Enjoy an afternoon of diverse communities sharing family dishes and the migration stories they hold, complete with food sampling! Date: 2nd November, 2019 (Saturday) | 2PM-5PM | Russian Hall (600 Campbell Avenue, Vancouver BC) | $5; pre-registration required (buy tickets on Eventbrite) Continue reading
The Fall 2019 Newsletter is out! Click through the image above for many exciting developments, including upcoming events, community news and past events. Be sure to purchase your ticket for the Banquet of Stories here! If you missed this newsletter in your inbox, click here to subscribe. You can also find an archive of past newsletters here. Continue reading
Workshop on Paai-ji (排子音樂) Music & Paai-cheung Acts (排場戲) — Building Blocks in Cantonese Opera. Date: 2nd October, 2019 (Wed) Time: 2PM-4:30PM Venue: Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden (578 Carrall St., Vancouver, BC) Admission: Free; pre-registration required (get your ticket here) This workshop will be composed of three parts, starting with a brief introduction … Continue reading
The Summer 2019 Newsletter is out! Click through the image above for many exciting developments, including upcoming events, community news and past events. Be sure to claim a spot for the free Burnaby Village guided tour on August 17 at 10:30! If you missed this newsletter in your inbox, click here to subscribe. You can also find an … Continue reading
We are so excited to co-present LiterAsian 2019! This year’s theme is Genesis: Writing Life Into Art. We have an incredible line up of authors with a full schedule of events, workshops, and panels happening all throughout Vancouver’s historic Chinatown located on the unceded Coast Salish Territories of the Musqueam, Tsleil Waututh, and Squamish people. Purchase a … Continue reading
Did you know that there is a restored 1920 village in Burnaby? It is inside the Burnaby Village Museum which currently houses the “Across the Pacific” exhibition that explores the deep roots Chinese-Canadians planted in Burnaby. PCHC-MoM is very pleased to have the curator Denise Fong personally guide us through the exhibition. As she can only take … Continue reading
Join us for a special tribute event to celebrate and remember Vancouver-born author Wayson Choy (1939-2019). Features readings from local writers who have been inspired by Choy’s legacy and his many remarkable contributions to the literary community. In partnership with the Asian Canadian Writers Workshop, Asian Canadian & Asian Migration Studies UBC and UBC Creative … Continue reading
Our third set of “The Things We Carry’’ storytelling circles will feature three published authors: Joy Kogawa (from Ontario), Victoria Kuttainen (from Australia) and May Q. Wong (from Victoria). Each author will share her family migration story and reflections on migration. The size of the circles is designed to enable participants to interact with the featured storytellers in an intimate environment in the historic … Continue reading
The Philippines is a country with a deep and rich cultural history, and has been the top country of birth of immigrants in Canada, according to the 2016 Statistic Canada Census. Yet, how much do we know about the Philippines and its people, especially those who have emigrated to Canada and made their home here? … Continue reading
Philippines HISTORAMA — the history of the Philippines presented creatively through short plays, songs and dances — is brought to you in 2019 by popular demand! (Free seating starts at 1:45pm. Arrive early. Refreshments provided at intermission.) Co-written by historian Atty. Bernie Julve and community leader Carmelita Salonga Tapia, with input and advice from the … Continue reading
Philippines HISTORAMA — the history of the Philippines presented creatively through short plays, songs and dances — is brought to you in 2019 by popular demand! (Free seating starts at 1:45pm. Arrive early. Refreshments provided at intermission.) Co-written by historian Atty. Bernie Julve and community leader Carmelita Salonga Tapia, with input and advice from the … Continue reading
