(A positive step towards the wellbeing) In our fast-paced world, finding moments of peace and stillness is essential for maintaining overall well-being. At the CASSA office (705 Progress Avenue), we…
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Sajia Rahman, an international student from Bangladesh came to Vancouver to pursue her Master’s in Data Science in the year of 2021. She came from an eminent Muslim family and…
There are multiple challenges that newcomer parents encounter with raising their second-generation children—challenges that end up shaping their children’s mindsets. In search of a better life for their children, parents…
January, 2024 Dear CASSA Community,We are thrilled to announce a significant milestone in our journey towards creating a more inclusive and empowered future for South Asian communities. The Council of…
The Council of Agencies Serving South Asians (CASSA) recently held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on November 28, 2023, at its office located at 705 Progress Ave, Toronto. The meeting…
Listening to a song on the radio opened the floodgates that had been brimming for the last few hours. I was thinking of a rare sweet moment from my childhood….
Systems always fail me.As a neurodivergent individual and executive dysfunction, I thrive off having systems and structures inplace.Yet – because of all my intersecting identities, the systems and structures in…
When Joseph was just 10, he, his mother, and two siblings fled Ghana, escaping the shadows of gender-based persecution due to his mother’s marginalized status in the country. They arrived…
hijab is me and I am hijab my most important identity is my faith. It comes above anything else to me, hijab is my way of being Muslim in the…
