Underwater project stirs interest in Chinatown history
Working on digitizing stories. | Photo courtesy of Cinevolution Media Arts Society
A digital storytelling workshop, …
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July 6 2015 Culture A little luck goes a long way: Chinese Canadian author reflects on career
Boy is it ever good to be lucky.That’s how Canadian writer Wayson Choy feels after passing each barrier put in front of him throughout life. Choy’s good luck streak doesn’t seem to be ending. …
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May 11 2015 Culture A poet’s identity report, with always the chance of unraveling
Just like a braid, identity can be complex, intertwined and sometimes fragile. That is one of the themes Vancouver poet Chelene Knight explores in her collection Braided Skin.
Alongside fellow …
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April 27 2015 Culture American sign language on stage
Songs, poems, stories and speeches are created with words, the main ingredient for the Verses Festival in Vancouver this year. The Verses Festival of Words celebrates the power of oral and literary …
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February 9 2015 Community Symposium celebrates role of history in artistic inspiration
Black History Month celebrates the contributions of black Canadians to Canadian life, including in many different forms of art.
As part of this celebration, the Vancouver Public Library (VPL) has …
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January 26 2015 Culture Wisdom of a Sliammon Elder
Tla’Amin (Sliammon) Totem by Eugene Rodriguez | Photo courtesy of Sliammon Treaty SocietyElsie Paul, an elder of the …
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January 26 2015 Culture Researching the reality of fantasy
What does fantasy mean to you? That’s what a university research team is hoping to find out.
Ernest Mathijs, professor of film studies at the University of British Columbia, is helping to …
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November 3 2014 Culture The F. G. Bressani Awards foster Italian Canadian literature
Once again, literature with an Italian focus will be recognized at the 15th F. G. Bressani Awards ceremony. In the spirit of literary expression, the biennial literary prize was established to …
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October 20 2014 Culture Makosso, the storytelling chameleon
Jean-Pierre Makosso, multi-lingual writer and poet from the Congo.| Photo courtesy of Jean-Pierre Makosso.From Oct. 21–26, …
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October 6 2014 Culture Pacific Rim Asian writers gather for a second year
It’s the second year for LiterASIAN: A Festival of Pacific Rim Asian Canadian Writing. The organizers of the Vancouver Asian Writers’ Workshop will host the event from Oct. 9
to 12.Although …