This year is it! Every sixty years Robbie Burns Day and Lunar New Year fall on the same day. JOIN US for this cosmic countdown to start off your year! Enjoy an evening of intercultural fusion at Gung HAGGIS 2020 with food, music, readings, and scotch! We look forward to supporting our community partners Asian Canadian … Continue reading
CONGRATULATIONS — Cross Cultural Strathcona Walking Tour Working Group with an Award of Merits for Excellence in Community Engagement from the BC Museums Association. PCHC-MoM is pleased to be one of the founding partners of this new joint venture first launched in 2019 with daily walking tours every Sunday during Asian Heritage Month. The honour is shared by all … Continue reading
Wayson Choy (April 20, 1939 – April 28, 2019) was a friend and mentor to many. Publishing two novels and two memoirs in his lifetime, he is considered both one of the most important pioneers of Asian Canadian literature in Canada, and an important figure in LGBT literature as one of Canada’s first openly gay … Continue reading
This year’s AGM will take place on Nov. 16 (Sat.) at 11am at the BC Artscape. We’ll be using the Flex Space on the 4th floor at the Sun Wah Centre at 268 Keefer St., Vancouver, BC. A simple lunch (free to members and at $10 for guests) will start at noon, and may be followed by a surprise treat, if we can get it organized … Continue reading
Exploring the Past of Indigenous and Pan-Asian Communities in BC Join PCHC-MoM Honorary Advisor Elder Larry Grant and Director Howard E. Grant in understanding the landscape, through colonial history retold. Speakers will also include Historian Lily Chow and Law Professor Nancy Sandy. RSVP here: http://bit.ly/2M0FU7V Continue reading
The November 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
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
