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Creator: Bolan, Kim

Newspaper clipping titled, "Modern Marriage: Young nurse willing to give 'arranged' nuptials a go - on her own terms," highlighting the story of a 26-year old Indo-Canadian nurse, Preet Bains, who is willing to try an arranged marriage as she believes that modern arranged marriages are more flexible than they used to be. She states that this will allow her to find someone she is compatible with on an educational and interest level, on her own terms. The article was published in the Vancouver Sun and written by Kim Bolan.

Newspaper clipping titled, "Valley links to booming Punjab," published in the Vancouver Sun on 12th February, 2007 and written by Joanne Lee-Young, discusses how Abbotsford Indo-Canadian entrepreneurs, such as Jatinder Sidhu and Manjit Dhillon, are planning to gain new opportunities in their homeland Punjab, as they believe that British Columbia's presence in Indian businesses has been laggard, thus, arising a need to spread more awareness about business opportunities in India among B.C. firms. The article further notes how they also plan on using the province's significant base of Punjabi Indo-Candians as the means for networking and sparking trades in India.

Newspaper clipping titled, "Landing that Elusive Job in B.C.," that highlights the experience of Polly Nahar, an immigrant from Bangladesh who struggled with the difficuties in securing a job despite being a professional engineer and having a work experience of 14 years. The article, published in the Vancouver Sun on 2nd February, 2007 by Michael Scott, discusses how the Canadian rules and regulations make it very difficult for foreign-trained professionals to become accredited in Canada.

Newspaper clipping titled, "Language, Competition Form Stumbling Blocks," highlighting the language difficulties and competition from Canadian-born educated workforce that the immigrants in Canada are facing, resulting in a much lower income for them as compared to the Canadian population. The article suggests some solutions to cure this problem. The article was published in the Vancouver Sun and written by Michael Scott.

Creator: Bolan, Kim

Newspaper clipping titled, "A-G Calls For Fight Against 'Cancer' of Spousal Abuse," published in the Vancouver Sun on 3rd November, 2006 and written by Kim Bolan. On November 2nd, 2006 more than two thousand people gathered at an emergency community forum organised by Surrey-based Radio India focusing on violence against women in the South Asian community. The article notes that Wally Oppal, the Attorney-General, was in attendence, and thanked the women for recounting their stories.

Newspaper clipping titled, "Facing an issue: Is the veil a sign of extremism?" about a fierce debate broken out in Egypt and other Muslim countries over whether the niqab, a cloth covering a woman's face with only a slit for the eyes, is required for modesty or a dangerous sign of political extremism that should be banned. The article, written by Nadia Abou El-Magd, also includes details on the use of head scarves and veils in some Muslim countries.

Newspaper clipping titled, "South Asian gangstas hit the mark," highlighting the novel "Londonstani" written by Gautam Malkani about South Asian youths growing up and living in London. The article was published in The Vancouver Sun on October 18th, 2006 and written by Clint Burnham.

Newspaper clipping titled, Chinese Influx Slowing, India Becoming Top Immigrant Source, discussing various factors such as the one-child law and the increasing opportunities in China resulting in a steadily lowering influx of international students. As a result, a higher chance arises of India eventually becoming the top source of international students in Canada. The article was published in the Vancouver Sun and written by Peter O'Neil.

Newspaper clipping titled, Can India Fly? The article talks about the various reasons that the Indian businesses are set to show tremendous growth in the coming years while also discussing some challanges that might prevent these businessess from reaching their full potentials. The article was published in The Economist on 3rd June, 2006.

Creator: Bagchi, Indrani

On March 2, 2006 in New Delhi, George W. Bush and Manmohan Singh signed a Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, following an initiation during the July 2005 summit in Washington between the two leaders over civilian nuclear cooperation. This agreement, according to President Bush, says that things change, times change, that leadership can make a difference. This article detailing the agreement was published on March 3, 2006 and was written by Indrani Bagchi.