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If all the world’s a stage, a number of theatre and arts groups in Vancouver want to see their diverse cultural stories under the spotlight. The Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre (VACT), the Firehall Arts Centre and Full Circle are three Vancouver theatre organizations that seek to engage audiences through honest and creative stories, ones that…
Allan Bloom said “Education is the movement from darkness to light,” and this quotation cannot be truer than for Aboriginal students in Canada. The Aboriginal community struggles with lower university enrollment rates, higher dropout rates and fewer programs that directly incorporate Aboriginal culture and teaching mechanisms. However, Simon Fraser University (SFU) has created a pair…
Canada has a vibrant comedy scene whose face, both nationally and here in Vancouver, is changing to include an increasing number of comedians from minority communities: …
As Vancouverites cheer about the warmer weather and longer days, many are also excited about another summer tradition: BBQ. It may surprise you that it’s not just hotdogs and hamburgers.
Despite the popularity of recreational soccer, many Canadian youth soccer players face significant challenges pursuing a career in soccer due to an underdeveloped soccer system and limited opportunities to progress professionally.
It is no secret that Vancouver is a multicultural city that fuses many different traditions in all facets of life. When it comes to food, however, fusion has emerged as a trendy term that many use without fully exploring its complexity.
All people are vulnerable to natural disasters but for culturally diverse communities, language barriers and unfamiliarity with emergency procedures pose additional challenges.
Telling stories that matter to Chinese viewers, whether they have lived in Canada for years or have recently become a citizen, is what motivates two local Asian television stations.
In the summer of 1968, 20 people from the Armenian community gathered together to attend a young woman’s wedding.
On March 20 at 9:57 a.m., thousands of people in Metro Vancouver will celebrate a new year. The Persian New Year, or Nowruz, which literally means “new day,” begins exactly when the season changes from winter to spring on the vernal equinox. Traditional Nowruz activities include spring cleaning, or Khouneh Tekouni, performed before Nowruz in preparation for…
The Francophone community in British Columbia and Vancouver has a long and diverse history that is constantly changing.
Families emigrating from different parts of the world to Canada have many hardships to face, from adapting to a new culture and lifestyle to finding a job to support themselves and their families. Poverty affects many different cultural communities, leaving thousands of children across B.C. hungry and ill-fed. Community organizations like food banks can help…
Many Canadians may prefer to live common-law, but falling in love internationally will test the longevity of a relationship.
