The Fall 2020 Newsletter is out! Click through the image above for upcoming virtual events, including the official launch of our virtual storytelling series, From Far and Wide: Pacific Canada Stories, this Saturday! 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 excited to announce PCHC-MoM’s new virtual story gathering project: From Far and Wide: Pacific Canada Stories! Click here to visit the project website. To better understand migrants and descendants of migrants who arrived through western portals to live on the territories of Indigenous peoples, we are gathering and sharing stories of Pacific Canada. PCHC-MOM will … Continue reading
We are excited to invite you to this follow up webinar to Family History From a Distance, with PCHC-MoM Director Henry Yu! A great opportunity for both new and past participants to learn more about gathering and presenting your family migration stories, as well as learning how to overcome barriers and technical challenges. Conducted by … Continue reading
Congratulations to the entire Multi Voices One Heart team on a successful Cantonese opera marathon! Missed it this weekend? You can still enjoy these beautiful performances on MVOH’s Facebook and Youtube! Be sure to share with your family, friends, and especially elders in isolation. Visit the official MVOH website here for the free live-stream, program … Continue reading
Multi Voices One Heart 2020 is only a few days away! Be sure to visit the official site for updates and links to the first live-streamed Cantonese opera in the world. The team in Hong Kong (pictured above) is getting ready to bring this nine-hour, five-part concert to fans around the world! See image below … Continue reading
Due to restrictions caused by the pandemic, our annual trans-Pacific Cantonese opera project– Multi Voices One Heart (MVOH) — will go virtual in 2020 to satisfy fans’ hunger for this well-loved heritage art. Instead of gathering the performers from both sides of the Pacific in Metro Vancouver this year, the organizers have decided to invite … 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
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
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
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
