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
Monthly Archives: December 2021
26th Annual General Meeting & Panel Discussion
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 2022-2025 Strategic Plan
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 2022-2025 strategic plan launches … Continue reading
Interview with Director Stephanie Wong
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
Listening Room: The Filipino Community and Food Hub at Joyce-Collingwood
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
Interconnected Artist Spotlight: Esmie Gayo McLaren
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
Interconnected Artist Spotlight: Serisa Fitz-James
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