Lucky Obama
Watching events unfold in the midst of the Republicans’ Presidential Race in the U.S., we can only draw one conclusion; Barack Obama is one lucky guy. [Read more…]
Spencie’s View
Vancouver celebrates Black History Month
If you take a few minutes and briefly browse the streets of downtown Vancouver at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, you will notice that the city consists of people from virtually all parts of the world. Diversity is, and has always been, at the very heart of our culture. [Read more…]
Canada Malaysian Art Exhibition uses art to explore similarities and difference
The Malaysia-Canada Indigenous Communities Applied Arts Exhibition will showcase the applied art and design of two different countries that are coming together in hopes of sharing their culture, tradition, and history with the public. [Read more…]
Writer revisits 1970s South Africa through book
When one thinks of apartheid-era South Africa, one tends to think of the end of the story: major grassroots riots, solidarity concerts led by ‘80s music icons, Nelson Mandela being released from prison, etc. [Read more…]
Commonwealth Connection
As my family’s three-week trip around Victoria and South Australia comes to its final days, I find myself at Melbourne Museum, walking through an exhibit created in conjunction with local Aboriginal Australian outreach societies. [Read more…]
Sadie Kuehn: from the deep south to Kitimat
From the very beginning of Sadie Kuehn’s entrance into the world, her life was marked by diversity, challenges and expectation. She was part of the Black middle class and raised Catholic in what she says was a predominantly southern Baptist family. [Read more…]
Community Portrait: Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant has become a thriving commercial and residential neighbourhood famous for its creativity, diversity and social consciousness. According to 2006 Census data, more than one-third of the community’s mother tongue is a language other than English. [Read more…]
Spanish-themed movie festival arrives for the first time in Vancouver
Since 2008, Pragda has been partnering with local organizations in North America to feature the award-winning latest generation of Spanish Cinema. This year, in collaboration with the Vancity Theatre and Aja Entertainment, the organization presents the New Spanish Cinema Week from Feb. 10–16 [Read more…]
Artwork homogenizes humanity at the VAG Offsite project
People at the corner of Thurlow and Georgia are up in arms, and they’re not going anywhere for a while. They’re not angry at the establishment or furious with the state of the global economy. In fact, they’re not even real – they’re painted and made out of wood in an art installation titled Hand Vote. [Read more…]
Lower Mount Pleasant
Pleasant is indeed the word that comes to mind when visiting this area. This gem of a community sits between Cambie and Main, bounded by Broadway to the south and West 2nd to the north. [Read more…]
Families prepare for Lunar New Year celebrations
Although widely used throughout the world, the Gregorian calendar is not the only one around and not the only one with New Year’s celebrations in January. On Jan. 23, many Asian and non-Asian communities are gearing up for Lunar New Year celebrations of their own. [Read more…]
From Prince George to Surrey
Last February I moved to Surrey immediately after graduating from the University of Victoria in order to start up a new business –Class Act Painters. I had a hell of a time, for two reasons. One, because starting a new business is a lot of work, and two, because living in Surrey is … well, it’s living in Surrey. I find Surrey to be much like a larger version of Prince George, where I grew up, except it’s easier to leave. [Read more…]