The Richmond Art Gallery is would like you to be part of their virtual cookbook and the upcoming exhibition, NOURISH! In the exhibition, NOURISH, artist duo Mizzonk, and poet/writer Jane Wong reflect on ways we nourish ourselves and others. As part of the exhibition, they invite you to share a favourite recipe on their website. … Continue reading →

As the year draws to a close, we would like to thank all of our partners, community members and volunteers for making our 25th anniversary year such a terrific success. Thank you for your ongoing support! From everyone at VAHMS, we’re wishing you a safe and happy holiday season, and we’re looking forward to connecting … Continue reading →

The Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society – 26th Annual General Meeting Exploration of Asian Arts & Culture The Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society (VAHMS) is pleased to invite you to its 26th Annual General Meeting to be held virtually on Sunday, January 16th, 2021 at 4:00 pm PST via Zoom. Though we cannot gather in person, … Continue reading →

VAHMS’ 2020 strategy to transform explorASIAN from an in-person festival to a virtual one made it both more accessible and representative. Going virtual enabled us to reach out to more partners, collaborators, and a more diverse audience. Our events also provided more accessibility for our audience and facilitated programming production. Our 2022-2024 strategic plan launches … Continue reading →

The Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF), Canada’s longest running Asian film festival, just recently celebrated its 25th year anniversary. With its theme of “Past, Present & Possibilities,” VAFF once again showcased the remarkable talents and achievements of Asian Canadians in cinema. VAHMS caught up with one of the featured directors: Stephanie Wong, a Vancouver-based multidisciplinary … Continue reading →

A rezoning proposal for 5163-5187 Joyce Street near the Joyce-Collingwood Skytrain station drew a lot of interest earlier in the year. Covered in the Tyee as Vancouver’s Filipino Heart, attention has been on the cluster of six small businesses, many Filipino-run and patronized, facing displacement. Listening Room: The Filipino Community and the food hub at … Continue reading →

Artist Statement For the Interconnected Project, I am presenting “Interplay With Nature”, a collection of oil and acrylic paintings showing my appreciation for my surroundings and noting ways of interacting positively with our environment. Of particular interest is “Symbiosis”, a mural about Norquay Learning Orchard where it is currently installed. I was honored to portray … Continue reading →

Artist Statement In my last residency (at the Port Moody Arts Centre) I had time to make ceramics for the first time outside of university. I was in a private space, alone with myself during a time where I was just trying to survive, like now. I focused on my family, love, labor, morning and revisiting, struggling … Continue reading →

The Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society would like to congratulate Fiona Tinwei Lam for being appointed Vancouver’s sixth Poet Laureate, 2022-2024. She has a deep and long-standing connection to the community including her support to VAHMS and participation in various panels and exhibitions during explorASIAN. Fiona Tinwei Lam is the author of Intimate Distances (finalist for the … Continue reading →

VAHMS had the honour to be a part of the audience for City Opera Vancouver’s Chinatown Opera. The Opera by Madeleine Tien and Alice Ping Yee Ho features the story of two close friends and the importance of family, identity, and perseverance. The story also reflects on the significance of Vancouver’s Chinatown and its history … Continue reading →