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 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 Community Dreams, resilience, support: a mix for success
For refugees dealing with a new land and memories of past ordeals, learning English is notoriously difficult. Thankfully, there are those who want to help and none are more strong willed than the …
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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 Inside and outside the Glasgow Collection
The Annunciation by Sandro Botticelli (and possibly assistant), c. 1490–95.| Photo courtesy of American Federation of Arts.…
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September 21 2015 Culture John Kameel Farah: Multi-dimensional storytelling with music
Toronto-based John Kameel Farah will be performing Sept. 25 as part of Western Front’s 88 Tuned Bongos piano concert series, but one can expect more than just piano in his Solo for Four Hands …
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September 7 2015 Community Multifaceted Brazil, multicultural Vancouver
The Afro-Brazilian Carnaval was held this year on Granville St. | Photo by CBR PhotographyEver since the second half of the…
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September 7 2015 Community All Mixed Up: examining mixed children and unions
Sharon Chang, author of Raising Mixed Race, with her son.| Photo courtesy of Sharon Chang.Sharon Chang says she embodies …
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September 7 2015 Culture Celebrating 25 years with the Vancouver International Flamenco Festival
Photo by Tim MathesonThe Vancouver International Flamenco Festival is celebrating its 25th anniversary as one of the …