Simon Yee
Articles by Simon Yee

New Canadians and integration: 21st century’s challenges and successes
June 22 2015 Cover StoryAs Canada prepares to celebrate its national holiday, the country finds itself no longer one of the …

Travels open new creative forks in the road
June 8 2015 ArtTerry Sasaki, a Japanese artist and …

Portuguese religion and politics converge at MOA
May 25 2015 ArtFrom 1933 to 1974, Portugal was ruled by the Estado Novo, the authoritarian regime of Prime Minister …

Regaining lost youth: A place to heal in Sierra Leone
May 11 2015 InternationalFazineh Keita and Ava Vanderstarren, founders of Innocence Lost Foundation, are raising money to build a community centre in Kabala, Sierra Leone in order to provide a safe haven and educational …

Documenting personal stories of underclass China at DOXA
April 27 2015 CultureThe annual Vancouver Documentary Film Festival, DOXA, has been showcasing and celebrating independent documentary films since 2000 and this year’s event, which will take place at various cinematic …

Finding perennial meanings under Vancouver’s cherry blossom trees
March 23 2015 CultureCherry blossoms throughout Vancouver have been blooming early this year, giving Vancouverites a great …

Working towards a bright future for shadow puppet theatre
February 9 2015 CultureShadow puppetry has been performed in China for over two millennia. However, with the rise of new forms of entertainment, some feel that the art form today is just a shadow of its former self. Lu …

Researching the reality of fantasy
January 26 2015 CultureWhat does fantasy mean to you? That’s what a university research team is hoping to find out.
Ernest Mathijs, professor of film studies at the University of British Columbia, is helping to …

Experiencing a (real) virtual escape: How a business innovator created his EXIT strategy
January 12 2015 EconomyWhen Justin Tang, founder and director of EXIT Canada, relocated from Hong Kong to Canada in 2013, he wanted to act quickly to capitalize on the growing popularity the real-life escape room concept …

For the Record: Preserving our stories for future generations
December 8 2014 Cover StoryFrom the Ukrainian and Gaza-Israeli conflicts and the terror …