Movies

The Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF) is an annual film festival held in Vancouver for about four or five days in November every year since 1996. It is a nonprofit organization that offers a platform for independent North American Asian […]

Our world is diverse. Even though we all come from various cultures, races, ethnicities and religions, we have so much in common as humans. However, many people remain immobile and continue to live within their own culture and not venture […]

As you may have heard, the 2017 Emmy Awards made history in terms of diversity. The reason for the buzz was because of the number of awards won by people of diverse color, descent, and ethnicity. Not only were these […]

The previous article about Priyanka Chopra focused mainly on her commitment to change the way society looks at a variety of social issues. A big part of what seeded this drive to change the lives of others and taking risks […]

Growing up as a third culture kid (TCK) enhances one’s cultural awareness, in addition to providing one with unique experiences and opportunities. A TCK is a person who is raised in a culture other than their parents, an example being […]

“Indian!”  “Indian!” the kids shouted at him in Hindi as he stood in frustration trying to understand why this was happening. As a young kid, Pico grew up with many challenges, and as a third culture kid he lived in […]

Envision a collection of images quickly flashing before your eyes that is emotionally riveting, tear-inducing, action-inciting, and most of all, thought-provoking.    Enter the world of human rights cinema. The New York Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in 1988 […]

Gracing the Nollywood screens, Stephanie Okereke’s professional career took flight in 1997. Compromise 2 and Waterloo were Okereke’s first two debut films within the industry.. Starting from the beginning, Okereke has been a family woman. Raised by her mother and […]