Schema Magazine

1.2 "BWAYRF" Call For Submission

NEW! 1.2 (more) But Where Are You REALLY From Call for Submissions. The theme of our first release was so popular, we've decided to do a second run of new stories! Please send any proposals, greetings, ideas and pitches no later than February 22nd, 2010. We encourage early submissions!

Part VI: Really Not That Simple

By Guest Contributor Paul Dhillon

Globetrotter Paul Dhillon explores the identity of a "world-travelling, internationally-employed and culturally-blended generation" of Canadians.

Part V: Same same, but different

By Guest Contributor Julia Lin

A 1.5 Gen's story of adaption and negotiating between being the same and yet undeniably different from the rest of her Asian-looking-English-speaking peers.

Part IV : Oh, really? You were born in Guelph?

By Guest Contributor Araba Ocran-Caesar

Toronto-based entrepreneur Araba Ocran-Caesar shares her strategy to evading the ethnic-answer when asked some of the more clever variations of "where are you really from?" ... all disguises to the real question on peoples' mind: "Where is the non-white part is from?"

Part III: Kinda Chinese

By Guest Contributor Cedric Sam (Comme les Chinois)

Montreal-born web developer and blogger Cedric Sam shares his perspective on being a "Montrealer, a Quebecer, a Canadian and a Francophone living in North America."

Part II : I Come From A Land Down Under (Or a Song by Men In Hats?)

By Guest Contributor Naomi Ward

Canadian filmmaker Naomi Ward describes the pleasure of being an ethnic conundrum.

Part I : Guessing Game

By Guest Contributor Mauree Aki Matsuska

Vancouver change-maker Mauree Aki Matsusaka shares her multi-layered roots, and explains her welcome attitude to the curiosity about her identity.

Intro

By Jen Sookfong Lee

With no easy answer to this often complicated question, author of End of East, Jen Sookfong Lee, begins our inaugural special series, featuring no less than SIX highly unique "But where are you really from?" stories.

People to Watch

Ziya Tong speaks about 25@25

By Contributing Writer Nisha Sikka

People to Watch

Nobu Adilman speaks about 25@25

By Contributing Writer Rachel Chua

World

Southeast Asia Through Southeast Asian Eyes

By Guest Contributor Allan Pulga

Getaway

A Trek to Quadra Island

By Lara Honrado

Getaway

Quadra Island, British Columbia

By Lara Honrado

Fashion

The Great Outdoors

Street Smarts

Vancouver