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In a recent report conducted by Leger and the National Post, 70% of Gen Z and Millennial respondents agreed that immigrants coming to Canada should be screened for "sharing common Canadian values". W…

On Canada Day this year, a large anti-immigrant protest was led by a group called 'Take Back Canada'. Their sentiment is that immigration is way out of control and that immigrants are to blame for th…

July 1st in Canada - a.k.a creation of the Constitution, a.k.a. The Chinese Exclusion Act, a.k.a. Dominion Day, or as we presently know it, Canada Day. So much painful history in this country. And so…

One of our most recent TikTok posts received over 8,000 views (don't laugh, that's a lot for us). What was it about? It was about how often people will lazily call an immigrant another name because t…

Music is powerful. It draws us into places that we know and sometimes into places we have yet to be. As immigrants, sometimes music is the traveller with us, the solace when we're lonely and the mean…

We recently were told that since we are being critical of things in Canada, then we must hate it here. Unfortunately, that kind of logic only allows for one feeling or one expression at a time. We're…

It's Pride Month and your two immigrant friends are bringing you all lots of love, the history of pride and what it means to truly love. Join Andrea and Hostion as they share their own journey with p…

Did you know that Hostion and Andrea were told recently that the only reason they have anything is because white men gave them everything? It's true. And to pause, reflect and express gratitude, we'r…

Cue the cringe music because most of us have either asked someone this question OR we have been asked this question directly. It's a question that most people who are being racially profiled or who m…

We are appalled that an elected official recently blamed immigrants for a hate crime that is still under investigation. Listen to Hostion and Andrea dish it out in response to the Premier of Ontario …

Usually the first thing we know about someone is their name. Names can tell all sorts of stories - stories of history, family, location or tradition. Our name is what marks us as us. Our name is how …

Did you know white men can't get a job? It's true . . . mostly . . . well,  actually, it's not true at all. Silly white men. White men ARE getting jobs and also get paid more than women and people of…

If trauma unites us, it is joy that liberates us. In this final week of Asian Heritage Month, we will celebrate and honour the beauty, strength, resilience, culture and dignity embodied in Asian peop…

Hostion and I were told that immigrants need to do their research before they come here and that we should have known what we would get in coming to Canada. Blame the buyer for buying what they were …

Immigrant entrepreneurship is not only common in most G7 countries, but it is a response to a greater motive: because they want to. The ability to embrace the unknown in a new country parallels the e…

Welcome to a brand new, special  series of episodes from your immigrant buddies at Canadian Salad called "Dishes Out". These short, brief episodes are filled with our own responses, funny and serious…

Happy Canadian Citizenship Week! While we're not exactly sure what that means, we will deep dive into the complicated, messy and even joyous relationship immigrants consider when saying 'I do' to cit…

"You don't have any Canadian work experience." As immigrants, we apply for jobs, get the interview and then we're slammed with this comment. Our education, our global work experience and even our ski…

Ballroom Culture is more than Madonna or Vogue Magazine. While it’s striking a pose it’s also striking social oppression and creating liberation. Ballroom Culture is a community of people who created…

Consider Hostion. Born and raised in China with a strong nationalist culture, government and hierarchy. Then consider Andrea. Born and raised in the United States with a relentless patriotism embedde…