Italians continue to drive history
Photo courtesy of Italian Day Festival Society
On Sunday, June 10, “Little Italy” on Commercial Drive will spring to life in an extravaganza of food, music, dance, art, sport, and entertainment. …
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June 4 2012 Community Portuguese groups encourage youth to revive their community
One of the earliest European settlers in B.C. traces his roots back to Portugal. His name was José Silva, a.k.a. Joe Silvey. He was also called Portuguese Joe. Not long after building a house and …
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May 21 2012 Community Britannnia Community Services Centre: promoting diversity in East Vancouver
[caption id=”attachment_3197″ align=”aligncenter” width=”538″ caption=”Anntuaneth Figueroa (middle) with Britannia community centre members at Sun Run 2011. Photo courtesy of Anntuaneth …
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April 30 2012 Community Vancouver's Fijian community: distinct and thriving
When people leave their homeland, it is often done with a heavy heart. While the decision is not easy, those who make it often hope that doing so will improve their circumstances, or at least enable …
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April 2 2012 Community Poles etch themselves in history
Kazimierz Brusilo and Richard Podgurski. Photo by Eric Chu
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March 19 2012 Community Cultural communities continue to grow
A street of Strathcona, one of Vancouver's oldest communities. - Photo by Kate Kovaleva
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March 9 2012 Community Canadian Celtic Connections
Legend has it that when St. Patrick returned to Ireland as a Bishop in 432 AD, he used the shamrock to explain the Trinity of God to the Irish. Little did he know the tiny green leaf would become an …
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February 21 2012 Community Ancient school helps Vancouver retain and celebrate Japanese culture
It doesn’t take long to remember the morning of Dec. 7, 1941. Japanese fighters, bombers and torpedo planes filled the skies as the seemingly impenetrable golden gates of Pearl Harbour collapsed …
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February 21 2012 Community Local health fair caters to people across all cultures
[caption id=”attachment_1928″ align=”aligncenter” width=”538″ caption=”Volunteers hold signs indicating an example of the many languages spoken at the Diversity Health Fair in Vancouver – Photo …
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February 7 2012 Community Sadie Kuehn: from the deep south to Kitimat
Sadie Kuehn is presented with a Cultural Harmony Award in 2011Photo by Denis Bouvier
From the very beginning…