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CANADA IMMIGRATION - What was the West Indian Domestic Scheme? — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
Member of Parliament Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, commemorated the national historic significance of the West Indian Domestic Scheme, 1955–1967, at a plaque unveiling ceremony at Blackhurst Cultural Centre in Toronto, Ontario. Beginning in 1955, the West Indian Domestic Scheme was a targeted immigration program through which women from Caribbean countries came to Canada to be employed as domestic workers.
SENIOR MOMENT - Canada is not for sale — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
By CHANDRAKANT SHAH, MD The high achievers featured in every issue of Desi News share their journey in Canada and what it takes to be successful in the country. No doubt, for new and old settlers it is essential to be successful in their newly adopted country so they can put their roots down. To me, the next and fundamental question is, once settled, how does one truly become Canadian?
GRANT’S DESI ACHIEVER - A developer who builds communities — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
There were mortgage payments, cheques to be signed, co-ordinating repair jobs. Champsee learned book-keeping and accounting. At its height, they had 40 real estate agents and property managers, working with them. And a $350 million volume business. When recession hit in the 90s, they suffered big losses and she wanted to shut down. Her husband, however, wasn’t ready to retire, and ended up running a pharmaceutical company that he had helped a friend buy.
MONEY SENSE - Finances take a toll on relationships — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
The high cost of living these days is causing harsh financial realities for many couples, with more than half (55%) reporting they need to be in a relationship to pay for their lifestyle, according to a recent RBC poll. Money was called out as a source of stress by more than three-quarters (77%) of the couples who were polled, as well as the cause of arguments by three-in-five (62%).
COVER STORY - The Junction: Where body meets mind — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
By DR CHANDRAKANT SHAH In recent years, there has been increasing interest in holistic health and the term has taken on various meanings. Professionals practising an alternate form of healthcare as well as Western medicine describe themselves as holistic health practitioners. But are health, religion and spirituality interconnected or related as is often claimed?
HELLO JI! - Keep calm and tip on — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
We were at a restaurant recently when a large multigenerational group walked in. With children – including a toddler – they were obviously there for a family celebration. Seated around tables that the restaurant staff hastily rearranged, a gentleman wondered aloud why restaurants tacked on a 15 or even 20 per cent gratuity to parties of six or more. “We are already paying for a large number of people, right?” he said, looking round for consensus.
MONEY SENSE - Loud budgeting helps keep life on track — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
From NEWS CANADA With the festive season in full swing, get-togethers are amping up. When we are with family and friends, not everyone feels comfortable talking about money, but a new trend is trying to change that. “Loud budgeting” is gaining traction right now. It’s about breaking that taboo and encouraging people to talk about their financial situations. It removes the stigma of talking about money and can help you stay on track and reach your financial goals sooner. What is loud budgeting?
SENIOR MOMENT - Generous people live longer — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
By CHANDRAKANT SHAH, MD Hindus celebrate Diwali; Muslims, Eid-Al-Fitr; Jews, Rosh Hashanah; and Christians celebrate Christmas. The common theme in all these celebrations is acts of giving and practising kindness towards your family, friends and fellow citizens. It entails the journey from a “me-centric” mindset to one that is inclusive and caring for others and is a profound transformation. This shift impacts personal well-being but also has broader social implications.
A ROOM WITH A POINT OF VIEW - Children in solitary confinement. In Canada? Yes. Today? Yes. — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
By SHAGORIKA EASWAR This past summer I caught a performance of Modern Times Stage Company’s presentation of The Caged Bird Sings. A re-imagining and radical adaptation of Rumi’s Masnavi, it revealed a cage within a cage as the surreal piece unfolded for audiences in the courtyard at the Aga Khan Museum. The press release explained that it was about two prisoners who, as they navigate their new-found reality and reconcile their past lives, are haunted by ghosts and demons of their own making.
MONEY SENSE - Are you a numbers person? — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
From NEWS CANADA Research shows that more than half of all Canadians lack the numeracy skills needed to properly understand charts, numbers and documents that impact their level of debt or savings. With interest rates on the rise, it’s important to understand how interest works and how it will impact the cost of borrowing. Interest basics. Interest is, simply put, the amount of money you must pay back for the privilege of borrowing money.
SENIOR MOMENT - Forgive, and set yourself free — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
By DR CHANDRAKANT SHAH Back in 2000, I had published an article in the Toronto Star exposing systemic discrimination in the hiring practices of faculty members at the University of Toronto. While the cause I was standing up for received widespread attention and media coverage, there were things to be sorted out on the personal front. I felt that it was only right to go and reconcile with the President, who was bound to be unhappy with the massive amount of negative publicity that UofT received.
FINDING YOUR FEET - Access to cultural foods helps newcomers feel at home — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
Moving to a new home can be an exciting adventure filled with new experiences, but sometimes, people need the comfort of the familiar. Those arriving in the country’s main gateway cities – Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal – can often find a taste of home in a variety of culturally familiar restaurants and grocery stores.
DESI FORUM - Is someone targeting your child? — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
The RCMP National Security Program is working with the National Child Exploitation Crime Centre to protect youth from the threat of violent online groups. These online groups have ties to known Ideologically Motivated Violent Extremist (IMVE) entities and are targeting youth online with the intention of getting them to record or live-stream acts of self-harm, suicide, animal torture and/or produce child sexual abuse material.
A ROOM WITH A POINT OF VIEW - Our families and friends can't be racist, or can they? — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
By SHAGORIKA EASWAR In the US, 2.9 per cent of the population was multiracial in 2010, writes Samira K Mehta in the first essay, Where Are You Really From? in The Racism of People Who Love You. By 2020, the number had grown to 10.2 per cent. Born to a white American mother and a South Asian immigrant father, Samira Mehta dissects her experiences in seven essays. For a person of mixed belonging, racial and cultural differences come into the most intimate parts of life.
DESI DIARY - Orange Shirt Day: How you can help build reconciliation — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
From NEWS CANADA The discovery of mass and unmarked graves of children at former residential school sites across Canada in recent years have highlighted the importance of education and raising awareness of the true history of residential schools in Canada. Awareness and education are just one step on the path to reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. Here are four ways we can continue the conversation. Orange Shirt Day.
SENIOR MOMENT - Let's do Desi! — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
By DR CHANDRAKANT SHAH Recently, a friend came to see us, bearing a container of kheer. I asked her how long it took to make it, and she looked surprised. “You know how long it takes to make kheer – cooking and stirring for nearly an hour is part of the process! But I had help!” she said, pointing to her husband. When I told them I program my microwave to make kheer with only occasional stirring, they were astonished and said they did not know you could program a microwave.
HEALTH FILE - Here's looking at you, kid — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
A $5 million investment towards mental health and addictions services in primary care across 10 postsecondary institutions will support students in Ontario. Mental health projects will provide learners in underserved communities in northeastern, eastern and south-central Ontario with care from trained mental health professionals.
Comprehensive Guide to Electroplating Chemicals, Metallic Salts, and Specialty Chemicals
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (25.07.2024) Comprehensive Guide to Electroplating Chemicals, Metallic Salts, and Specialty Chemicals Electroplating is a critical process in various industries, from automotive to electronics, where the coating of surfaces with metal layers is essential for enhancing durability, corrosion resistance, and aesthetic appeal.
NEWS FOR NEWCOMERS - "Diversity is a fact, inclusion is a choice" — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
Since 2015, the government of Canada has been strongly committed to diversity and inclusion. Despite the progress made, racism remains an unacceptable reality for far too many people in Canada. To strengthen federal leadership against racism and discrimination, Kamal Khera, minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities, unveiled Canada’s new anti-racism strategy.
SENIOR MOMENT - Behold the shape-shifting dance of colonization — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
By CHANDRAKANT SHAH, MD Are the former colonizers being colonized? Let’s take a look. For centuries, in the annals of history, colonization has typically been associated with the expansion of European powers into distant lands, shaping cultures, economies, and demographics. European empires expanded to take over the Middle East, southeast and far east Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific islands as well as the continents of South and North America.
A ROOM WITH A POINT OF VIEW - When we treat people like garbage — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
By SHAGORIKA EASWAR We desis pride ourselves on having been ecofriendly before it was a thing. Been there, done that, for decades, we say a trifle smugly. Reusable shopping bags? We used jholas! Biofuel? Cowdung patties! Gobar gas! Solar energy? We dried clothes (and spices and papad) in the sun! Recycling? We exchanged newspapers and glass bottles, etc., for stainless steel pots and pans! But I wonder how many of us stopped to think of how the whole clean-green cycle worked.
ARRIVAL LOUNGE - Physician is a star — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
From SHN NEWSLETTER Scarborough Health Network (SHN) congratulated Dr Vivian Rambihar, a globally renowned cardiologist and role model who has served Scarborough for over 40 years, on being inducted into the Scarborough Walk of Fame (SWOF) this year.
SENIOR MOMENT - Small changes can take your mind farther — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
By DR CHANDRAKANT SHAH Dementia, a collective term for cognitive impairments severe enough to interfere with daily life, is a growing concern worldwide. As the global population ages, the incidence of dementia is expected to rise dramatically. Last month, I wrote about my experience living with a loved one with dementia and how I cope with it.
HEALTH FILE - 3 ailments newcomer seniors should have on their radar — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
From NEWS CANADA One’s golden years can be the best time of one’s lives, but the body may need a little more care than it did in years past. There are illnesses that are more common at an older age. Here are three conditions to be aware of that can significantly affect older adults: 1. Shingles. Herpes Zoster, typically referred to as shingles, is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox.
SENIOR MOMENT - My journey with a loved one with dementia — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
By CHANDRAKANT SHAH, MD I read an interesting article by Navjot Gill titled How do you say dementia in Punjabi? in the March issue of Desi News. It can be challenging to explain dementia to people who are not familiar with it, whether they are Punjabi, Gujarati, Sri Lankan, or Pakistani. Almost 600,000 Canadians are suffering from dementia and the number will keep rising.
DESI DIARY - Opportunities for creative newcomers in Brampton — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
The Brampton Arts Organization (BAO) is launching the Newcomer Creative Exchange Program to help connect new creative Canadians living in Brampton with the arts and culture scene. This initiative was developed based on feedback from the community following two newcomer gatherings hosted by BAO last fall. The Newcomer Creative Exchange Program provides opportunities to participants to build community support, showcase their work and gain knowledge about the local creative sector.
SENIOR MOMENT - Moving beyond good intentions — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
By DR CHANDRAKANT SHAH We often see, hear, read and experience things which make us upset, angry and frustrated, and we desire change in our systems, organizations or societies. Many of us feel hopeless and helpless and do not know how to bring the desired change and hope some mystical person will act on the issue and bring the change. Several kinds of changes – technological, economic, social and religious – do occur in our society and the time frame differs for each one of them.
TALKING POINT - Lonely seniors, help is on the way! — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
Canadian healthcare and social service professionals now have access to clinical tools and resources to better support older adults who may be at risk of, or already experiencing, social isolation and loneliness.
MONEYWISE - Newcomers are more savvy about financial scams — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
Newcomers to Canada are more vigilant about preventing fraud than other Canadian citizens and residents, according to a new Scotiabank poll. Poll data shows newcomers, defined as Canadian adults who arrived in Canada in the last 10 years, are more likely to: • Regularly discuss financial security and fraud prevention within their community (47 per cent more likely than other Canadians). • Use a password manager app (46 per cent more likely).
SENIOR MOMENT - How to decolonize your mind — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
By CHANDRAKANT SHAH, MD When I visited India in 2000 after a five-year hiatus, I spent a few days with my brother-in-law in Mumbai. There, I witnessed something which perplexed my academic and social mind.
A ROOM WITH A POINT OF VIEW - When a 'perfect family' begins to implode — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
The immigrant community is coming of age. Quite literally so, going by the books that are being written by second-generation Canadians and Americans. Because, perhaps like Prachi Gupta, they feel the written word would not ignore them or treat them differently. The first generation, by all accounts, was one that adopted a “head-down-and-get-ahead” approach. That emphasized the work harder and smarter than everyone else mantra as the only way to succeed.
DESI DIARY - Connect with nature during March break — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
Stargazing in Ontario Parks. March is an incredible month to stare into the pristine night skies of our provincial parks. Ontario Parks’ ongoing Eyes on the Skies series highlights monthly astronomical phenomena, including the positioning of the sun, moon, and planets. Go stargazing this month and experience the wonders of the universe for yourself. Return of the birds. Spring is just around the corner, and that means the birds are back in Ontario.
SENIOR MOMENT - To receive, one must give — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
By DR CHANDRAKANT SHAH Recently, at the fitness facility, I met a very disgruntled 38-year-old young man bitterly complaining about his father who was refusing to give him money so he could buy a home. According to him, he was single, an only child, living with his parents, had a master’s degree, owned a boat, a car and two motorcycles which were all provided by his parents.
NEWS FOR NEWCOMERS - New to Canada? Here's how to find a mentor — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
From NEWS CANADA Having a mentor can be beneficial for anyone, and especially helpful for newcomers. But, how do you go about finding one? “A mentor can equip newcomers with resources and guidance to prepare them for life in a new country,” says Tieming Wang, a former newcomer and current mentor who is an Atlantic newcomer specialist at Royal Bank of Canada.
NEWS FOR NEWCOMERS - A safe, welcoming hub for South Asian communities — Desi News — Celebrating our 27th well-read year!
The Council of Agencies Serving South Asians (CASSA) announced the launch of the Centre of Excellence for South Asians, a pivotal step towards creating a safe and welcoming hub for service delivery in Scarborough and the eastern Greater Toronto Area.
DESI FORUM - Them and us and a different world-view — Desi News — Celebrating our 27th well-read year!
Family, friends, and past and current colleagues and students of Dr Chandrakant P Shah were present at the launch of his memoir, To Change the World: My Work With Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Canada at the Dalla Lana Public School of Health in Toronto.
DESI FORUM - It's our unconscious bias — Desi News — Celebrating our 27th well-read year!
IT’S OUR UNCONSCIOUS BIAS By DR CHANDRAKANT SHAH I read with interest Shagorika Easwar’s My Take on caste discrimination in Canada (April). It is naïve to think that there is no caste discrimination in Canada. Sure, you and I may not have witnessed it, but that does not mean it is not there, that we have left all our prejudices behind in coming to a new country. Many of us are not aware of our ‘unconscious bias’ which happens outside of our control.
A ROOM WITH A POINT OF VIEW - A settler's journey towards reconciliation — Desi News — Celebrating our 26th well-read year!
A question arose in my heart: Why is my Canada so indifferent to the plight of Indigenous Peoples – the first inhabitants of this beautiful land? I read the history of colonization of this land by the British and French, the treaties signed by the Crown, our treaty obligations to them, the impact of residential schools and their long-lasting effects on children and families, the Royal Commission Report on Aboriginal Peoples, the Report of Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and so on.
BODY AND SOUL - Do you believe in a higher power? — Desi News — Celebrating our 25th well-read year!
DO YOU BELIEVE IN A HIGHER POWER? By DR CHANDRAKANT SHAH The COVID-19 pandemic has created havoc in our lives. We have witnessed deaths amongst our friends and family members, its crippling effects on long haulers, loneliness, and dramatic changes in our regular routines and rituals. No longer are weddings or funerals elaborate, no longer can we hop in our cars with a plan to visit the sick or dying elders and our loved ones.
COVER STORY - Truth and Reconciliation: Are we there yet? — Desi News — Celebrating our 25th well-read year!
TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION: ARE WE THERE YET? Dr Shah gets ready to board a seaplane in Sudbury on one of his visits to remote and isolated communities. Dr Chandrakant Shah has made it his life’s mission to work with Indigenous communities. He received the Order of Ontario for being a pioneer in public health educationin Canada and for developing innovative health-care programs and advocacy for Indigenous communities.
Non tuberculous mycobacterial absccessus of the parotid gland
Non tuberculous mycobacterial absccessus of the parotid gland Arpan C. Shah, Umang Shah, Chandrakant Shah European Respiratory Journal Sep 2016, 48 (suppl 60) PA2758; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2016.PA2758
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