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Catharsis and reconciliation in memoir form
March 18 2019 CultureVancouver-based Lindsay Wong’s debut memoir explores her childhood as a Chinese Canadian, as well as her family’s history of mental illness and intergenerational trauma. In the process of the …
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Siyabonga (We are Thankful): a film with the determination to inspire others
March 18 2019 CultureStill from Siyabonga.| Photo ccourtesy of Other People.Vancouver will be presenting the 9th Annual South African film …
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The Tashme Project - A living archive connecting a community
March 18 2019 CulturePhoto courtesy of The Tashme Project.A couple of lifetimes ago and another world away, the lives of many Japanese Canadian…
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Beatriz Santiago Muñoz – in search of a new visual language
March 18 2019 ArtBeatriz Santiago Muñoz, That which identifies them, like the eye of the cyclops (production still), 2016.| Photo ccourtesy of Beatriz …
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By the Light of the Dark Moon tour: Ayla Nereo
March 18 2019 CultureMusician and performer Ayla Nereo will bring her soulful voice and unique sound to the Fox Cabaret on April 5, 2019. Drawing on themes of compassion, life and our relationship with the earth, …
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Cultural Calendar
March 18 2019 EventsDon’t miss the Festival du bois’s 30th anniversary festivities.| Photo by Stephanie Lamie.Welcome to the spring season!…
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Captured Alive…Still Alive…Since the 18th Century
March 9 2019 CommunityHistory has value as long as it remains alive in people’s hearts, souls, minds and educational systems. It otherwise remains buried under the notes and papers of historians, in libraries, and in …
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How French was introduced into the English Language
March 4 2019 Cover StoryAn average speaker of English knows around 10,000 French words, even before they have learnt French as a second language. How is it that individuals know so much linguistically from a different …
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Discovering the Pacific Northwest
March 4 2019 VerbatimI remember running in the rain along the Arbutus Greenway – an old railway line converted into a pedestrian and bicycle path – and despite the pouring rain that had plagued the city for weeks, a …
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Making long term care multicultural
March 4 2019 CommunityCare for British Columbia dementia patients needs to improve, says Habib Chaudhury. Right now, he says, the main focus is on physical health, on keeping patients fed and pain-free. But a patient, …