“The Business of Culture Fundraiser,” presented by Vancouver International Bhangra Celebration Society and Surrey Board of Trade, is taking place at the Riverside Banquet Hall, 13030-76 Avenue, Surrey, BC on Friday, February 19, 2016, at 6:00 pm. The Business of Culture Fundraiser will be a dynamic evening of art, music, dance, food and great conversations focused on the positive … Continue reading
All events at the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre (6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby, BC). Contact: 604-777-7000, http://www.nikkeiplace.org for details. Exhibit February 13-May 6, 2016; opening reception Saturday, February 13, 3-5pm Takao Tanabe – Sumie: Ink Brush Paintings Sumie is often translated as brush painting, ink wash painting, or Japanese ink painting. In 1959, … Continue reading
Your VAHMS Membership for 2015-2016 is expiring! Renew your membership for 2016-2017 today to be kept in the loop for all things explorASIAN, and to support Asian Heritage Month in Vancouver. Or, become a new member today! See here to register: http://explorasian.org/forms/vahms-membership/ Continue reading
Date: January 31 to April 3, 2016; Opening Reception January 31 at 2:00pm Presented by: The Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver and Henan Administration of Cultural Heritage Venue: Chinese Cultural Centre Museum, 555 Columbia Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6A 4H5 Inquiries: 604-658-8880; http://www.ccvan.com Co-presented by Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver and Henan Administration of Cultural Heritage The year 2016 … Continue reading
Our Submission Form is now live online, and the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society is officially accepting event submission for the explorASIAN May 2016 festival! Below are some helpful guidelines for the submission process. Submissions for explorASIAN 2016 Festival For events taking place during the month of May the submission form must be submitted before … Continue reading
The Department of Asian Studies, at the University of British Columbia, presents their annual John Howes Lecture in Japanese Studies featuring guest speaker Dr. Norma Field, Professor of Japanese Studies Emerita at the University of Chicago. This year’s lecture, titled Five Long, Short Years: Our World, Our Fukushima, will discuss the Great East Japan Earthquake that … Continue reading
The Hafez Literature Club presents Persian Poetry in Motion on Sunday, January 24, 2016. Presenting dance and live music, poetry and storytelling, Persian Poetry in Motion will take place at the Kay Meek Centre, 1700 Mathers Ave (West Vancouver) from 6:30-9:00pm. Tickets are $20, see below for details and ticketing inquiries. Continue reading
Our submission forms for explorASIAN 2016 are coming out soon! Please begin thinking about and preparing your event for the May festival so that you will have details ready for the forms when they are released. In the meantime, get ready by watching two SPOTLIGHT videos by BabuKishan of Shaw Multicultural TV with our President Ken … Continue reading