explorASIAN / Past Festivals

Cheuk Kwan talks about his 15 part film documentary, “Chinese Restaurants around the World”

On Thursday, May 16, 6:30pm at Richmond City Council Hall on 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond BC, Cheuk Kwan will be on hand to present an one-hour power point discussion about the stories behind the making of the film series, his personal stories and insights and discovery and about the essence of the sojourner/journey motif from the angle of … Continue reading

explorASIAN / Past Festivals

#explorASIAN2013 Book Launch of The Rainbow Rocket and Mooncakes at Dr. Sun Yat-sen Classical Chinese Garden

On May 5, 2013, authors Loretta Seto and Fiona Tinwei Lam held a reading as part of explorASIAN 2013.  Held in conjunction with a solo exhibit of eastern inspired contemporary Mandalas and new children’s book illustrations by artist Kristi Bridgeman, illustrator of The Rainbow Rocket, the Asian Canadian Writers’ Workshop and explorASIAN were on hand to help … Continue reading

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Asian Heritage Month gala to honour Georgia Straight’s Charlie Smith, D&M publisher Scott McIntyre

The Georgia Straight’s Charlie Smith (pictured here with legendary Vancouver real-estate agent Faye Leung) is one of two individuals who will be honoured at the end of Asian Heritage Month.  Asian Heritage Month officially starts on May 1, but its 2013 launch was held Tuesday (April 30) at Richmond City Hall.  Numerous events will be … Continue reading