By Ajay Puri
On Saturday April 17, 2010 East of Main had its very first field trip to Surrey, BC. The City of Surrey is known for being Canada’s fastest growing area and also known for the highest concentration and numbers of Sikh followers outside of the State of Punjab*.
This was certainly apparent at the 2010 [...]
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Review by: Andriy Mishchenko
Yesterday, I felt very lucky. I went to the Jonsi show, his first concert away from Sigur Ros. I’ll just start by saying it did not disappoint. If you have a chance to see him at the second show tonight (Apr 7) or later this week in Seattle, GO! I don’t want [...]
by: Ajay Puri
Vancouver is full of diverse cultures. According to the latest census numbers ~40% of our city self-identifies as a Visible Minority status.
So of course you overhear funny but awkward translations. For instance, the following are Hindi / Farsi pairings:
Kheer
Khoon
Saag
Kheer - When I was going to my Iranian friends house for dinner I asked [...]