Filling in the gaps in Chinese-Canadian history
Putting ink to an almost ignored part of 19th Century China, author Paul Yee’s latest novel, A Superior Man, tries to imagine the lives and mindsets of peasants trying to survive chaotic times. Yee…
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October 5 2015 Culture VIFF Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World
Photo courtesy of Charles Wilkinson“Maybe we’re not totally screwed” – that’s the cutline on the movie poster for…
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October 5 2015 Culture Buckman Coe: The art of conscious music
Buckman Coe and His band.| Photo by Eye of the Mind Photography.Combining conscious and uplifting lyricism from a melting …
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October 5 2015 Culture Unwrapping culture: An artfully choreographed critique of Thailand
Photo by Chris Randle.Two Southeast Asian contemporary dancers, Pichet Klunchun and Alvin Erasga Tolentino, are set to …
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September 21 2015 Culture Moon-gazing festival a time for families
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Garden. | Photo courtesy of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Chinese GardenOn Sept. 27, families in Chinatown will…
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September 21 2015 Art Underwater project stirs interest in Chinatown history
Working on digitizing stories. | Photo courtesy of Cinevolution Media Arts SocietyA digital storytelling workshop, …
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September 21 2015 Art ethniK yarn: weaving multiculturalism
From Sept. 25–27, Kasturi Guha will be showcasing her Indian hand woven textiles at Port Moody’s Inlet Theatre as part of the sixth annual Culture Days weekend.
Kasturi Guha, a fashion designer,…
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September 21 2015 Culture Transcending the generational and cultural gap
Writer and star of Empire of the Son, Canadian-Japanese broadcaster and scholar Tetsuro Shigematsu takes the stage at the Vancity Culture Lab at the Cultch Theatre from Oct. 6–17.
Produced by the …
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September 21 2015 Art An exploration of the Grove through sound
Poet and writer Phinder Dulai takes a selfie in the Grove.| Photo by Phinder Dulai.An exhibition at the Surrey Art Gallery …
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September 21 2015 Art Inside and outside the Glasgow Collection
The Annunciation by Sandro Botticelli (and possibly assistant), c. 1490–95.| Photo courtesy of American Federation of Arts.…