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
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
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
Take a look at some great opportunities to give a hand and learn more about intercultural history in Pacific Canada! Coming up is our feature event: The Things We Carry – Storytelling at Joy Kogawa House. Two volunteers are needed to help facilitate storytelling circles. To get involved, email our volunteer coordinator at pchc.vol@gmail.com or … Continue reading
The Spring 2019 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
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
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
The Vancouver Asian Film Festival was outstanding this year! PCHC members and friends were present at a large number of films this year, including international and Canadian shorts, Mixed Match, #TheLastSmile, #Tyrus, and PCHC’s co-presented film #AllOurFathersRelations. Congratulations to all filmmakers and VAFF crew on your excellent achievements, and a special congrats to all winners of … Continue reading
With the support from PCHC-MoM Society and UBC, the Canadian Indonesian Diaspora Society (CIDS) received a federal government grant to record the migration and family stories of Indonesian-Canadian elders. Migration researcher and writer Kilim Park and Co-Founder/Co-Editor in Chief of Loose Lips Magazine Kristi Alexandra, co-ordinators of the project, brought the community together on October 27 … Continue reading
On October 29th, PCHC was honoured to have been invited to a special dinner celebrating the opening of a new exhibition at the Chinese Canadian Military Museum, commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Hong Kong. For a photo gallery of this fantastic and significant event, see below. We encourage you to visit this special exhibition … Continue reading
