Taking the time to drown
Sussurri dall’Acqua, an Italian translation of Canadian poet Maureen Scott Harris’s Drowning Lessons by translator Alessandra Bordini, will be featured at the Italian Cultural Centre, Il Centro, …
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January 11 2016 Culture Poet Laureate digs deep to reclaim Surrey’s identity
Renée Saklikar at SFU’s Lunch Poems. | Photo courtesy of Renée SaklikarThe newly appointed Poet Laureate for the City…
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December 7 2015 Community Salmon farming, skiing and Santa Lucia: Swedish traditions live on
Linnea Petersson as Lucia. | Photo courtesy of Ellen PeterssonElinor Barr, a researcher on Scandinavian immigration to …
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December 7 2015 Culture Read Me a Story: A multicultural exhibition of folklore and fairy tales
Puss in Boots, illustration by Atsuo Arai (oil, colour, tempera). | Photo courtesy of Soka Gakkai International Association of …
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October 5 2015 Culture Filling in the gaps in Chinese-Canadian history
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September 21 2015 Art Underwater project stirs interest in Chinatown history
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July 6 2015 Culture A little luck goes a long way: Chinese Canadian author reflects on career
Boy is it ever good to be lucky.That’s how Canadian writer Wayson Choy feels after passing each barrier put in front of him throughout life. Choy’s good luck streak doesn’t seem to be ending. …