Living Hyphen

Living Hyphen is a community that explores the experiences of hyphenated Canadians. From the Haitian-Quebecois commuting along the Montréal Métro to the South Asian trans man applying for permanent residency, from the young Filipino-Canadian woman texting her immigrant mother to the Plains Cree and Métis man meeting a traditional healer, we reveal the rich inner lives of Canada’s diverse communities.

We publish a magazine and host a podcast featuring the voices of artists and writers all across Canada, as well as deliver cultural programming to encourage courageous and tender storytelling within our communities. Through short stories, photography, poetry, and illustrations, we uncover what it means to live in between cultures as individuals who call “Canada” home but with roots elsewhere.  

Living Hyphen’s aim is to reshape the mainstream and to turn up the volume on voices that often go unheard.