Looking at immigration through the occupational lens
Immigrants have been an integral part of Canada’s mosaic cultural landscape for a very long time, and recently, innovative researchers have been asking some thoughtful new questions about the …
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June 21 2021 Community Cultural Spotlight:Working the Green Chain. Celebrating Coquitlam’s South Asian heritage
Working the Green Chain
Tannis Koskela, heritage assistant at the Mackin House Museum in Coquitlam, hopes people will become more aware that the South Asian community is almost as old as the …
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June 7 2021 Community Cultural Spotlight - Cross-cultural writing: the exchange and combination of writing and knowledge
Despite younger generations reading less in general, Shuyu Kong believes that storytelling and sharing those stories will endure. The Chinese/Canadian Writing Speaker Series, after three successful …
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June 7 2021 Local When digital citizens meet internet memes
Why do people use and create internet memes? Can you trace the impact of internet memes offline? How does an internet meme circulate and evolve into different versions? Should we set a boundary on …
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May 24 2021 Community Cultural Spotlight - What do babies know about numbers?
The UBC Early Development Research Group (EDRG) will host their latest Wonder Kids talk with associate professor and developmental psychologist Darko Odic (PhD) on May 29. The webinar will explore …
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May 24 2021 Local Ubuntu: a philosophy of care and community
Trophy Ewila and Lady Dia believe that Ubuntu – seeking a community where members each have space to shine their own light without diminishing another’s light – is key to rejecting the …
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May 10 2021 Community Cultural Spotlight: Grandmaster Li Rong brings the ancient art of qigong to the 21st century
Photo courtesy of Li Rong
Li Rong has been a grandmaster and trainer of tai chi and qigong for the last 30 years. She is the founder and director of the Tristar Taiji and Qigong Academy in …
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May 10 2021 Local Cultivating social trust at the intersection of race and sexuality
“Art and love are powerful mechanisms that impact change,’’ says Jen Sungshine, co-creative director and founder of Love Intersections.
Sungshine, a queer Taiwanese interdisciplinary artist…
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May 10 2021 Local Difficult but necessary conversations
Devika Pandey believes that constant conversations about anti-racism are the key to a more equitable future for marginalized communities in Canada. She says the events of 2020, such as the murder of…
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May 10 2021 Local Jane Jae Kyung Shin - A journey of chance encounters and pivotal moments
Jane Jae Kyung Shin, Vancouver Community College’s VP, Students and Community Development, was recently nominated for YWCA’s Women of Distinction Award in the Education, Training & …