News
-
Peking Opera make-up transformation unveiled
September 8 2014 CultureUnmasked, an event being held at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden on Sept. 27, will offer audiences a look behind the curtains at the make-up process of Peking Opera. The demonstration …
-
Transformational encounter
September 8 2014 selectedTwo worlds are meeting here: one from BC and one from Brazil. Both represent transformations; both are totems of a kind.
On the left is the work of Clarence Mills, an accomplished artist from Haida …
-
Educational initiatives open new doors for First Nations students
August 25 2014 Cover StoryIllustration by Afshin SaboukiAllan Bloom said “Education is the movement from darkness to light,” and this quotation …
-
Ethnic isolation in a multicultural framework
August 25 2014 ColumnsEncouraging healthy cross-cultural communication between newcomer groups | Photo by Vancouver Film SchoolGrowing up in …
-
Order of BC recipient encourages immigrant youth to pursue leadership roles
August 25 2014 Featured Article2014 Order of British Columbia recipient Tung Chan hopes newcomers will havea greater say in helping form public policies in leadership …
-
15 years after B.C.’s “summer of the migrants”
August 25 2014 Featured ArticleIt was July 19, 1999, four months after Nunavut was declared Canada’s newest territory, and Jean Chrétien was prime minister. A boat arrived on the coast of B.C. from Fujian, China, the first of …
-
The Peoples Social Forum puts Indigenous struggles front and centre
August 25 2014 ColumnsThis past weekend in Ottawa, thousands of activists from all across Canada participated in the Peoples Social Forum.
With little more than a year until the next federal election, much of the talk …
-
Howard Jang appointed Director of SFU Woodward’s Cultural Unit
August 25 2014 LocalPhoto by Rachel LandoWith a decorated career in the arts, Howard Jang has enriched the lives of Vancouver’s communities …
-
SDC Blue Ribbon Foundation: Spreading compassion for disabled youth
August 25 2014 CommunityEmpowering children with learning disabilities is the backbone ideal to the SDC Blue Ribbon Foundation – a youth driven non-profit organization that uses integrative programs and activities to …
-
Shop Wrong makes right
August 25 2014 LocalLeave it to Shop Wrong to pick up where others may have – regrettably – left off. Tucked away within the only kink on Hasting’s long, linear stretch across Vancouver, the shop on the corner of …