The Joy Luck Club A Retrospective Screening with Tamlyn Tomita Beloved by audiences around the world, The Joy Luck Club (dir. Wayne Wang) has provoked heated debates about race, gender, and representation. Twenty-five years after its release, and on the heels of the recent success of Crazy Rich Asians, please join us for an anniversary … Continue reading
We are pleased to announce our second set of “The Things We Carry’’ storytelling circles that will take place on the November 24th (1 pm – 5 pm). This event is free to those who sign up in advance and light refreshments will be provided. Thanks for the enthusiastic response from the community for our first set … Continue reading
The Flowery Scroll is the English name given to a Ming Dynasty love story, sung as an epic muyu (wooden fish) song, and the oldest published of its kind documenting muyu lyrics. Sung as early as the 1710s in South China and renowned throughout Europe when translations reached that continent, The Flowery Scroll is the … Continue reading
Following the resounding success of last year’s Multi Voices, One Heart (MVOH), PCHC-MoM, U Sing Cantonese Opera Pavilion and partners are proud to offer the 2018 sequel in Vancouver, “The Fleeting Soundscape of Early Pacific Canada”, in support of the community’s effort to obtain UNESCO World Heritage designation for Vancouver Chinatown. Though little known in present-day … Continue reading
The Fall 2018 Newsletter is out! Click through the image above for many exciting developments, including upcoming events, community news and past events. If you missed this newsletter in your inbox, click here to subscribe. You can also find an archive of past newsletters here. Continue reading
Launched in 2013, LiterASIAN is an annual festival of Pacific Rim Asian Canadian writing and a community-building initiative of the Asian Canadian Writers Workshop (ACWW), one of PCHC-MoM’s longstanding partners (and literary office-mate!). This year’s theme, Journey to the West: Writing Across the Pacific, welcomes an incredible line-up of eleven authors showcasing the breadth and … Continue reading
PCHC-MoM Society is pleased to support Son of James’ innovative modern Chinese Rock Opera — “Tale of The Eastside Lantern” — at the CBC Studio 700, Vancouver. We have asked our Twitter followers to name a street in Vancouver Chinatown where there was a Cantonese Opera Theatre and the correct answers will be entered in … Continue reading
On Sunday July 8, a group of PCHC-MoM directors, staff and volunteers attended the opening reception of Scattering & Gathering, a new, public art exhibit on Filipino migration at the Roundhouse Community Centre in Vancouver’s Yaletown. Scattering & Gathering features work by Spanish-Filipina-Punjabi poet Lakshmi Gill on her “unsettled” way of life as an immigrant, … Continue reading
Join PCHC-MoM on Saturday, July 7 (2-4pm) at 555 Columbia St (2nd floor) for the opening of the Chinese Canadian Military Museum Society’s new exhibit: “Forgotten Indigenous War Veterans and Today’s Heroes”. Come learn about their stories in the world wars, and the many contributions they made for our country. Can’t wait to see you there! Continue reading
Visit the Nikkei Centre on Saturday, July 14 (12pm-4pm) for the Indonesia Fest. Explore all things Indonesian, including food, coffee, music, Batik textiles and much more! Hope to see you there! Continue reading
Doors Open Richmond 2018 is fast approaching this weekend, and we’re excited to share with you the wonderful storytellers attending our show-and-share on Sunday, June 3 (11am-4pm) at the Richmond Museum (7700 Minoru Gate). Each of these storytellers will be bringing objects they carried with them on their journeys to Canada, and will tell the … Continue reading
