Forum of Diversity
August 7th - 28th, 2012
It’s hard for Fenella Sung to imagine a world without translators and interpreters.
Sung, a certified Chinese to English translator and interpreter, has been a part of courtroom proceedings, immigration cases, medical procedures and large business deals between the private and government sectors for over 20 years. In each case she doesn’t want to be seen, just heard. [Read more…]
The library in Pemberton, B.C. looks small where it sits, in the middle of a nearly empty road across from a makeshift park and a dirt pond. It consists of two sections that were haphazardly stitched together.
I spent much of the summer of 2006 reading all the books on its shelves that had previously drawn my curiosity, but that I had never bothered to pick up. I had heard of Generation X before, but it wasn’t until I borrowed Polaroids of the Dead that Douglas Coupland resonated with me.
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With summer still in full swing, no one is thinking about going back to the routine. And that is how it should be – for now. Yet, we’re almost there. Back to school, of course but also back to politics. [Read more…]
It has been just over one year since the creation of the independent nation of South Sudan. This new country, which chose to separate from Sudan following a referendum supported by well over 90 per cent of the region’s population, held high hopes that legal, economic and religious autonomy would usher in a new era of peace and prosperity. Since its inception, both peace and prosperity have been elusive targets. [Read more…]
Last Wednesday, August 1, I attended a vigil outside of the downtown Vancouver headquarters of Goldcorp, at 666 Burrard Street. The event, organized by the Mining Justice Alliance, was held to draw attention to the injustices committed by Canadian mining companies in Latin America and to remember those who had been killed for their opposition to mega mining projects. [Read more…]
I cannot imagine living without music,” says one of Vancouver’s most versatile guitarists, Celso Machado, who will be performing at this year’s MusicFest Vancouver. He says that “if there is no music, there is the sound of nature.” [Read more…]
Men’s Fashion Week is coming to Vancouver this Thursday and the two-day affair promises to showcase local talent whose collections are as multiculturally unique as their designers themselves.
“The mixed community with Europeans, Japanese and Chinese, for example, is a promising market,” says Theresa Chen, bridal department store consultant and designer, who will present her collection at the event on Aug. 9 and 11. [Read more…]
Brazil just wasn’t the place to stay for 30-year-old, Paulo Costa, who has a passion for mountain biking and snowboarding.
He, alongside many other volunteers, will be at this year’s Brazil Fest held on August 18 on Granville St. [Read more…]
There’s a real August buzz about town so get around this blazing weather and cram in as much summertime culture as you can handle. Choice activities include the massive multicultural Chinatown Festival, Burnaby Blues and Roots, and food van heaven at Yelp’s Food Cart Fest every Sunday . Don’t forget the Kidney Walk later in the month too – even if you’re not up for all that wheeze-filled physical exertion, get along and support those who are. Still not keen? There will be swordfights and bagpipes. No kidding. [Read more…]
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