Colleen Addison
Articles by Colleen Addison

Vikings in Vancouver
October 8 2018 Community Photo courtesy of the Scandinavian Cultural Society
Leif Erikson’s legendary voyage from Iceland to North America around …

Satellite kids: negotiating two worlds
September 24 2018 LocalMainland Chinese people have been emigrating from China for years, and yet, the recent experiences of mainland Chinese immigrant families have been largely ignored, says Henry Li.
“[Mainland …

A sweet and Jewish September
September 10 2018 CommunityHigh Holiday meeting of the Drora Executive, B’nai B’rith Girls, Vancouver, BC, circa 1966. Cindy Wine in foreground, blowing the…

A Serbian welcome
August 27 2018 CommunityAt the upcoming Serbian Days Festival, all cultural communities are welcome to come and experience Serbian culture, says Natasha Ignjatovic.
“[Serbians are] known for our hospitality,” says …

A festival of Russian friendship
July 9 2018 CultureAlik Schlastlivenko, with a representative from Azerbaijan and Tatarstan, stands at a booth in last year’s friendship …

Happy Eid in Vancouver
June 11 2018 Community Photo by courtesy of Sarah Zafar
Muslim festival Eid ul-Fitr is little celebrated in Vancouver, but Sarah Zafar and her …

Speaking Russian in Vancouver
May 28 2018 Community Inna Mikailov shows a book of fairy tales by Russian poet Alexander Pushkin | Photo by Colleen Addison
With its Cyrillic …

A Jewish history of Vancouver
May 7 2018 CommunityMichael Schwartz is exploring early Jewish history, as well as other cultural histories, in Vancouver with the Historic Walking Tours, a program put on by the Jewish Museum and Archives of British …

Assembling the new Some Assembly play
April 23 2018 CultureValerie Methot is addressing youth issues through theatre with The Release Party, which will be presented by Some Assembly Theatre Company.
Methot tells a sad story about our youth. As described by…

A festival of fiddles
March 19 2018 Culture Photo courtesy of Festival du bois
The cultural heritage of Maillardville, Coquitlam will be fully on display soon at Mackin …