Borrowing books and taking out diversity: VPL showcases local voices
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September 22 2014 Culture Helping passion find audience: Jordan Abel and the importance of art and publication
Jordan AbelWhen it comes to ideas and art, the canvas has an important role. This is why Vancouver’s Project Space was …
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August 25 2014 Culture Artist fuses Ukrainian soul food with stories of survival
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May 26 2014 Culture From Bombs to Books: refugee children share their stories
In the suburbs of Burnaby, Edmonds Community School found itself with one-third of its student body newly arrived in Canada as refugees. They came from some of the most conflict-ridden parts of the …
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January 6 2014 Culture Documenting life’s kaleidoscope
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December 9 2013 Culture Vancouver’s poetry scene thriving, according to poet laureate
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July 9 2012 Literature Alternate world of comics reveals diverse faces
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February 7 2012 Literature Writer revisits 1970s South Africa through book
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December 12 2011 Literature Vancouver author and journalist believes in the importance of accurate reporting
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