

passing down the flavours of home

Food is not rational. Food is culture, habit, craving and identity. —Jonathan Safran Foer It was the middle of the 20th century in rural China; most Chinese still struggled in their daily lives and the basic needs for food were barely satisfied. Mr. Lau—an immigrant who arrived in Canada 10 years ago—recalls this other time and place. His family was impoverished.

He rarely had meat and so craved a meal with even a small bite of meat. It was almost always just too difficult to get.

Mr. Lau remembers one night when his mom made steamed minced pork with salted fish. He would never forget how tasty and precious it was. The smell‚ the salted taste of fish mixed with the steamed pork and his mother’s love are all embedded in his memory. Since he came to Canada‚ Mr. Lau has made the special dish several times‚ making him feel at home again. Even though all the ingredients are easily found in Canada and not expensive to buy‚ he never forgets how hard it was to make back in the old days‚ in the old country.

Now Mr. Lau has passed down his family recipe to his own children‚ with the reminder that the dish is imbued with the symbolism of the happiness that comes from hard work‚ as well as one of the most important values embedded in Chinese culture: a contented mind is a perpetual feast. Mr. Lau believes that no matter where his children go in the future‚ this philosophy will be carried by them and help them to live contentedly. For Mr. Lau‚ it is not simply a family recipe passed down to his children‚ but a way of living.

Culturally speaking‚ what one eats can define who one is and who one is not. Food is central to our sense of identity. For those who have left their culture of origin‚ re-creating traditional dishes can bring back feelings of home. Equally significant is how the sharing of family recipes can build bridges between family members of different generations‚ and others who come from different cultures. A family recipe can be a connection‚ an understanding‚ and a way of communication in a new culture.

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For Jennifer‚ a wife‚ mother‚ and

university student‚ this kind of cross-cultural connection was made very close to home‚ and her heart. Shortly after Jennifer immigrated to Canada and had started her own family‚ her mother came to visit. As mothers often do‚ Jennifer’s mother set to cooking everyone a traditional meal—in this case‚ “zhajiangmian”‚ or noodles with soybean paste. The soybean paste is very popular in Northern China and the dish is like the combination of tomato sauce and pasta.

Jennifer’s mother was curious if Jennifer’s Canadian husband would like the zhajiangmian. When he told Jennifers’ mother that he loved this noodle with soybean paste‚ Jennifer’s mother was surprised. However‚ Jennifer’s husband didn’t know how to pronounce it exactly‚ so he named this paste “mama sauce”. Mama sauce has become the new name for soybean paste in Jennifer’s family. Jennifer has since made this noodle with mama sauce several times for her Canadian friends‚ much to their enjoyment. With fresh cucumber‚ carrots and cabbages‚ the dish is not only tasty‚ but also very healthy. Mama sauce— zhajiangmian—a very traditional and popular Chinese food‚ built a bridge that connects two distinct cultures and another generation.

As an added bonus‚ Jennifer discovered that mama sauce is helpful when her children don’t want to eat carrots or other vegetables they dislike‚ because they can’t tell whether those vegetables are in the mama sauce or not. Picky-eater problem solved!

Jennifer’s family story is a model for Mustafa Koc and Jennifer Welsh’s suggestion in Food‚ Identity‚ and the Immigrant Experience that “others sharing ‘our’ taste offers [a] symbolic welcome” and that societies tend to [underestimate] the significance of cosmopolitan diets in introducing symbolic awareness of diversity‚ in challenging ethnocentrism‚ and‚ for many‚ in creating a feeling of home away from home. If we learn and define who we are through what we eat‚ the multicultural cuisine may offer a glimpse of the widening notions of identity‚ self‚ and belonging in Canada. It is through sharing seemingly mundane everyday acts‚ such as eating‚ dressing‚ and listening to music‚ that the cultural boundaries of membership become permeable.

Koc and Welsh also assert that the key to food security for new immigrants‚ “[which] implies‚ firstly‚ access to sufficient‚ nutritious and quality food at all times”‚ is accessibility and that “feeling at home” is specifically created by having access to “culturally appropriate foods”.

Now‚ I have been living in Canada for over five years. I still miss my family all the time‚ especially my grandma and her signature dish. Unfortunately‚ she passed away this year. It happened so suddenly. And I did not have a chance to say goodbye. This time‚ truly‚ all the good memories were gone with her. But I know there is one precious thing she left for me—the family recipe passed down from her: stewed pork with soy sauce. When I was that child by her side as she cooked‚ my grandma described each step of preparation and cooking. Even though I was not smart enough to know everything‚ I felt that I already knew something.

For Japanese international student Saki‚ such access is hindered by both the limitations of her living arrangements and her lifestyle. While Japanese cuisine— particularly sushi—has become very popular in Canada, Saki reveals that in fact‚ miso soup or miso is more traditional in Japanese cuisine. When Saki was in Japan‚ she ate miso soup almost every day‚ and it was very simple to make. Since Saki arrived in Canada to study‚ she has missed the hot miso soup made by her mother—and the taste of home. Saki is temporarily living in a shared house where it is not convenient for her to cook‚ so she usually just makes the easiest and fastest food: instant noodles. Saki laughs at a photo on her phone of the full drawer of instant noodles she has in the dresser in her room. This is a common situation for many international students‚ and even more so for those who don’t know how to cook at all. Even though these students have the option to seek out their cultural cuisines at local restaurants‚ they express strong emotions around their own cultural food and a longing for the authentic family meals of home.

An immigrant’s or newcomer’s day-to-day is busy absorbing many new things‚ but establishing a place for oneself and feeling at home are also priorities. Adding some old‚ familiar culture to the new could mean home is as close as a bubbling pot on the stove and the memory of your mother’s guiding words in your ear.

Our writer,s story

When I was a child‚ I loved to stand by my grandma’s side watching her cook stewed pork with soy sauce. Every time I went to my grandma’s home‚ she made this dish for me. The sweetness within the soy sauce and softness of the pork‚ served with a bowl of steamed rice‚ was so satisfying. But this memory seemed so far away when I came to Canada to study. I missed home‚ friends‚ food—basically everything that I could not bring with me here.

Since I came to Canada‚ I have tried to make stewed pork so many times. In the beginning‚ it was hard to replicate the same taste my grandma produced. However‚ I persevered‚ just as I have done while trying to live and adjust in a foreign country. After several failures‚ now I can successfully make my grandma’s stewed pork with soy sauce. My friends even compliment me on how delicious it is! More importantly‚ for me‚ it tastes almost the same as my grandma’s did when I was that young girl in her kitchen. The only difference between my recipe and my grandma’s is the love she put into it.

She was always so delicate with every ingredient. With my grandma’s recipe and her teachings‚ I can always feel her presence and her love for me.

Contributing No matter where I go‚ as long as I Writer can taste my grandma’s stewed pork‚ Annie even coming from my own hands‚ I Wu will always feel at home and feel love.

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Method: First‚ sauté the minced garlic‚ ginger‚ green onions and star anise in about 2 tbsps of cooking oil until fragrant. Then slice the pork into chunks and place the pork in the pan and pan-fr y quickly for about 1-2 minutes. Remove from wok and set aside.

Prepare the braising liquid and adjust the sugar and light soy sauce according to your preference. Place the lightly pan-fried pork with the garlic into the braising liquid and bring to a boil. Turn the heat to low and allow to simmer with the lid on for at least 1 hour.

After 1 hour‚ the liquid should reduce to about 6 tbsps. Once you see the sauce caramelized‚ stir to coat the pork evenly again. Remove from heat and dish out to serve.

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FAR RIGHT: FRESHLY-PICKED HYACINTH BEANS. Right before my grandma died in Januar y 2013, she planted a hyacinth bean seed in my parent's back yard; by the late autumn, the small plant grew into a big beautif ul vine with thousands of prett y pur ple f lowers; by the middle of winter it was f ull of those pur ple-hued cur vy beauties. We ate them almost ever y day till spring, shared them with our neighbours and there were still plent y lef t over to dr y. We steamed them and made soup with the dried beans. In this picture, my mother is holding a small basket of the f reshly-picked hyacinth beans.

RIGHT: EGG CURRY. Bengali people usually live on f ish and rice with Sunday af ternoons t ypically reser ved for rice and mutton or chicken curr y. Eg g curr y makes its way to our tables whenever we run out of f ish and Sunday is too far away. Hard-boiled eg gs are f ried with mustard oil and cooked into a g ravy of onion, g inger, garlic paste and tomato puree. Spices include cumin, coriander, turmeric and chili powder. To f inish the dish of f, we add some garam masala and ghee (clarif ied butter). Green chilies are a must in almost ever y Indian dish. It can be eaten with either rice or chapatti (Indian f lat bread).

BELOW: INDIAN JUJUBES. Jujubes are called “Kul ” in Bengali.

They are available throughout the winter. Pictured here are ripe jujubes. They are slightly wrinkled, a bit slimy on the inside and are bright brownish red in colour. The raw ones are sour and light green, but as they ripen they become darker and sweeter. Typically we eat them with black salt and chili powder on winter af ternoons. Jujube pickles are ver y popular too. The jujubes bring back so many memories f rom the childhood. My f riends and I used to buy them f rom the local vendor right af ter school for just a few pennies and eat them on our way back. Sometimes, when there were no adults around, we would steal the pickles f rom the jar as the y were dr y ing on the roof top.

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Michael Moen I WAS R AISED in Nor thern Alb er ta, Canada and sp ent my childho o d and adolescence wandering around the B ore al forest‚ catching walleye and pike‚ skating on frozen p onds and sp ending e arly mornings waiting for whitetail de er and mo ose. For the p ast 10 summers‚ wildland firefighting with the Nor th Peace Smoke Jumpers has given me the oppor tunit y to view some incredible scenes and meet some equally incredible people. I decided to star t packing a camera.

RIGHT: SPIKED OUT This photo was taken around 11:00 pm in early August 2014, roughly 150 km northeast of the town of Fort St. John, British Columbia, during one of the busiest fire seasons on record.

Frozen steak, burritos and garlic sausage were the main course that night with a choice of Kraft Dinner and instant potatoes on the side.

The first night always has the best meal. links:

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celebrat ing food a r o u n d t h e w o r l d four international photographers share their images

ABOVE: BAKED TORTILL AS I was going around the old cit y of Muharraq, the former capital of Bahrain and one of the most historical parts of the countr y. W hen you get into old Muharraq, you feel like you've stepped back in time with beautif ul well-preser ved houses, hundreds of years old. W hile I was walking through one of the alleyways, I saw this lady baking tortillas (in Arabic we call it khoboz Regag ). Her garage had been turned into a small gathering place (Majlis). I didn’t want to destroy the lighting by using a camera f lash so I turned on my car and took the photo using the camera and the car headlights.

Ebrahim Alsinan

I A M a professional photographer working for the national daily newspaper‚ Gulf Daily News. I have been working as a photographer since 20 04‚ quit ting my lucrative day job as a net work engineer in order to follow my passion.

I began reading about the field and learning from more experienced photographers. My current work includes shooting various political and social events‚ as well as high-profile international events such as the Formula One‚ The Bahrain International Air Show‚ Bahrain Boat Show and Jeweller y Arabia. l i n k s : 500px: 500px.com/ealsinan Facebook: facebook.com/ealsinanphoto Instagram: @ealsinan Twitter: @ealsinan

MY REAL NA ME IS Pasang Lhamu Yolmo but I prefer to go by my alias: Kiki Lhamu. My passion for photography star ted seven years ago when I got hold of an 8 mega-pixel camera. Passionate as I was‚ I mostly learned from tutorials and books. Self-study makes the ar t of photography all the more interesting for me.

I absolutely love taking por traits of people in their unique cultural environments and sharing their stories with the world. I believe that behind each image there is a stor y to be told. links: Facebook: kikilhamu N a t g e o : m e m b e r s . n a t i o n a l g e o g r a p h i c . c o m / 74 6 5 4 4 8 7 7 0 3 9

RIGHT: BUTTER TEA I was v isit ing a monaster y where my aunt was volunteer ing. I found her in the k itchen mak ing but ter tea, a chur ned dr ink made f rom tea lea ves, but ter, water, and salt. T he name of the monaster y is " Y iga Choeling" — the f irst e ver Tibetan Buddhist monaster y to be built in the Dar jeeling reg ion.

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“ What are you doing, Mommy ? ” My 4-year-old daughter asked‚ looking at the colour ful paper I was folding into a shape resembling a petal.

“I ’m making a ‘Kratong’, honey”, I replied. She responded with‚ “I want to help!”‚ grabbing a piece of paper and tr ying to fold it into a petal. I hummed the “Loy Kratong” tune. She hummed along. My 6 -year-old daughter joined in. We were content and happy making our lanterns‚ our Kratongs. It was a beautiful moment that mirrored my childhood memor y of Loy Kratong in Thailand. I wondered if that moment would stay with them forever. I also wondered how I could help nur ture this cultural experience for them as much as my parents did for me back in Thailand.

I remember the scent of flowers‚ fresh banana leaves‚ and the incense that filled the air ever y where during Loy Kratong. My spirits flew when hearing Thai instrumental music played‚ when seeing beautiful ladies dressed in delicately-designed Thai costumes and when making flower y banana leaf lanterns with my friends and family.

Culture is memories ‚ and my job as a mother is to create the same memories I had during my childhood for my own children.

silk and satin Thai costumes women wear for this par ticular celebration would be blown away in the stormy cold weather of November.

I star ted to hunt more seriously for a location to host Victoria’s first-ever Loy Kratong Festival.

I had to find a place with an indoor pond‚ with a 20 0 -person or more capacit y‚ approval for using a pond for floating lanterns‚ and approval for ser ving Thai food at the function‚ which is an essential par t of any Thai event. Finally‚ I found Parkside Hotel & Spa. It was like finding a treasure!

Khom loy f lying lanterns rise into the evening sky in Chiang Mai province in 2013. This year, The Chiang Mai traffic-control centre restricted the " f lying krathongs", declaring a five-kilometre "no f ly" zone around the city's airport.

Together with a few Thai born mothers living in Victoria‚ we organized the Loy Kratong Festival under the banner of the Thai Kids Club‚ the Thai language and culture school.

We taught our children Thai classical dances; we taught them to play Thai musical instruments; we made the lanterns together for the celebration; and we contacted all the Thai restaurants in the communit y for the catering.

Many of our children at Thai Kids Club did not know Thai musical instruments and had never learned to do Thai classical dances.

Some of them did not know the Thai language. With time and ef for t‚ they learned This is why I star ted the the language‚ the dances‚ Loy Kratong festival here in and the music. The childen Victoria in 2012. Loy Kratong Loy Kratong celebrants f loat kratongs in the pond at Parkside Hotel in per formed what they learned Victoria B.C. on November 9, 2014. festival is a spectacular in front of hundreds of festival held on the night of the guests. The crowd cheered‚ energizing the children full moon in November. There are hundreds of as they per formed. Their excited faces made me lighted lanterns floating on the rivers and ponds believe that they felt connected to the Thai roots throughout Thailand. Thais believe that floating that I and the other mums tried to connect them lanterns float away bad luck and ask forgiveness with. I am not sure how deeply or for how long from the god of rivers for polluting water these moments will stay with them‚ but I cer tainly throughout the year. November is the last month of know I did my job as a mother to share my cultural the year in the Thai calendar. experience. And I will keep giving as much as I can.

Wherever you are originally from‚ you too can give To star t an ethnic celebration in a new place like this gif t to your children.

Canada is not an easy thing to do on one’s own; it was an eye-opener for me to fully understand the cultural gap. I received a dumbstruck response Kedsanee (Aoy) Broome immigrated to Canada when asking the cit y staf f about floating candlefrom Thailand in 2004 and is a Registered lit lanterns in Beacon Hill Park. The option of Clinical Counsellor with the BC Association of releasing hundreds of fire lanterns into the dark sk y Clinical Counsellors, specializing in cultural like people do in Thailand was definitely out of the diversity. She is a mother of two and wife of question! I also privately worried that the beautiful a Caucasian Canadian in a mixed-cultural

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Mov ing into your ne w home Yo u r R e n t a l A p p l i c a t i o n h a s b e e n a c c e p t e d a n d y o u r Te n a n c y A g r e e m e n t s i g n e d .

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If you are using a moving company to move you into your new home‚ make sure you book them well in advance. Most people move in and out in the last few days of the month and the first day of the next month‚ so movers get busy! The same goes for renting a truck to move yourself; make sure you book as early as possible.

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I nsp e c t in g t h e r e ntal unit an d comp l et in g a w r it te n co nd i t i o n r e p o r t w it h your l an dlor d is r e quir e d by l a w. W h e n you ar r an g e your move in d ay w it h your l an dlor d‚ m ake sur e you a gr e e on a t ime to co mp l ete t h e ins p e c t io n w it h t h e m.

I d e ally you s h oul d do t his dur in g d aylight h our s ‚ as it is much e asie r to s e e any is sue s. T h e insp e c t ion sh oul d b e don e w h e n t h e r e ntal unit is e mpt y‚ b efor e you h ave move d any of your p os s e s sions in. I f you ar e n ot ab l e to b e p r e s e nt for t h e ins p e c t ion‚ you can h ave s om e on e do it on your b e h alf‚ bu t yo­u n e e d to a d vis e your l an dlor d b efor e h an d.

COM PLETE A TH O RO U G H MOV E - I N I NS PECTI O N . M ake sur e you walk aroun d t h e p l ace t horoughly‚ an d as k your l an dlor d to r e cor d any d am a g e you s e e. I t is imp or tant to do t his ‚ as you m ay b e as ke d to p ay for Condition Inspection Report d am a g e w h e n you move ou t‚ an d you s h oul d m ake sur e any p rob l e ms you f in d ar e w r it te n dow n in t h e con dit ion r e p or t. #RTB – 27

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COM PLETE A CO N D ITI O N R E P O RT. M ake sur e you un d e r s tan d t h e te r ms us e d in t h e con dit ion r e p or t an d t h a t all s e c t ions h ave b e e n comp l ete d. You b ot h n e e d to sign an d d a te t h e r e p or t. Your l an dlor d is r e quir e d to give you a copy of t h e con dit ion r e p or t — id e ally a t t h e t im e you do t h e ins p e c t ion‚ bu t by l a w‚ w it hin s eve n d ay s. M ake sur e you ke e p your co py to r efe r to w h e n you move ou t to p r eve nt any dis a gr e e m e nt s ab ou t e x is t in g d am a g e.

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What if my landlord insists a move-in report isn't necessary or that it can be done after I move in?

You should persist and point out to your landlord the inspection is required by law. Make your request in writing so you have a record.

Can my landlord charge me extra for a set of keys?

The landlord can charge a deposit for keys that is refundable when they are returned, but they cannot charge a deposit for a key that is your only means of access to your place.

If you ask for additional keys, they can charge only the actual cost of the keys.

Can a landlord restrict what kinds of furniture can be moved in—like a waterbed‚ or a live Christmas tree?

Your landlord can prohibit you from having a live Christmas tree.

They can also require you to have liability insurance in the event your waterbed leaks.

Tenant insurance is a very good idea anyway!

Alex Creighton has over 30 years experience in property management with Devon Properties and her family-run property management company.

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learn here t ools o f t h e t ra d e 1. Write the number in the box next to the matching word that describes these common sewing items.

a fabric swatch a measuring tape a thimble pattern markings a pin cushion a dress form a spool of thread a tracing wheel a stitch ripper 2. These tools are also important for sewing.

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3. Meaghan Smith says there are five tools she can ’ t do without in her sewing workroom. What do you think they are? answers on inside front cover

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SE W I N G C an yo u t hink of 5 n o un s t h a t ar e us e d w i t h " s e w in g " to cr e a t e a co ll o c a t io n? Wr i t e t h e m in t h e cir cl e s ab ove.

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When people ask me what I do, I say I make clothes, but my job title is designer entrepreneur.

I ’ m the pattern maker, designer, grader, sewer, cutter, sales rep—basically I do everything.

I think it ’ s important that we don ’ t lose these skill sets and I consider myself part of a local movement towards sustainability which includes local food producers and other makers. One-hundred-mile closet, anyone?

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PAT T ER N T I P S FO R T H E H OM E SE W ER 1. T R I M T H E S E A M A L LOWA N C E S B E F O R E YO U S TA R T C U T T I N G YO U R FA B R I C . M o s t s t o r e - b o u g h t p a t t e r n s u s e a s t a n d a r d 5/ 8 i n c h s e a m a l l o w a n c e . To m a k e it easier to get a straighter seam‚ trim the seam allowance t o 1/4 i n c h f o r w a i s t b a n d s a n d c o l l a r s — a n y t h i n g w i t h c u r v e s o r c o r n e r s ‚ 1/ 2 i n c h f o r p a n t l e g s ‚ a n d 3/ 8 i n c h f o r all other seams.

2 . U S E PAT T E R N W E I G H T S I N S T E A D O F P I N S .

Pins distor t your fabric and af ter cut ting‚ you’ll find that you have more fabric than pat tern. Instead of pins‚ use books‚ flat rocks or any thing that is heav y enough to hold the pat tern in place.

3. T R AC E A RO U N D T H E PAT T E R N B E F O R E YO U TA K E I T O FF. U s e t a i l o r ’s c h a l k o r a w a x p e n c i l t o t r a c e

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b u s t p o i n t‚ waistline‚ or hipline

front sleeve notch

right side

back sleeve notch

wrong side

rotar y cut ter vs. scis sor s?

RO TA RY C U T T E R . old machine vs. new machine?

OL D M AC H I N E S DO T H E T R IC K .

around the pat tern.

4 . C U T T H E L I N E S AWAY.

Af ter you have traced your p a t t e r n o u t a n d a r e r e a d y t o c u t t h e f a b r i c, b e s u r e t o c u t away the lines by cut ting your fabric along the inside of the traced line. This will prevent excess volume from being a d d e d t o y o u r g a r m e n t u n n e c e s s a r i l y.

5. I F YO U FI N D A PAT T E R N T H AT YO U WA N T TO U S E AGA I N ‚ T R AC E T H AT PAT T E R N O N TO C A R D S TO C K . Tr a c e o u t t h e c o r r e c t s i z e a n d a d d t h e correct pat tern marks. Hole punch it and store it on a h a n g e r i n t h e c l o s e t.

M e a gh an s ay s t h a t t h e s e t ips “will s et you up t o m a ke a d e c e n t g a r m e n t b e c a u s e c u t t i n g m a ke s a l l t h e d i f f e r e n c e i n t h e w o r l d . ” Wa n t t o k n o w m o r e? S c a n t h e Q R c o d e a n d l i s t e n t o M e a g h a n ’s f u l l i n t e r v i e w T i p s f o r t h e H o m e S e w e r o n 2 9e r r a d i o.c o m.

notch

n ot ch e s & cir cl e s fo r m a t chin g pat tern pieces

M e a g h a n re c o m m e n d s v i s i t i n g : w w w.f a s h i o n - i n c u b a t o r.c o m f o r t i p s a n d re s o u rc e s f ro m c l o t h i n g i n d u s t r y p ro fe s s i o n a l s , i n c l u d i n g m a n u fa c t u re r s , s a l e s re p s , b u y e r s , fa c t o r s , s e w i n g c o n t ra c t o r s , s u p p l i e r s , p a t t e r n m a k e r s and designers.

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W H AT E V E R I ' M WOR K I NG ON AT T H E MOM E N T.

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If the spir it of a maker sp ace and the welcoming environment of The M akehouse don’ t give it away‚ a quick conver sation with J enny makes her p as sion for communit y-building and self- empower ment obvious. H aving re -set tled b ack in Canada af ter 12 year s in England‚ J enny recognizes that The M akehouse is a good place for newcomer s to Vic tor ia to re - connec t with their previous profes sional or amateur sewing exp er ience and “get to meet p eople and see what it is all about ”. J enny also collaborates with Theatre SK A M to produce “ Fashion M achine”— a projec t for children aged 9-13 that involves tour ing local clothing maker s’ facilities and lear ning the r ules of fashion and s t yle as well as inter view skills (find out what magic transpires from their ef for t s by scanning the Q R code). When asked what one word sums up The M akehouse‚ J enny doesn’ t hesitate: “ Joy ”.

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T h e M ake h ous e s ay s t h a t w h e n s h e f ir s t op e n e d h e r d o or s in S e pte mb e r 2012‚ p e op l e walke d in an d s a w t h e s ew in g m a chin e s ‚ cr a f t s ‚ p a t te r ns ‚ an d ar t‚ an d won d e r e d w h a t t h e h e ck was g oin g on. Two ye ar s in an d t h e qu e s t ion n ow is mor e like: “ W h a t isn ’ t g o in g o n? ” N e s t l e d w it hin t h e e cl e c t ic r et ail communit y alon g For t S t.‚ T h e M ake h ous e is b ot h sew ing wo rk sh o p an d a g o -to d e s t in a t ion for c r a f t ing su p p li es an d c r e a t i o ns by l o cal d esi g n e rs . O n top of wor k s h op s like t h e a f te r s ch o ol “ M ake Club ” for m ake r s a g e d 9-13‚ “ S imp l e U p h ols te r y ”‚ “ B amb o o K nicke r s”‚ “ M ake M it te ns”‚ an d “ M e n’s B ox e r S h or t s”‚ T h e M ake h ous e h as vib r a te d w it h t h e music of 7- pie ce f unk b an ds an d s olo pi an o ar t is t s dur in g s p e ci al f un c t ions.

T h e up comin g family-f r ie n dly “A Ch ar lie B row n Chr is t m as” f un dr ais e r a t T h e M ake h ous e w ill in clud e a live j a z z t r io s h owcasin g music f rom t h e c ar to on!

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Vi ct oria M ake rspa ce

can b e foun d in a non - d e s cr ipt‚ all- pur p os e war e h ous e of a b uil din g a t t h e Van couve r I s l an d Te chn olo gy Par k on M ar k h am S t.‚ of f We s t S a anich Rd. I t is t h e p e r fe c t s et t in g for t h e s e e min glych aot ic s p ace t h a t h as b e com e a coll ab or a t ive hub for lo cal inn ova t ion an d A makerspace cr e a t ion. O n any is a member-operated shared give n Tue s d ay space where people can come night (O p e n together and collaborate while H ous e f rom 7-9 sharing tools‚ resources and p.m.), you w ill knowledge. One tool can be f in d m ake r s effectively duplicated many times of all a g e s ‚ over by sharing it‚ in the same abilit ie s ‚ an d way that someone’s learning inte r e s t s h ap pily experiences may e n gros s e d in t h eir b e share d. p roj e c t s an d jus t as h ap py to s h ar e t h eir p ro gr e s s — an d ch alle n g e s — w it h y o u.

I am a m e t al millin g m a ch in e!

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S an dy B e am an‚ co -foun d e r of V ic tor i a M ake r s p a ce‚ s ay s “ t h e r e is a n a t ur al d e sir e in p e op l e to h ave cont rol ove r t h eir e nvironm e nt t hrou gh ap p lyin g te chn olo gy‚ b ot h for f un an d s e r ious pur p os e”. V ic tor i a M ake r s p a ce h ous e s a s y n t h e t i c bi o l o g y l a b‚ 3D prin t e r‚ l ase r cu t t e r‚ and eve r y so r t o f wo o d -wo rk ing‚ m e t al -wo rk i n g‚ and e l e c t r o ni c t o o l yo u can im a g in e an d‚ as COOL

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S an dy s ay s ‚ “ lot s of p e op l e w h o S T U F F I N 2 015 : can s h ow you h ow to us e t h e >>G et t in g t hin gs you don’ t k n ow h ow to t h e n ew C N C M achin e up & us e”— w it h t h e un d e r s tan din g r unnin g! t h a t V ic tor i a M ake r s p ace is >>Nanc y the a club‚ s o “ f ir s t you h e lp t h e Blacksmith set ting club‚ t h e n you h e lp ot h e r s ‚ an d up shop & teaching t h e n you h e lp your s e lf.” Wit h classes! t his p hilos op hy‚ S an dy s ay s t h a t fe llow m ake r s take d e light in on e an ot h e r ’s p roj e c t s b e caus e as t h ey h e lp s olve e ach ot h e r s’ te chnical p rob l e ms ‚ t h ey als o for m a s t ron g s o ci al b on d. M os t imp or t ant ly‚ S an dy r e min ds us ‚ “ M ake rsp a ce is n o t a b o u t t h e

d i f f e r e n ces‚ bu t t h e co mm o n ali t i es — prim ari l y a cu ri osi t y a b o u t t e c hn o l o g y and a d esir e t o m ake t hings yo urse l f and w i t h o t h e rs ” . heremagazine.ca

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ten anonymous journeys coal clouds and gulls hang steady in the wind songs, scuffles, shuffles, screams, receipts paper ways of mean dream arteries surge seaward pistons beat, engines screech and a cacophonous wind thunders

p h o t o c r e d i t : J a n e C l e a r y - D u l a i . B a c k d r o p p h o t o p a r t o f Va n c o u v e r M a r i t i m e M u s e u m ’s K o m a g a t a M a r u e x h i b i t , C h a l l e n g i n g I n j u s t i c e .

Scan the QR code with your phone or tablet and listen to Phinder Dulai’s reading of ten anonymous journeys Phinder Dulai is the Vancouverbased author of dream / arteries (Talonbooks) and two previous books of poetry: Ragas from the Periphery (Arsenal Pulp Press‚ 1995) and Basmati Brown (Nightwood Editions‚ 2000). His most recent work has been published in Canadian Literature and Cue Books Anthology. Earlier work appeared in Ankur‚ Matrix‚ Memewar Magazine‚ Rungh‚ the Capilano Review‚ Canadian Ethnic Studies‚ Toronto South Asian Review‚ subTerrain‚ and West Coast LINE. Dulai is a cofounder of the Surrey-based interdisciplinary contemporary arts group The South of Fraser Inter Arts Collective (SOFIA/c). thinking about the poem What is a “dream artery”?

Who or what is the narrator of the poem?

Who or what are the “wards”? from the back cover In 1914‚ the Japanese Steamship Komagata Maru set sail for Canada with 376 Sikh‚ Muslim‚ and Hindu migrants travelling from Punjab‚ India. Even though all of the passengers were British subjects‚ they were refused entry at Vancouver‚ and the Komagata Maru sat moored for two months while courts decided the passengers rights’ to access — and while the city’s White citizens lined the pier taunting the passengers onboard. Eventually‚ Canada’s racist exclusion laws were upheld and the ship was forced to return to India.

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barnacled black hulls slice and sluice out through the streaming scheldt from antwerp the port delivers the coal and cargo erosions ripple over memory slip the border lost in the rip of tide they feed the loss my body brims and bleeds into the thick air against the atlantic sisters, brothers, cousins, and great ancestors pass in quiet ————

masters schmidt and theiles, eye the violence in the waters the flap clap wind shifts a pattern the deep distance, the long droning notes of my lungs

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we curl into the confluence of the labrador breaking through contrarian waves

my hulled hands crash against the tide to the unloved I will offer

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a part of me in hope my wards will be made complete for another life ———— while my indentured life escapes me admire me then do so when this beauty subsides when my name ages do so when i transmute, shift my name and become the ss komagata maru from dreams / arteries © 2014 available from Talonbooks

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T h e D o minio n I n s t i t u t e (n ow H is to r i c a C an a d a)

10 Ye a r B e n c hm a r k S t u d y

here inCanada

in 20 07, “ W h a t D o Yo un g A dul t s K n ow A b o u t C an a di an H is to r y ? ”, s h ow e d t h a t “e i gh t in t e n ( 82 % ) C an a di an s a g e d 18 to 24 f ail e d a b a s i c C an a di an his to r y e x am. L e s s t h an h al f of r e s p o n d e n t s (46% ) co ul d n am e C an a d a ’s f ir s t p r im e minis t e r an d o nly o n e - qu ar t e r ( 26% ) co ul d gi ve t h e d a t e of C o n f e d e r a t io n”.

S o un d s like w e all co ul d b r us h up o n o ur C an a di an his to r y! Tr y s o m e H is to r i c a C an a d a qu e s t io n s to g e t yo u s t ar t e d:

1) W h i c h c o u n t r y t o o k c o n t r o l o f Quebec away from France by winning t h e b a t t l e o f t h e Pl a i ns o f A b r a h a m?

2 ) W h o w a s C a n a d a ’s f i r s t francophone Prime Minister?

3) W ha t was t h e nam e of t h e r ou t e to Canada taken by blacks escaping slaver y in the US? 4) N ame one gr oup of Canadians w ho were evacuat ed from the West Coast during W WII because of their ethnic origin.

5) W h i c h p r ov i n c e wa s t h e l a s t o n e t o join Canada?

6) Re m e m b r a n c e D a y i n C a n a d a f a l l s o n N o v e m b e r 11 . N o v e m b e r 11 w a s the last day of which war?

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I n 20 07, 19 % o f yo u n g a d u l t s b o r n in C an a d a p a s s e d t h e [D o minio n I n s t it u t e] q ui z , w hil e ju s t 9 % o f yo u n g a d u l t s w h o immigra t e d t o C an a d a p a s s e d.

K n ow l e d g e in milit ar y his t o r y h a s in c re a s e d.

W hil e in 19 97, 31% o f C an a dian s k n ew that the Battle of Vimy Rid g e wa s fo u ght in W W I I, 37 % n ow k n ow t h a t it wa s fo u ght in W WI. Simil ar l y, 37 % n ow k n ow t h a t N ove mb e r 11t h m ar ke d t h e e n d o f W W I, c o mp are d t o 33% w h o k n ew t his t e n y e ars a g o.

7) In what year were all Canadian women eligible to vote in federal elections?

8) Th e m e m b e rs o f w hi c h e t h ni c g r o u p were once forced to pay a head tax to immigrate to Canada?

9) N ame one of t he wars in which Canada was invaded by the United States.

10 ) W h a t i s t h e n a m e o f t h e M é t i s leader who was hanged by the f e d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t i n 18 8 5 ?

11) W h a t A m e r i c a n w a r h e l p e d convince Canadians and their leaders to unite and form a federation in the n o r t h?

12 ) W h a t n a m e i s c o m m o n l y u s e d t o r e f e r to the British subjects who fled to Canada during and after the American Revo l u t i o n?

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I n B rit is h Co l u mbia, ju s t 15% o f yo u n g a d u l t C an a dian s p a s s e d t h e 20 07 q ui z c o mp are d t o t h e 23% t h a t p a s s e d t h e q ui z in 19 97.

I n S a s ka t c h ewan an d M anit o b a, 29 % o f yo u n g a d u l t s p a s s e d t h e 20 07 q ui z c o mp are d t o ju s t 16% in 19 97.

T his re p re s e nt s t h e l arg e s t in c re a s e in k n ow l e d g e am o n g any re gio n in t h e c o u nt r y.

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