The Official Opening Ceremony of explorASIAN 2016 is taking place on Saturday, April 16th at 10:00am at the Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre at Simon Fraser University (149 West Hastings Street, Vancouver). To download the program, please see here: Program Opening Updated We hope you will come out to celebrate explorASIAN 2016! Many cultures, many languages, one festival! Continue reading
explorASIAN‘s Recognition Gala 2016 is taking place on June 11th, 5:30pm at the Nikkei Museum and Cultural Centre, 6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby, BC. Join us for an evening of culture! Following the Silk Routes and Beyond in Vancouver Display, Generation One Pan-Asian Artists, dinner, and entertainment. Please support explorASIAN‘s only fundraiser. To download the program for explorASIAN‘s … Continue reading
Do you have an elder in your family who has stories to tell but few members of the family have heard them? Would you like to learn how to record and preserve the stories of struggle and triumph of your parents or grandparents for your own children and grandchildren to know? Learn how through this … Continue reading
Event Title: Travelling Exhibition: Gold Mountain Dream! Venue: Chinese Cultural Centre Museum Date: March 12 – April 10, 2016, Tuesday – Sunday 11am – 5pm, closed on Mondays and statutory holidays. Admission by donation. Email: museum@cccvan.com Description: “The British Columbia gold rush of 1858 is a significant event in the creation of a province and … Continue reading
May 3rd, The Last Geisha, Hosted by the UBC Learning Exchange (4:00pm) Description: Madame Minako. The story of the last geisha in Yoshiwara, Japan. Documentary film screening and discussion hosted by the UBC Learning Exchange. Location: Japanese Language School 487 Alexander St. Enquiries/info: learningexchange.ubc.ca/lastgeisha Continue reading
May 3rd, Serve the People: A study and discussion on the legacy of the revolutionary Asian Pacific American movement — Chinatown Action Group (6:00pm) – Description: A generation of Asian American activists in the 1960s arose from working-class communities to transform US society. What can we learn from this history today? – Location: … Continue reading
Event Title: Rumble in the Jungle: The Story of Force 136 Venue: Chinese Canadian Military Museum 2nd Floor, 555 Columbia Street, Vancouver Date and Time: May 14 – onwards Description: An exhibition that explores a largely unknown part of Canadian history. During the last years of the Second World War, about 150 … Continue reading
Magique—a Magic Spectacular runs April 21-23 at Metro Theatre Show blends illusion, comedy and more into Vegas-style show VANCOUVER—Two illusionists are coming together to create a Vegas-style magic stage show at the Metro Theatre from April 21-23. Oslen, a semi-finalist on Canada’s Got Talent, who has performed his act in front of sell-out crowds … Continue reading
2016 Youth Talent Show and Awards Night, Produced by the Canadian Federation of Fiji Organizations (CFOFO) Location: Khanna Banquet Hall, Surrey,BC Date and Time: Saturday, May 28, 2016 @ 5:00pm Description: A Youth Event to promote talent, and encourage volunteerism and to awards post-secondary scholarships. Public Inquires: Contact – Reena Singh @ 604-817-9040 or reenasingh.cfofo@gmail.com Website – http://www.cfofo.org Facebook … Continue reading
Given the huge waves of immigration in the early 90’s and the new millenium, VAHMS saw the need to help promote immigrant artists as they struggled to adjust to their new country and still maintain their art-making. “Generation One” was created in 2009 to not only involve Asian immigrant artists who were born in Canada, … Continue reading