Florence Hwang
Articles by Florence Hwang

Band draws inspiration from ghosts of the past
November 5 2018 CultureThe Vancouver-based band Only A Visitor pays homage to ghost Chinatowns through their songs.
The art …

Doctors take an eastern medical approach for eye diseases, eye strain
October 22 2018 Cover Story Photo by Axel Naud
Two Lower Mainland eye doctors who have backgrounds in Chinese medicine say they are concerned with the …

Artists use improvisation to create unique performances
March 5 2018 ArtWhenever Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory prepares for a performance, she challenges herself …

World Radio Day promotes democracy and diversity
January 22 2018 Cover StoryFive years ago, in 2013, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed February 13 …

Mother-son team of artists explore ghosts and death
January 8 2018 ArtA page from Binbir Niyet (One Thousand and One Fortunes) written by Mehmed Gayur printed in Amedi Printing House, 1928.| Photo …

East Van Panto explores Snow White fairytale
December 4 2017 CultureFor the past five years, Theatre Replacement has been putting on pantos, setting them in local places. This year’s is set at the PNE. Theatre Replacement founders James Long and Maiko Yamamoto …

Migration: part of a bigger phenomenon
November 20 2017 ImmigrationMigration, refugees and the movement of people crossing borders need to be better regulated in order to be safer and more orderly says Michael Doyle, director of Columbia Global Policy Initiative at…

Solutions-based media for our communities - Media Democracy Day
November 6 2017 Cover Story Illustration by Nick Booth
Media Democracy Day 2017 will take a more solutions-based view on journalism. As part of the Media…

A role model for smaller towns
October 9 2017 VerbatimEven though I’m a Saskatchewan-born Regina resident now, whenever I visit Vancouver, I feel right at home – probably because I spent five and a half years living there. I didn’t leave because …

Exploring e-waste
October 9 2017 Economy Orange Beach, FL after Hurricane Ivan 22 September 2004. | Photo courtesy of FEMA
Josh Lepawsky first became interested in …