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Fariborz Lachini

2013-06-04T22:23:28Z

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'''Fariborz Lachini''' (, born August 25, 1949) is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/film_scores film score] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/composer composer] originally from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran Iran] based in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada Canada].

He started his career in Iran writing music for children, creating "Avaz Faslha va Rangha" at the age of 18 which caught the attention of royal family of the time. The title of national Iranian TV's children programming for more than two decades, was one of his earlier works. Before Iran's Islamic Revolution, he also created music for some of Iran's pop icons.
After the Islamic Revolution he moved to Europe to study Musicology in the Universite de Paris - Sorbonne. It was then that his music became influenced by the European styles. He returned home and created one of the best loved contemporary solo piano albums of all in Iran with a unique style, a combination of Persian and European Romantic styles called "Paeez Talaee", also known as Golden Autumn, which has been the number one seller for years in Iran and has attracted fans from all around the world.
He started composing for motion pictures using the skills and technology acquired in Europe and soon earned himself recognition as a pioneer of computer technology in music in Cinema of Iran. Since 1988, he has scored for more than a hundred feature films, some of which have been showcased internationally in North America, Europe and Asia.

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Fariborz Lachini

2013-06-04T22:19:17Z

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2013-06-04T22:18:42Z

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Errol Sitahal

2013-06-04T22:14:34Z

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'''Errol Sitahal''' is an Indo- [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago Trinidadian] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/actor actor], residing in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada Canada], who has acted in several Hollywood films. In 1995, he played [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Das Ram Das], the Indian manservant, in the film, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Little_Princess_(1995_film) A Little Princess]''. The same year he also appeared with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Farley Chris Farley] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Spade David Spade] in a scene from the movie ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Boy Tommy Boy]'', where he played the third ''"Yes"'' executive. In 2004, he played the stern Dr. Patel, father to Kumar ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kal_Penn Kal Penn]) and Kumar's older brother Saikat ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaun_Majumder Shaun Majumder]), in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_&_Kumar_Go_to_White_Castle Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle]''.

Sitahal has also acted on television. In 2005 he starred with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaun_Majumder Shaun Majumder] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_subject short film] ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plain_Brown_Rapper Plain Brown Rapper]'', playing Majumder's character's father for a second time. He has had small parts, in one episode each, of the Canadian television series ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Side_Effects_(TV_series) Side Effects]'', a medical drama, and in the American television series ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relic_Hunter Relic Hunter]''.

In the intervening years, he has acted in numerous stage [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play_(theatre) plays] in both [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto Toronto] and Trinidad. In early 2006, he starred in the Calypso musical ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brand_New_Lucky_Diamond_Horseshoe_Club The Brand New Lucky Diamond Horseshoe Club]'' at Queen's Hall, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Spain Port of Spain], Trinidad. The play was written and directed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Hall Tony Hall] with music and lyrics by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Rudder David Rudder].

As of 2006, he is playing Samir, father of sons Sumesh and Raj, both of whom are principal characters on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada Canadian] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/television_series television series] ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11_Cameras 11 Cameras]'' airing on the CBC.

In 2009, he plays Babaji, Indie Mehta's grandfather, in the Canadian TV series [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_To_Be_Indie How To Be Indie]. In definition of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babaji Babaji], he is an east Indian grandfather.

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2013-06-04T22:13:55Z

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Douglas Jung

2013-06-04T21:59:06Z

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Douglas Jung, CM, OBC, CD (鄭天華, pinyin: Zhèng Tiānhuá) (February 24, 1924 – January 4, 2002) was the first Chinese Canadian Member of Parliament (MP) in the Canadian House of Commons.

==Early life==

Douglas Jung was born in Victoria, British Columbia, on February 24, 1925. During his childhood, the Government of Canada passed numerous pieces of legislation that disenfranchised Chinese in Canada. Jung and a group of young men from British Columbia enlisted in the Canadian Army during World War II in order to change the status of Chinese Canadians.

Although Jung enlisted himself in the Canadian Army back in 1939, he did not receive his first assignment until 1944, mainly because politicians in Ottawa and Victoria did not want to deal with the issues of enfranchising the Chinese after the war. However, Winston Churchill's wartime Special Operations Executive recruited Jung and a group of Chinese-Canadian soldiers who were sent to British Malaya to train local guerillas to resist the Japanese Imperial Army occupying Malaya and Singapore. The mission for the Asian Canadian soldiers was known as Operation Oblivion. However, the operation came to an abrupt cancellation, allowing Jung to lead his troops through China in their own search and rescue missions.

After the war, Chinese in Canada were enfranchised in 1947. Veterans Affairs Canada provided funds so that Jung and his Chinese-Canadian comrades could obtain a university education. Jung graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1953 with Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degrees. He was called to the British Columbia Bar in 1954.

==Political career==

Douglas Jung joined the Progressive Conservative Party in the early 1950s. He had vowed not to join the Liberal Party of Canada because of its racist legislation against Chinese in the past. Jung was elected as an MP in 1957, representing the riding of Vancouver Centre, under the John Diefenbaker government. In his maiden speech in the House of Commons, he urged Canada to take a leading role in serving as a bridge to the Pacific Rim countries.

Jung's other achievements include taking part in the debate on the implementation in 1960 by the Hon. Ellen Fairclough, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, of the Chinese Adjustment Statement Program that granted amnesty to illegal immigrants from Hong Kong, also known as "Paper Sons". He also represented Canada in the United Nations as an alternate member of the Legal Delegation to the United Nations (Source: Department of Foreign Affairs).

His profusion of honours included the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia, the highest honours a citizen can receive from the federal and provincial governments, respectively. Other awards came from the Chinese Benevolent Association, S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Chinese Cultural Centre, Chinese Canadian National Council and Chinese Association in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Thunder Bay and Toronto, Ontario, as well as the Quebec Japanese Canadian Citizenship Association in Montreal.

==Other achievements==

Jung was also a prominent figure in the community, especially the Vancouver Chinese community. They include: Life President of Army Navy Air Force Veterans in Canada Unit #280, Patron of S.U.C.C.E.S.S.: Director of the Vancouver Symphony. B.C.: Deputy Director of the Governor General's 1992 Regional Celebration of Canada 125th Anniversary. Director of the Far East Relations of the Former Parliamentarians Association and the President of Japan Karate Association of Canada, which awarded him a sixth degree Black Belt.

On September 7, 2007, the Hon. Jason Kenney, Secretary of State (Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity) announced that the federal building located at 401 Burrard Street in Vancouver would be named after Douglas Jung, as the first Chinese-Canadian elected to Parliament.

==Death==

While marching with fellow veterans in 1995, Jung suffered a massive heart attack. He never completely recovered and died in 2002.

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2013-06-04T21:58:29Z

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Devika Mathur

2013-06-04T21:42:13Z

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'''Devika Mathur''', is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai Mumbai]-born, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer Singer], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Jockey Radio Jockey] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_Over_Artist Voice Over Artist] based in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto Toronto], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada Canada].

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2013-06-04T21:28:04Z

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Deepak Obhrai

2013-06-04T21:16:47Z

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'''Deepak Obhrai''' (born July 5, 1950 in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldeani,_Tanzania Oldeani], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania Tanzania]) is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada Canadian] politician, representing the riding of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary Calgary] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary_East East] for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_of_Canada Conservative Party of Canada]. He is currently serving as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_Secretary Parliamentary Secretary] to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Canada) Minister of Foreign Affairs].<ref>[http://www.international.gc.ca/ministers-ministres/index.aspx?menu_id=19&menu=L Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Website.]</ref>

He was first elected in 1997 for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_Party_of_Canada Reform Party of Canada], and was re-elected when the Reform Party became the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Alliance Canadian Alliance] in 2000. In 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2011 he was elected as a member of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_of_Canada Conservative Party of Canada]. He was also one of four Alliance MPs who agreed to sit with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Canada Progressive Conservative] caucus after the December 9, 2003 creation of the merged Conservative Party. The Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance parliamentary caucuses were not officially merged until a few weeks later.

As an opposition member he served as the Opposition critic for International Cooperation, Multiculturalism, International Trade and of CIDA.

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2013-06-04T21:13:57Z

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Chin Injeti

2013-06-04T21:03:34Z

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'''Chin Injeti''' is a singer, musician, and music producer who got his start as a founding member of Juno award-winning group [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_is_Base Bass is Base], he continues to thrive as an artist releasing his recent solo album "D'tach" (2009) and its reworked version "Re'tach" (2011). Working in genres ranging from country to rock and most notably [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_hop_music hip-hop], Chin is seeing major breakthroughs as a writer/producer. Recent work with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Khalil DJ Khalil] for top hip-hop artists [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Dre Dr. Dre], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Cent 50 Cent], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_(entertainer) Drake], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clipse Clipse], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eminem Eminem]. Chin's foray into hip-hop came with great success in 2010, with Eminem's multi-platinum album "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recovery_(Eminem_album) Recovery]" winning the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rap_Album Grammy Award for Best Rap Album]. Chin shows no sign of slowing down in 2011 as he works on many new projects as well as being appointed to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Music_Canada Universal Music Canada]'s A&R team.<ref>[http://communities.canada.com/THEPROVINCE/blogs/hearcandy/archive/2009/12/08/chin-injeti-and-dj-khalil-big-year.aspx Chin Injeti and DJ Khalil Big Year] Canada.com. Accessed on March 17, 2010.</ref>

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2013-06-04T21:03:20Z

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Bidhu Jha

2013-06-04T19:46:40Z

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'''Bidhu Shekhar Jha''' is a politician in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manitoba Manitoba], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada Canada]. He has been a member of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Manitoba Legislative Assembly of Manitoba] since 2003, representing the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnipeg Winnipeg] division of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radisson_(Manitoba_riding) Radisson] as a member of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Democratic_Party_of_Manitoba New Democratic Party].

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2013-06-04T19:46:17Z

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Azfar Rizvi

2013-06-04T19:32:20Z

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'''Azfar Rizvi''' is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto Toronto]-based [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/documentary documentary] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/filmmaker filmmaker], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/journalist journalist], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/social_critic social critic] and interfaith [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/activist activist] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]i origin. The only journalist to reach Lus Puttian in the wake of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Kashmir_earthquake 2005 Kashmir earthquake], he shaped a series of efforts including documentaries ‘Hope Floats’<ref name="hf"></ref> and 'Earthquake Diaries’,<ref name="ed"></ref> radio shows, television appearances, and rehabilitation campaigns for a three-day children’s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid Eid] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/carnival carnival].

The first English narrative on firefighters in Pakistan, his film ‘[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Station_58 Station 58],’ increased public awareness to the extent that Karachi’s mayor at the time, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syed_Mustafa_Kamal Syed Mustafa Kamal], initiated a life insurance plan exclusively for the city’s heroes and their families. Widely recognized for ‘[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inevitable_Flight The Inevitable Flight],’ he garnered enough public interest to eventually convince the government against relocating the world’s largest bird sanctuary in Pakistan. He is also the first producer to ever secure permission, and broadcast a live show from Wagah, the only border connecting India and Pakistan by road.

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2013-06-04T19:31:07Z

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Avan Jogia/fr

2013-06-04T19:20:41Z

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'''Avan Tudor Jogia''', plus connu sous le nom de '''Avan Jogia''', est un acteur canadien, né le 9 février 1992 à [[Vancouver]], [[Colombie Britannique]].

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Avan Jogia

2013-06-04T19:18:32Z

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'''Avan Tudor Jogia''' (born February 9, 1992) is a Canadian actor best known for playing Beck Oliver on ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorious Victorious]''.

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Avan Jogia

2013-06-04T19:17:41Z

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'''Avan Tudor Jogia'''<ref></ref> (born February 9, 1992)<ref></ref> is a Canadian actor best known for playing Beck Oliver on ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorious Victorious]''.

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2013-06-04T19:16:58Z

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Asif Dar

2013-06-04T16:48:32Z

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'''Asif Kamran Dar''' (born April 16, 1966) is a former [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing boxer] from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan], competing in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lightweight lightweight] (– 60 kg) division. He was born in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetta Quetta].

A resident of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough,_Ontario Scarborough, Ontario] he represented [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan] at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_at_the_1984_Summer_Olympics 1984 Summer Olympics] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles Los Angeles], where he was eliminated in the second round. Afterwards he competed for Canada, representing that country at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics 1988 Summer Olympics] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoul,_South_Korea Seoul, South Korea] where he was also eliminated in the second round. He won the gold medal in the same weight division, two years earlier, at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_at_the_1986_Commonwealth_Games 1986 Commonwealth Games], beating Welshman [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Haddock Neil Haddock] in the final.

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2013-06-04T16:47:48Z

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Ashish Patel

2013-06-03T21:42:26Z

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'''Ashish Patel''' (born July 31, 1975 in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec Quebec]) is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada Canadian] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/cricket cricket]er. A medium-pacer, he took his place in the team given the absence of several players for the 2001/02 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICC_Americas_Championship Americas Cup], followed by a strong performance in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICC_6_Nations_Challenge ICC 6 Nations Challenge] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia Namibia].

He participated in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Cricket_World_Cup 2003 Cricket World Cup], and made an impressive debut in which he disposed of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa South Africa]ns [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herschelle_Gibbs Herschelle Gibbs] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Kallis Jacques Kallis]. He took more wickets than any other bowler in the ICC 6 Nations Challenge of 2004. He has not played for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_cricket_team Canada] since the final of the 2004 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICC_Intercontinental_Cup ICC Intercontinental Cup].

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2013-06-03T21:41:23Z

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Asha Seth

2013-06-03T21:37:40Z

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'''Asha Seth''', (born December 15, 1939)<ref></ref> is a Canadian politician and doctor. She was appointed to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Senate Canadian Senate] (for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario Ontario]) by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Harper Stephen Harper] on January 6, 2012, and sits as a Conservative.<ref></ref>

She was born in India and trained in medicine at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhatrapati_Shahuji_Maharaj_Medical_University King George Medical College] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucknow Lucknow] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Berkshire_Hospital Royal Berkshire Hospital] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom UK]. She became a Canadian citizen in 1974. She worked as an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/obstetrics obstetrician] and gynecologist at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Joseph's_Health_Centre St. Joseph's Health Centre] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto Toronto] since 1976, and is also known as a philanthropist, having founded the NIMDAC Foundation.<ref></ref> She is a National Board member of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_National_Institute_for_the_Blind Canadian National Institute for the Blind].<ref></ref> She is part of the executive team of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_India_Foundation Canada India Foundation].<ref></ref>

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2013-06-03T21:37:38Z

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Asha Seth

2013-06-03T21:36:57Z

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'''Asha Seth''', (born December 15, 1939)<ref></ref> is a Canadian politician and doctor. She was appointed to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Senate Canadian Senate] (for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario Ontario]) by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Harper Stephen Harper] on January 6, 2012, and sits as a Conservative.<ref></ref>

She was born in India and trained in medicine at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhatrapati_Shahuji_Maharaj_Medical_University King George Medical College] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucknow Lucknow] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Berkshire_Hospital Royal Berkshire Hospital] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom UK]. She became a Canadian citizen in 1974. She worked as an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/obstetrics obstetrician] and gynecologist at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Joseph's_Health_Centre St. Joseph's Health Centre] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto Toronto] since 1976, and is also known as a philanthropist, having founded the NIMDAC Foundation.<ref></ref> She is a National Board member of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_National_Institute_for_the_Blind Canadian National Institute for the Blind].<ref></ref> She is part of the executive team of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_India_Foundation Canada India Foundation].<ref></ref>

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2013-06-03T21:36:52Z

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Aruna (Annu) Lakdawala Thakur

2013-06-03T21:34:40Z

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Dr. Aruna (Annu) Thakur, a clinical professor and consultant psychiatrist, has served mentally ill people of Saskatchewan for over 30 years.

She was President of the Canadian Psychiatric Association in 2003/2004. Her presidential theme was “Culture and Mental Health: Not a Minor Matter”, a theme she promoted nationally and internationally. She is a founding member of the Canadian Psychiatric Association Foundation, which provides finances for education projects independent of the pharmaceutical industry.

She was on the board and chairperson for Larson House Detox Centre for 20 years and provided administrative stability to this institution which has established programs for patients suffering from chemical addictions. Using her fundraising skills, she invited community leaders to establish a $300,000 fund to acquire, renovate and operate this facility.

Founder and Professional Director of the Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Foundation of Saskatchewan Inc. and co-founder of the Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Foundation of Canada, she was successful in establishing awareness of the epidemic nature of eating disorder problems provincially as well as nationally. She established a trust fund, donating $30,000 to the University of Saskatchewan and the Department of Psychiatry to educate professionals in the field of eating disorders.

In 1984, YWCA Saskatoon awarded her the Women of Distinction Award. She has served as President for the Federation of Medical Women of Saskatchewan and Canada, and participated in various capacities with the United Way Saskatoon and Canada. She is a life member of the Hindu Society of Saskatchewan. She was a Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International and participated in its youth exchange programs.

{{From|http://www.gov.sk.ca/news-archive/2005/11/09-1035-attachment.pdf}}

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Aruna (Annu) Lakdawala Thakur

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Dr. Aruna (Annu) Thakur, a clinical professor and consultant psychiatrist, has served mentally ill people of Saskatchewan for over 30 years.

She was President of the Canadian Psychiatric Association in 2003/2004. Her presidential theme was “Culture and Mental Health: Not a Minor Matter”, a theme she promoted nationally and internationally. She is a founding member of the Canadian Psychiatric Association Foundation, which provides finances for education projects independent of the pharmaceutical industry.

She was on the board and chairperson for Larson House Detox Centre for 20 years and provided administrative stability to this institution which has established programs for patients suffering from chemical addictions. Using her fundraising skills, she invited community leaders to establish a $300,000 fund to acquire, renovate and operate this facility.

Founder and Professional Director of the Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Foundation of Saskatchewan Inc. and co-founder of the Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Foundation of Canada, she was successful in establishing awareness of the epidemic nature of eating disorder problems provincially as well as nationally. She established a trust fund, donating $30,000 to the University of Saskatchewan and the Department of Psychiatry to educate professionals in the field of eating disorders.

In 1984, YWCA Saskatoon awarded her the Women of Distinction Award. She has served as President for the Federation of Medical Women of Saskatchewan and Canada, and participated in various capacities with the United Way Saskatoon and Canada. She is a life member of the Hindu Society of Saskatchewan. She was a Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International and participated in its youth exchange programs.

{{From|http://www.gov.sk.ca/news-archive/2005/11/09-1035-attachment.pdf}}

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2013-06-03T21:33:17Z

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Art Lee

2013-06-03T21:24:30Z

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Arthur John Lee (born September 30, 1947) is a politician and lawyer in British Columbia (BC), Canada.

Lee was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a candidate of the Liberal Party of Canada to represent the electoral district of Vancouver East (BC) in the 1974 federal election. He lost the subsequent election in 1979 and again in 1980.

From 1984 to 1987, he served as the leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party at a time when the party was very unpopular because of its association with the federal Liberal Party. He was the first Chinese Canadian leader of a party in Canada. The party had no seats in the British Columbia Legislative Assembly during his leadership. In the 1986 election, however, the party won 6.74% of the popular vote, more than double they had won in the previous election.

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Aries Cheung

2013-06-03T21:16:26Z

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Aries Cheung studied design and illustration at the Hong Kong Polytechnics University, and graduated in Visual Arts at York University. He has worked as a visual artist, graphic designer and art director for advertising for many years.

Cheung is now an independent, practicing visual artist and teacher. His interests include painting, drawing, digital imaging and photo-based, mixed media work. He has exhibited at galleries locally and abroad. He has been on the jury and programming committees for artist-run galleries in Toronto, such as A Space Gallery. He has received Ontario Arts Council Artist’s Grant and has been a Toronto Arts Council Artist’s Grant Jury Member.

Cheung’s works often deal with racial identity and sexuality, using portraits, figures, or the human body as the basis for contention. He often uses personal issues as references to explore politics that affect his communities. Cheung often collaborates with dance and theatre companies on multi-media projects. In 2008, he produced mutli-screen video projections as well as performed as a dancer and actor for the integrated mutli-media theatre, Salt Fish Girl 1 - Hope & Forgetfulness. In 2010, he created video projections and installations for Hiding Words (For You), the second multi-disciplinary theatre production with the collective, Eventual Ashes.Cheung has been facilitating and coordinating community arts projects for various organizations, such as Asian Community AIDS Services. He is now working on short and feature film projects.

== Works ==

More of Cheung's work can be found on his website [http://www.ariescheung.com/art.htm here].

2010: '''Hiding Words for You'''. Taking on the theme of Nushu, a secret language developed by women in ancient China, Hiding Words for You is a multi-media theatre production which tells the story of how several women from different centuries reconnect across time and space.

2008: '''Salt Fish Girl 1: Hope & Forgetfulness''', a theatre adaptation of the Canadian novel Salt Fish Girl by Larissa Lai.

2008: '''Plant Series'''. While subtly addressing environmental issues, Plant Series' central theme remains that of the hybrid between human and plant in all its emotional and power complexities. Plant Series also speaks of the beauty, hope, and resilience to surreal and grotesque creatures.

{{From|http://www.ariescheung.com/art.htm|http://www.ariescheung.com/Bio.htm}}

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Aries Cheung studied design and illustration at the Hong Kong Polytechnics University, and graduated in Visual Arts at York University. He has worked as a visual artist, graphic designer and art director for advertising for many years.

Cheung is now an independent, practicing visual artist and teacher. His interests include painting, drawing, digital imaging and photo-based, mixed media work. He has exhibited at galleries locally and abroad. He has been on the jury and programming committees for artist-run galleries in Toronto, such as A Space Gallery. He has received Ontario Arts Council Artist’s Grant and has been a Toronto Arts Council Artist’s Grant Jury Member.

Cheung’s works often deal with racial identity and sexuality, using portraits, figures, or the human body as the basis for contention. He often uses personal issues as references to explore politics that affect his communities. Cheung often collaborates with dance and theatre companies on multi-media projects. In 2008, he produced mutli-screen video projections as well as performed as a dancer and actor for the integrated mutli-media theatre, Salt Fish Girl 1 - Hope & Forgetfulness. In 2010, he created video projections and installations for Hiding Words (For You), the second multi-disciplinary theatre production with the collective, Eventual Ashes.Cheung has been facilitating and coordinating community arts projects for various organizations, such as Asian Community AIDS Services. He is now working on short and feature film projects.

== Works ==

More of Cheung's work can be found on his website [http://www.ariescheung.com/art.htm here].

2010: '''Hiding Words for You'''. Taking on the theme of Nushu, a secret language developed by women in ancient China, Hiding Words for You is a multi-media theatre production which tells the story of how several women from different centuries reconnect across time and space.

2008: '''Salt Fish Girl 1: Hope & Forgetfulness''', a theatre adaptation of the Canadian novel Salt Fish Girl by Larissa Lai.

2008: '''Plant Series'''. While subtly addressing environmental issues, Plant Series' central theme remains that of the hybrid between human and plant in all its emotional and power complexities. Plant Series also speaks of the beauty, hope, and resilience to surreal and grotesque creatures.

{{From|http://www.ariescheung.com/art.htm|http://www.ariescheung.com/Bio.htm}}

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2013-06-03T21:13:48Z

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Anosh Irani

2013-05-30T17:06:58Z

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'''Anosh Irani''' (born 1974) is an [[Indian-Canadian]] novelist and playwright. An [[Irani (India)|Irani]] (like [[Parsi people|Parsi]], but of more recent [[Iranian peoples|Iranian]] extraction), he was born and raised in [[Mumbai]], although he has indicated that he personally prefers the city's traditional English name, [[Bombay]]. After working in advertising in India, he moved to [[Vancouver]] in 1998 to study and pursue writing.

His first full-length play, ''[[The Matka King]]'', premiered in October 2003 at the [[Arts Club Theatre Company]] in Vancouver. His play, ''Bombay Black'', won four [[Dora Mavor Moore Awards|Dora Awards]], including Outstanding New Play. Irani was also featured in ''[[Quill & Quire]]'' as one of a handful of young Canadian “writers to watch.”

He published his [[debut novel]], ''The Cripple and His Talismans'', in 2004. This dark fable won critical acclaim for its [[magic realism|magic realist]] depiction of the seedy beggars' underworld of India.

Irani's second novel, ''[[The Song of Kahunsha]]'', was chosen as a CBC Book Club One pick, and was selected for the 2007 edition of ''[[Canada Reads]]'', where it was championed by [[Donna Morrissey]]. Kahunsha is a story about the abandoned children of Bombay, struggling for survival and to hold onto hope amidst the violence of the 1993 racial riots.

His third novel, ''[[Dahanu Road (novel)]]'', was published in 2010.

His latest play, ''[[My Granny the Goldfish]]'', premiered at the Arts Club Theatre Company's new venue, The Revue Stage, in Vancouver on April 16, 2010.

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Anosh Irani

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[[File:Bookbits - 2010-04-29 Anosh Irani-Dahanu Road.vorb.oga|thumb|right|Anosh Irani on Bookbits radio talks about Dahanu Roat.]]

'''Anosh Irani''' (born 1974) is an [[Indian-Canadian]] novelist and playwright. An [[Irani (India)|Irani]] (like [[Parsi people|Parsi]], but of more recent [[Iranian peoples|Iranian]] extraction), he was born and raised in [[Mumbai]], although he has indicated that he personally prefers the city's traditional English name, [[Bombay]]. After working in advertising in India, he moved to [[Vancouver]] in 1998 to study and pursue writing.

His first full-length play, ''[[The Matka King]]'', premiered in October 2003 at the [[Arts Club Theatre Company]] in Vancouver. His play, ''Bombay Black'', won four [[Dora Mavor Moore Awards|Dora Awards]], including Outstanding New Play. Irani was also featured in ''[[Quill & Quire]]'' as one of a handful of young Canadian “writers to watch.”

He published his [[debut novel]], ''The Cripple and His Talismans'', in 2004. This dark fable won critical acclaim for its [[magic realism|magic realist]] depiction of the seedy beggars' underworld of India.

Irani's second novel, ''[[The Song of Kahunsha]]'', was chosen as a CBC Book Club One pick, and was selected for the 2007 edition of ''[[Canada Reads]]'', where it was championed by [[Donna Morrissey]]. Kahunsha is a story about the abandoned children of Bombay, struggling for survival and to hold onto hope amidst the violence of the 1993 racial riots.

His third novel, ''[[Dahanu Road (novel)]]'', was published in 2010.

His latest play, ''[[My Granny the Goldfish]]'', premiered at the Arts Club Theatre Company's new venue, The Revue Stage, in Vancouver on April 16, 2010.

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2013-05-30T17:00:51Z

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Ann Cavoukian

2013-05-30T16:53:24Z

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'''Ann Cavoukian''' (born 1952) is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_and_Privacy_Commissioner,_Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner] for the Canadian province of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario Ontario], since 1997.

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2013-05-30T16:49:17Z

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Aliza Vellani

2013-05-30T16:40:57Z

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'''Aliza Vellani''' (born October 30, 1991) is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadians Canadian] television actress, who played the role of Layla Siddiqui in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Mosque_on_the_Prairie Little Mosque on the Prairie]''.

She was born in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver Vancouver] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India]n immigrants from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Africa East Africa]. Vellani is a university student at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Fraser_University Simon Fraser University], who has trained extensively in both acting and dancing, including with the Vancouver drama school Tarlington Training.<ref>[http://www.tarlingtontraining.com/success08.html Tarlington Training Success Stories. She attended York House School, Vancouver's number one ranking school academically in all of British Columbia]</ref>

Aside from her first professional role on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation CBC's] ''Little Mosque on the Prairie'', she has also appeared in other shows and movies, such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelodeon Nickelodeon's] ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troop The Troop]'' and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company Disney's] ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geek_Charming Geek Charming]''. In 2007 and 2008, Vellani won the BC and National Istar Awards for Arts and Culture.

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2013-05-30T16:40:09Z

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Ali Mukaddam

2013-05-30T16:29:08Z

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Ali Mukaddam, sometimes credited as Al Mukadam, (born on April 6, 1985) is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_people Canadian] director, producer, screenwriter and actor.

He graduated from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humberside_Collegiate_Institute Humberside Collegiate Institute] in Toronto, Ontario in 2003 and studied film at university. His debut directing film was ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mookie's_Law Mookie's Law]''. He has also produced his shorts and documentaries.

His acting roles have included ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Anaconda Angela Anaconda]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_(TV_series) Franklin]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Free_Roscoe Radio Free Roscoe]'' and guest appearances on ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degrassi:_The_Next_Generation Degrassi: The Next Generation]''. He also appeared in "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagged:_The_Jonathan_Wamback_Story Tagged: The Jonathan Wamback Story]" and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Channel Disney Channel] Original Movie, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_a_Clue Get a Clue]''. He is mostly known though for his role as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Brennan Ray Brennan] in Radio Free Roscoe.

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2013-05-30T16:28:26Z

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Ajit H. Someshwar

2013-05-30T16:22:10Z

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'''Ajit H. Someshwar''' is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Canadian Indo-Canadian] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/entrepreneur entrepreneur], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/philanthropist philanthropist] and social activist based in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto Toronto], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada Canada]. He is President & CEO of CSI Group of Companies.<ref></ref><ref></ref> As per the Canadian Immigrant (magazine) (owned by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Star Toronto Star]), he owns and has investments in dozens of others companies from custom draperies to real estate.<ref></ref> He is the co-founder and outgoing National Convenor of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_India_Foundation Canada India Foundation] -- a public policy organization.<ref>[http://www.canadaindia.org/people/executives CIF Executives]</ref> Someshwar is appointee of the Government of Canada Board of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Export_Development_Canada Export Development Canada]<ref></ref> -- Canada's export credit agency, offering innovative commercial solutions to help Canadian exporters and investors expand their international business. Prior to this, during the 2008-2009 global recession crises, Canadian finance minister [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Flaherty Jim Flaherty] appointed Someshwar to a 11-member advisory panel along with likes of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Lazaridis Mike Lazaridis], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annette_Verschuren Annette Verschuren] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Beattie Geoff Beattie] to advise him on the federal budget and the economy.<ref></ref> It was announced that Someshwar, along with the other 10 members were only paid a dollar a year for their insight.

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Ajit H. Someshwar

2013-05-30T16:21:08Z

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'''Ajit H. Someshwar''' is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Canadian Indo-Canadian] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/entrepreneur entrepreneur], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/philanthropist philanthropist] and social activist based in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto Toronto], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada Canada]. He is President & CEO of CSI Group of Companies.<ref></ref><ref></ref> As per the Canadian Immigrant (magazine) (owned by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Star Toronto Star]), he owns and has investments in dozens of others companies from custom draperies to real estate.<ref></ref> He is the co-founder and outgoing National Convenor of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_India_Foundation Canada India Foundation] -- a public policy organization.<ref>[http://www.canadaindia.org/people/executives CIF Executives]</ref> Someshwar is appointee of the Government of Canada Board of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Export_Development_Canada Export Development Canada]<ref></ref> -- Canada's export credit agency, offering innovative commercial solutions to help Canadian exporters and investors expand their international business. Prior to this, during the 2008-2009 global recession crises, Canadian finance minister [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Flaherty Jim Flaherty] appointed Someshwar to a 11-member advisory panel along with likes of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Lazaridis Mike Lazaridis], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annette_Verschuren Annette Verschuren] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Beattie Geoff Beattie] to advise him on the federal budget and the economy.<ref></ref> It was announced that Someshwar, along with the other 10 members were only paid a dollar a year for their insight.

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