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Ask Manjot: I’m moving in with my in-laws, how do I feel at home with them? 5xfest.com/5xpress/newlyw…

@RafSaperra's debut mixtape 'Ruff Around the Edges' is a love letter to Punjabi music by @gurshabadkang 5xfest.com/5xpress/raf-sa…

How is it, then, that our common, historical, ongoing struggles against a white colonial system have not brought us closer to Indigenous communities?

A white settler-colonial Canada has not always been a safe refuge for Punjabi migrants. Recent history projects indicate how the Punjabi community has struggled against discrimination, fought for suffrage, equal wages and safe working conditions.

In seva of Indigenous communities by @Hammad_Abdulah 5xfest.com/5xpress/indige…

For more on this topic, check out the Press Breaker film screening and panel discussion on Friday April 21st, 2023 at the University of the Fraser Valley room B101 from 5:30pm-7:00pm. No registration required.

“They always tell us it's due process, but we actually know this 20-something year old Punjabi kid isn't going to get access to a huge sports arena over an established organization led by white Christian fella who of course will get it.”

Local film screening and panel discussion to tackle gatekeeping and racism in sport by @jeevanksangha @SharnFTC 5xfest.com/5xpress/press-…

The tenderness and complexities of @KashifPasta's short film ‘Desi Standard Time Travel’ by @soft_kaur 5xfest.com/5xpress/the-te…

Stand-up comic Kenny Sebastian is coming to Vancouver. We will be speaking to @bhattcheek with @5xfest on his journey and what to expect tune in at 945. 5xfest.com/5xpress/profes…

Kenny spoke to 5X Press editor @bhattcheek ahead of his Vancouver show at Vogue Theatre on April 16th, about all things Professor of Tomfoolery, global comedy and more. Click the 5X Press tab in bio to read the full story!

Kenny is among a pioneering wave of Indian comics who came up during the late 2000s and went viral onYouTube. In the early era of western YouTubers, comics like Kenny were able to engage with with an untapped niche of Indian viewers. youtu.be/lfBp-RgPe7M

‘Professor of Tomfoolery’ is Kenny Sebastian’s most personal show yet by @bhattcheek 5xfest.com/5xpress/profes…

.@5xfest has a new advice column called Ask Manjot. At 945 Manjot Mann tell us all about the importance of creating this space and how you can participate. 5xfest.com/5xpress/introd…