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
PCHC partnered with the Asian Canadian Writers Workshop to present episodes from the ground-breaking documentary series “Chinese Restaurant” series, which focused on the Chinese and Hakka diaspora throughout the world through the lens of Chinese restaurants. Following the episodes was a Q&A panel with the filmmakers themselves, Cheuk Kwan and Kwoi Gin. Continue reading
If you are interested in a volunteer opportunity with the Pacific Canada Heritage Centre – Museum of Migration (PCHC-MoM) Society on Wednesday, October 5th, please read on. PCHC is looking for a couple of volunteers to help out with the launch of a special exhibition at the Chinese Canadian Military Museum on Wednesday, October 5th 2016 at … Continue reading
PCHC-MoM is a partner of LiterASIAN 2016, hosted by the Asian Canadian Writers’ Workshop. Check out http://literasian.com/ to find out about writing workshops, book launches, and additional panels going on this week. On Sunday, September 25 PCHC will have a table at LiterASIAN at the Word on the Street festival at Vancouver’s Library Square from 11:00am-5:00pm. Come join … Continue reading
PCHC-MoM has been invited to present at two events in Vancouver on November 20th, 2015! At 12:00-1:00pm at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, UBC, come to the Asian Canadian Asian Migration Studies Program’s Community Project Showcase. Come ask any questions about PCHC-MoM, our dream, and our future! The event will be held in the … Continue reading
The 4th Annual Mushtari Begum Festival of Indian Classical Music and Dance is coming up this September 26, 2015 at the Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave, New Westminster, BC. Come out to immerse yourself in beautiful classical music, listening to carnatic violin, sitar recitals, Ghazal vocal performances, and Kathak dance! Doors open at 6:00pm, and … Continue reading
Interested in Chinese Canadian and First Nations history? One of PCHC-MoM’s board members and UBC History Professor Henry Yu is leading a Gold Mountain River Tour in collaboration with researchers and members of the Lytton First Nation! This will be an extremely exciting and informative trip for anyone who would like to learn more about early … Continue reading
Yesterday PCHC went out to Centre A in Chinatown, where the Youth Collaborative for Chinatown hosted a day of playing mahjong to celebrate Patio Day. Youths and the elderly gathered to play mahjong and Chinese checkers and to drink delicious iced tea prepared by Treasure Green Tea! The Youth Collaborative for Chinatown (青心在唐人街) is a network … Continue reading
