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Earlier this month, Kin-sheun Louie from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and co-author of Transmitting Chinese Medicine to Cuba: A Byproduct of the 19th Century Coolie Tradetalked about the Chinese-Cuban connection and the impact of migrant workers from China to Cuba. Louie participated in a community dialogue as guest of the Pacific Canada Heritage…
Promoting change through education, a Vancouver-based foundation is sponsoring several events this summer to spread awareness of the South Asian community. The Hari Sharma Foundation, formed by the estate of Hari Sharma in 2011, is an organization for the advancement of education on South Asia and the South-Asian presence in Canada. While focusing on labour…
Upon moving to Canada from China in 2011 to pursue his education, international student Zebang Wei was unsure of what he was passionate about. For several years, he followed his family’s advice and sought to major in a business program, but found that he was more absorbed in his science courses. He developed an interest…
“There are more slaves today than in any time in human history,” says Matt Friedman, current CEO for the Mekong Club, one of the first not-for-profit organizations of its kind in Asia to use a ‘business-to-business’ approach to fight slavery. Forced labour and forced prostitution is growing at an unprecedented rate while there is relatively…
Some teenage patients at BC Children’s Hospital will have a new tool to help manage their pain, thanks to a video game created by two SFU students. The video game Farmoo has received the green light for testing. If Henry Lo and Janice Ng, students in SFU Surrey’s School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT),…
June is Italian Heritage month in Canada and across the world. Metro Vancouver’s Italian community will be marking the occasion through numerous activities. Locally, the Italian Cultural Centre (Il Centro) has been promoting Italian culture, heritage and values in Vancouver since 1977 through a myriad of initiatives and events, including traditional cooking classes and the…
“We had no idea what we were doing,” says YWCA Young Woman of Distinction Award 2016 nominee, Tesicca Truong, “and that’s how I think most of these things start.” Truong has been interested in environmental sustainability since high school and has since been a part of creating the Plan-It Earth conference, the Vancouver Youth4Tap movement…
Community development leader Blanca Salvatierra will be facilitating a public event to encourage dialogue and connection in the city as part of 100In1Day civic engagement festival on June 4. A number of temporary ‘interventions’ will be underway across Vancouver during the festival, creating spaces for like-minded individuals to connect on topics like public art, recreation,…
When you think of martial arts, you may think of karate or taekwondo but you may not have heard of Systema. As a holistic martial art, Systema does not focus on teaching specific skills or techniques but is comprised of principles and concepts to strengthen the spirit as well as the body. Systema is a…
In a city where diversity is extensive, it is no surprise that the month of May is dedicated to the various cultures existing in Vancouver. The Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society (VAHMS) will be hosting Vancouver Asian Heritage Month, a celebration of Asian culture and heritage. In recognition of the Philippine community, the North Vancouver…
Embracing each day despite health challenges is the premise for Zoya Jiwa’s website, As We Are Style. While navigating her own health conditions and inspired by the need for self-expression, she launched As We Are as a platform to share stories of how individuals with different physical and mental conditions cope through fashion. Jiwa enjoys…
Brian Truong, Hue Truong and Yen Ngyugen are all part of a non-profit organization called V3, a Vietnamese traditional dance performance group. They sat down with The Source to talk about Vietnamese culture and their desire to engage the next generation of Vietnamese-Canadians. “If you ask Vietnamese around here they will say that our community…
You may not know the face but you may recognize the voice. As host of Red 93.1FM’s Sunday radio program, Sade Bache SadaVirsa, Kanwalnain (Naina) Grewal says people have started noticing her in the past couple of years – even while she’s shopping for a brand of ketchup with her mother at the grocery store.…
