This weekend, PCHC held a successful AGM at the UBC Learning Exchange in Chinatown. Directors, Advisors, Members, and friends came out to hear a review of the year and to hear updates about the museum project. We’d like to thank the PCHC Directors for their amazing hard work these past couple years. A huge thank you … Continue reading
Two PCHC events on November 19th are coming up! First, join us for PCHC’s 2016 Annual General Meeting! Voting members will be receive a formal notice of the AGM, but all are welcome to attend as long as you RSVP. The AGM will take place on November 19th from 11:00am to 12:00pm. The meeting is booked at the UBC Learning … Continue reading
In partnership with the Asian Canadian Writers’ Workshop (ACWW), PCHC is screening a selection of dynamic episodes of the ground-breaking Chinese Restaurant series by award-winning filmmaking duo: producer/director Cheuk Kwan and cinematographer Kwoi Gin. The screenings will take place on two separate days, and Q&A panels with the filmmakers with follow the presentations. Registration is required on Eventbrite for … Continue reading
At the end of August 2016 PCHC organized an exclusive event for members and active volunteers: a tour of the Chung Collection led by the collector himself, Dr. Wallace Chung. Dr. Chung told special anecdotes regarding many artefacts in his collection, and provided historical context concerning the Canadian Pacific Railway, Chinese-Canadian immigration to Canada, and … Continue reading
PCHC is offering an exclusive event–a guided tour of UBC’s Chung Collection with the collector himself Dr. Wallace Chung–for our active Volunteers and Members! If you are an active volunteer or member and haven’t received an email invite, please update your contact with Eleanor at pchcmom.intern@gmail.com. Pre-register soon as spots are limited! Date and … Continue reading
Thanks to all who came out to our Family History with a Smartphone Community Showcase this weekend, Saturday June 4th! We saw some wonderful films about participants’ family and friends, and we are grateful that you took the time to share them with us. All films that were made were shared by beginners, and we … Continue reading
Our “Family History with a Smartphone” workshop series is concluding! During this workshop series, we have reached out to community members with the desire to preserve the stories of their elders, family members, and loved ones, and have taught them new techniques on how to compose stories, film oral histories, and edit footage. We hope … Continue reading
On Saturday, May 14th, PCHC hosted the second workshop in the “Family History with a Smartphone” workshop series! This workshop, taught by filmmaker Alejandro Yoshizawa and co-facilitated with Dominique Bautista, focused on the Post-Production stage of filmmaking. A group of enthusiastic participants joined to learn how to edit films in order to preserve family histories! Guests … Continue reading
Family History with a Smartphone Part II: Post-Production Workshop Saturday, May 14th at 1:00pm-4:30pm Asian Centre Auditorium, 1871 West Mall –> latecomers go directly to Buchanan B202, where we will be working in a computer lab Did you miss PCHC-MoM’s first workshop? Never fear! Our second workshop for “Family History with a Smartphone” is open to … Continue reading
Thanks to all that came out to our first workshop of “Family History with a Smartphone!” On Sunday, April 17th, participants gathered at the Asian Centre Auditorium at UBC and learned about framing, lighting, and audio; the workshop also got into family stories and the ethics that go into filmmaking, and participants began to draft their … Continue reading
We had a wonderful time at the first workshop for “Family History with a Smartphone” on Sunday, April 17th! The workshop series was covered in Ming Pao . Featured below (pictured: PCHC-MoM President Winnie Cheung, Facilitators Joanna Yang and Sarah Ling, and Coordinator Eleanor Munk). Ming Pao promotion for the workshop series can be found below: … Continue reading
